Born on 26 October in Andoain, Gipuzkoa (Basque Country).

Enrolls at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, where he graduates with a minor in sculpture in 1986.

Receives a visual arts grant from the Spanish Ministry of Culture.

Wins Third Prize in Sculpture at the 1983 Gure Artea competition.
Exhibits at the Sala de Cultura, an exhibition hall managed by the Caja de Ahorros Municipal in Bilbao.

Takes First Prize in Sculpture at the 6th Visual Arts Biennial of Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Wins an artistic production grant from the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa.
Takes Third Prize in Sculpture at the 1985 Gure Artea competition.
Exhibits at Galería Windsor Kulturgintza, Bilbao.

First solo show outside the Basque Country at Galería Fúcares, Almagro.
His work is included in the Muestra de arte joven at the Madrid Circle of Fine Arts.