Professor and art critic born in Tolosa (Gipuzkoa) on 13 April 1946 into a family of merchants and men of letters. He completed his early education at the Piarist schools in Tolosa and Lasalle Brothers in Donostia-San Sebastián, studying humanities, philosophy and theology at the seminaries in Saturrarán and Donostia-San Sebastián (1958-71), teaching at the Lasalle school in Donostia-San Sebastián, and working as a teacher at the Lasalle school in Donostia-San Sebastián. de Lasalle in Donostia-San Sebastián, studied humanities, philosophy and theology at the seminaries in Saturrarán and Donostia-San Sebastián (1958-71), ecclesiastical teaching in Irun (1968) and philosophy and literature, specialising in art history, at the Central University of Barcelona (1971-76).
Ordained as a priest in Donostia-San Sebastián in 1971, he has exercised his ministry in the towns of Ripollet (Barcelona) and Añorga Txiki (Donostia-San Sebastián).
A publicist, illustrator and graphic designer, he took part in the conceptual movement of Basque Poster Art and Graphic Arts, as well as in various collective exhibitions (1968-1976). He has illustrated several children's books and poetry books: Poxpoliña by Jesús Gaztañaga, Muga beroak by Juan Mari Lekuona, Irakur 3 by Andu Lertxundi, Zuentzat by Julene Azpeitia, Euskalerria, Geografía-Historia by Iñaki Goicoechea, Euskara lantzen by Hegaz, Txiribibonbon by Angel Lertxundi, Homenajes a Bilintx y Aresti, and has collaborated as an illustrator and cartoonist in various weekly newspapers and magazines: Zeruko Argia (1968-76), Garaia (1976), Ipurbeltz (1977).
Since 1968, he has combined teaching at various institutions and universities (Colegio Larramendi and Escuela Diocesana de Magisterio in Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Summer University) with art criticism in various mass media: Zeruko Argia (1968-1976), Anaitasuna, Egin, Garaia (1976), Ere, Deia (1977-1985), Radio Popular de San Sebastián (1981).
He has also given numerous lectures and taken part in round tables on historical-artistic and socio-religious topics in the Basque Country, Madrid, Catalonia, France and Germany. He has visited and toured the world's leading art galleries and museums, and has been a member of the jury in the most important literary and artistic competitions in the Basque Country.
He has also organised and curated important exhibitions in the Basque Country and abroad: 12 Images to Remember, Gipuzkoako Pintoreak 1939-1979, Gipuzkoa 79 in Wiesbaden, Painting 1950-1980, The Fabric of Basque Art, Art Gallery of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, Modern Basque Painting, Contemporary Basque Painting.
A founding member of the publishing houses Etor, Gero, Erein and Eusko Ikaskuntza, he has written, collaborated on and edited various books on art theory and history:
- Artegintza, artista, gizartea, Gero. Bilbao. 1974
- Essay prize from the Durango Basque Book Fair, Cultura Vasca 2, Erein. Donostia. 1978.
- Gipuzkoako pintoreak. 1939-1979, CAM, San Sebastián. 1980.
- Arte Vasco y Euskal Artea, Erein, San Sebastián. 1982.
- Atlas de Euskal Herria y Euskal Herriko Atlasa, Erein, San Sebastián. 1982.
- Artea Hiztegia. Elkar. Donostia. 1982.
- National Monuments of the Basque Country. Guipúzcoa. Eléxpuru. Vizcaya. 1985.
- Euskal Herria. Reality and Project. Jakin, 1985.
He has collaborated on various historical and artistic studies in the ‘Bulletin of the Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country’, Art Fascicles of the Great Basque Encyclopaedia, ‘Basque Encyclopaedic Dictionary’ of the General Encyclopaedia of the Basque Country by Auñamendi, Artistic publications by Caja Laboral Popular, Caja de Ahorros Vizcaína, Cajas de Ahorros Municipal y Provincial de San Sebastián, Banco de Bilbao, Muga, Jaunaren Deia, Batik, Mundaiz, Habe, Euskor, Revista Internacional de Estudios Vascos, Cuadernos de Sección de Eusko Ikaskuntza: Artes Plásticas y Monumentales, Boletín de Estudios Históricos sobre San Sebastián, and Uzei.
In 1974, he was appointed supernumerary member of the Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country.
In 1976, he became curator of the Historical and Artistic Heritage of the Diocese of San Sebastián.
In 1979, he was president of the Art Section of Eusko Ikaskuntza, and in 1982, he became secretary general of the same institution.
He has been a member of the Advisory Board on Monumental Heritage of the Basque Government and the Provincial Councils of Álava and Gipuzkoa. He is also president of the Catalina de Erauso Art Club in Donostia-San Sebastián and a member of Euskal Idazleen Elkartea.
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