Cristóbal Gabarrón was born in the small town of Mula, Murcia, in 1945. His parents were humble people who did all kinds of jobs. Gabarrón decided early on that he wanted to dedicate himself to painting: “One day I was walking with my mother through Mula and I found a truly hideous old calendar. I remember that the image, which was torn, depicted a woman with a guitar. It was my first contact with paint and color. I picked up that piece of paper from the ground and kept it for years. That's when I knew that I wanted to do these things.”
In 1964, he held his first solo exhibitions at the Galería Castilla in Valladolid and the Galería Macarrón in Madrid, featuring figurative paintings depicting Castilian landscapes. In 1967, at just 22 years old, Gabarrón exhibited in the two capitals that would shape the course of modern art throughout the 21st century: New York (Galería Leob) and Paris (Galería Arts Perspective). Although initially drawn to hyperrealism, Gabarrón ultimately opted for his own style, closer in its early stages to Informalism, which distanced him from the prevailing artistic movements of the time.
A multifaceted artist (painter, sculptor, engraver, muralist, etc.) Gabarrón has managed to bring his work to the streets through his public creations to meet people in public spaces.
From the seventies onwards his prestige increased until he was considered today, by international critics, as one of the most representative creators of the latest generations of Spanish artists.