1922

Born in Valencia, Spain.

1939–1944

Studies at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia while working in the studio of his father, the sculptor Alfonso Gabino.

1948

Begins exhibiting his work.

1948–1959

Travels extensively in Europe and the United States, continuing his artistic education and encountering contemporary developments in sculpture and the visual arts.

1950

Receives Third Medal at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid.

1953

Receives First Prize at the II Bienal Hispano-Americana in Havana.

1954

Receives the Grand Prize at the X Triennale di Milano.

1956

Receives First Prize in the National Industrial Design Competition in Madrid.
Participates in the XXVIII Biennale di Venezia.

Late 1950s

Begins working in engraving at the studios of Antonio Lorenzo and Dimitri Papagueorguiu.

1960–1965

Develops his first non-figurative sculptures, moving towards an aesthetic close to Constructivist concepts.

1961

Receives a Ford Foundation fellowship and travels to the United States, settling in New York. Encounters artists including Alexander Calder, Jacques Lipchitz and Alexander Archipenko.

1964–1965

Represents Spain at the New York World's Fair as part of the Spanish Pavilion.

1966

Participates in the XXXIII Biennale di Venezia. Around this period, his distinctive mature sculptural language begins to emerge.

1970s

Continues to develop his distinctive metal sculpture while exhibiting extensively throughout Europe and internationally. His work increasingly enters public spaces, architectural settings and museum collections.

1974

Receives the International Sculpture Competition prize for Autopistas del Mediterráneo.

1980

Receives the International Industrial Design prize in Valencia, together with prizes for engraving in Spain and Mexico.

1983

Exhibits at the Taidemuseo in Pori and the Alvar Aalto Museum in Jyväskylä, Finland, among other international exhibitions.

1988

Works are presented at the Hakone Open-Air Museum in Japan and the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seoul.

1990s

Continues to exhibit internationally while producing sculpture, engraving, monotypes, collage and other works.

1998

Receives the Alfons Roig Award from the Diputación Provincial de Valencia.

1999

Participates in Girarte, an itinerant exhibition throughout the Valencian Community, and exhibits at Galería Berta Prinz in Madrid.

2000

The IVAM Centre Julio González in Valencia presents Amadeo Gabino: Esculturas 1960–2000, the first retrospective devoted to his work.

2004

Dies in Madrid, one day before the ceremony for his admission to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.