Artist
My works are born from the superimposition of elements to create a new image.
In other words, through the layering or addition of colours, textures, and industrial materials such as methacrylate, industrial chloroform, and others.
Spontaneity and alchemy have always played an important role in my creative process. My style, or most evident influences, emerges from post-painterly abstraction in connection with “figuration.” It is a reinterpretation of some of the 20th-century artistic movements and styles that interest me most. In recent years, these concepts have been joined by an industrial dimension: the idea of constructing or assembling elements and materials to offer a new interpretation, without losing sight of what I consider “a celebration of visual expression.”
I have always maintained a close relationship with the urban environment—the great metropolis—as a source of contemporary trends and ideas. I firmly believe that the successful resolution of a work of art is based on contrast. For this reason, the concept of background/form is clearly evident throughout my work and has become a recurring theme in my artistic career.
2017
MIMESIS, 3 Punts Gallery, Barcelona.
ATLAS, Aurora Vigil-Escalera Art Gallery, Gijón.
2015
MAGNET, Xavier Fiol Gallery, Alaró, Mallorca.
REWARD, Kike Keller Gallery, Madrid.
CAMOUFLAGE, site-specific installation, Animal Maker Studios, Madrid.
2014
CAMOUFLAGE, Unicaja Foundation – Joaquín Peinado Museum, Ronda, Málaga. Curated by Emilia Garrido.
CHIRAL, Villa Friede, Bonn, Germany. Curated by Dieter Ronte & Carlos Jover.
JELLY, Casal Solleric. Curated by Carlos Jover, David Barro & Dieter Ronte.
FROM DRAWINGS & SEQUENCES, Casa de la Provincia, Seville, Spain.
2013
FROM DRAWINGS, CUC Museum, Unicaja Foundation, Cádiz, Spain.
FROM DRAWINGS, Sala Siglo, Unicaja Foundation, Málaga, Spain.
PSYCO, A-Cero Showroom, Madrid, Spain. Curated by Elena Fernández Manrique.
2011
CRYSTALLIZED, Moriarty Gallery, Madrid.
REFLECTED LIGHTS, Edicions 6A Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
PROJECT ROOM, Espacio Atlántico, Xavier Fiol Gallery, Vigo, Spain.
2009–2010
CHOROPHYLL, Isabel Hurley Gallery, Málaga, Spain.
2009
PETROL, La Giarina Gallery, Verona, Italy.
2008
PETROL, Latin Collector Gallery, Manhattan, New York.
NOUVELLE POLLUTION, Institut Français, Madrid, Spain (coinciding with the inauguration of the space).
2007
Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2006
Senda Gallery, Espai 292, Barcelona, Spain.
2005
Mário Sequeira Gallery, Braga, Portugal.
Asbaek Gallery, Andratx Cultural Centre, permanent exhibition, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2004
Xavier Fiol Gallery, Surrounding, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Asbaek Gallery, Andratx Cultural Centre, permanent exhibition, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2003
Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Asbaek Gallery, Andratx Cultural Centre, permanent exhibition, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Moriarty Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
Xavier Fiol Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2002
Asbaek Gallery, Andratx Cultural Centre, permanent exhibition, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2001
Xavier Fiol Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Xavier Fiol Gallery, Hotel and Art, Seville, Spain.
Casal Solleric, Icon installation at Espai Quatre, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2018
JUST MAD galería Aurora Vigil-Escalera, Madrid, Spain.
ART MADRID, galería Aurora Vigil-Escalera, Madrid, Spain.
2017
ART TORONTO Rofa Projects gallery, Canada.
ART MARBELLA Rofa Projects gallery, Marbella.
P.A.R.C. Lima, Rofa Projects gallery, Peru.
JUST MAD galería Aurora Vigil-Escalera, Madrid.
ART MADRID, galería Aurora Vigil-Escalera, Madrid.
ART WYNWOOD MIAMI, Rofa Projects gallery, Miami.
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2006
Lecture Series: Contemporary Art, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.
Scholarship from Casa de Velázquez, Madrid.
2003
Lecture Series: Masterpieces of the 20th Century, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.
2002
Printmaking Scholarship: The Calculated Representation, Pilar i Joan Miró Foundation, Palma de Mallorca.
1999
Academic Course: Connections, Pilar i Joan Miró Foundation, Palma de Mallorca.
1997
Activities for Teachers, Pilar i Joan Miró Foundation, Palma de Mallorca.
1994
Torrens Lladó School of Fine Arts, Palma de Mallorca.
Fermín Lucas (IFEMA Director)
Unicaja Foundation
CAC Málaga
Luciano Benetton Collection
The Gabarron Foundation & Murcia Future Foundation, Spain / New York
The Setai Fifth Avenue, New York
Flingthon
La Giarina Gallery, Verona, Italy
Latin Collector Gallery, Manhattan, New York
Women Together Awards
Fondazione Golinelli, Bologna, Italy
Institut Français, Spain
Ernesto Ventós
Palma de Mallorca City Council, Spain
Council of Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Testimoni Collection, “la Caixa” Foundation
Pilar i Joan Miró Foundation, Spain
Palma Pictures, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Xavier Fiol Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
The Luxury Collection, Arabella Sheraton Hotels
2013
IBERART Painting Award, ABC Museum, Madrid.
Honourable Mention, International Sculpture Competition, Fundación Murcia Futuro & The Gabarron Foundation, Spain and New York.
Selected for the 5th Ciudad de Badajoz Painting Award, Spain.
2012
International Sculpture Award for Public Spaces, Barbastro, Huesca, Spain.
2007
Finalist, 17th Gregorio Prieto Painting Competition, Gregorio Prieto Foundation, Valdepeñas, Spain.
Finalist, Virgen de las Viñas Painting Competition, Ciudad Real, Spain.
2003
Selected in the Painting category for Generación 2003, Art Awards and Scholarships, Caja Madrid, Spain.
2002
Finalist, Ciutat de Manacor Painting Competition, Mallorca, Spain.
2001
Finalist, Ciutat de Palma Painting Competition, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Third Prize, 13th Son Carrió Painting Competition, Mallorca, Spain.
Finalist, 1st International Young Art Competition, Fundación Barceló, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2000
Selected for the Premis Rei En Jaume 2000, Calvià, Mallorca, Spain.
1999
Selected for the 9th International Painting Competition, Fundación Barceló, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
1998
Finalist, 5th Ciutat de Manacor Award, Mallorca, Spain.
Finalist, Art Jove Award, Mallorca, Spain.
2014
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2013
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Spanish Contemporary Art 1992–2013
ARCO, Spain
The Gabarron Foundation & Murcia Future Foundation, International Sculpture Awards, Spain / New York
2012
ARCO, Spain
2011
Illustration, IN PALMA
2010
Illustration, IN PALMA
2009
ARTE Y PARTE, No. 84, December 2009 / January 2010, Spain
CHLOROPHYLL, Isabel Hurley Gallery
NO PLACE (photographs), IN PALMA, No. 20
4 POINTS OF VIEW, Xavier Fiol at Sasha Wolf, New York
FLASH ART Italy, No. 274
art.es, No. 29, Spain
PETROL, La Giarina Gallery, Verona, Italy
URBANEA Inc., Mallorca, Spain
SP-ARTE, São Paulo, Brazil
2008
ARTNEXUS, No. 70, Vol. 7, Spain
Gallery Guide, November, New York
PINTA Art Fair, New York
WORK IN PROGRESS, La Giarina Gallery, Verona, Italy
IN PALMA, No. 16, Spain
IN PALMA, No. 15, Spain
Contemporary Art Collection of the Council of Mallorca, Spain
Antoni Puyó Gallery, Zaragoza, Spain
ARCO, Spain
ART COLOGNE, Germany
2007
ART COLOGNE, Germany
Hot Ibiza Magazine, Spain
Vanitas, No. 3, Spain
PACHÁ Madrid Magazine, No. 29, Spain
Arquitectura y Diseño, No. 78, Portugal
ARCO, Spain
IN PALMA, No. 12, Spain
2006
ESTAMPA, Spain
Senda Gallery, Espai 292, Barcelona, Spain
ARCO, Spain
ART COLOGNE, Germany
2005
ART COLOGNE, Germany
Mário Sequeira, Xavier Fiol and Council of Mallorca, Portugal / Spain
ARCO, Spain
IN PALMA, No. 4, Spain
2004
ARTE Y PARTE, No. 54, Spain
ARCO, Spain
2003
Moriarty Gallery, Spain
ARCO, Spain
Xavier Fiol, Mallorca, Spain
Generación 2003: Caja Madrid Art Awards and Scholarships, Spain
Emerging Art from the Islands
2002
Ciudad de Palma Awards
9th Ciudad de Manacor Awards – Painting
The Luxury Collection, Arabella Sheraton Hotels
ARCO
Otras Meninas, Together in the World Foundation and Telefónica Foundation, Madrid
2001
8th Ciudad de Manacor Awards – Painting
Memoria, Pilar i Joan Miró Foundation
Espai Quatre, Casal Solleric, Palma City Council
EXIT 1–2, Casal Balaguer, Palma City Council
1998
Art Jove, Government of the Balearic Islands
