On September 18th my third exhibition (link) in Paris, France opened in Envie d'Art Gallery (link). This time in their Paris XVI gallery location. The exhibition was held until October 25th.

IFrom September 18 until October 25. The gallery is open from 10:30 until 19:00h. T. +33 (0) 1 42 84 40 29.

During the month of June I participated in a large and very successful group exhibition entitled ¨Pasión¨ (link), which was held in the cathedral of Arnhem in The Netherlands. Twenty Spanish artists from different disciplines exhibitedt their work, which allowed them to reveal another side of Spain to the Dutch public.

During the exhibition, conferences and round tables were held related to the Spanish culture. The exhbition also coincided with the 10th Sonsbeek International Sculpture Exhibition.

The exhbition was held from June 7th to June 29th in the Grote Eusebiuskerk, Arnhem. The opening was held on June 6th.

On May 15th my second exhibition (link) in Paris, France opened. Once again in Envie d'Art Gallery (link) but this time in their Paris VII gallery location on Boulevard Raspail.

From May 15 until the end of June. The gallery is open from 10:30 until 19:00h. T. +33 (0) 1 42 84 40 29.

On May 10th the children's book entitled "Adventures of a big family" was officially presented by the Spanish Federation of Large Families (link).

I created seven illustrations (link) for the book that was made up of seven different short stories written by children that had been selected through a contest. I really enjoyed creating these illustrations.

Gallery Envie d'art (link) exhibited my work in their London UK based Gallery location. This was my first exhibition (link) in the English capital. Ten of my most recent paintings were exhibited. My work shared the Gallery's space with black and white urban photographs which created an interesting contrast with the bright colors and empty spaces of my paintings.

From March 5 until April 25 in Envie d'Art Gallery, 16 Victoria Grove, London W8. T. +44 (0) 20 758 982 00.

The 3rd edition of the international Art Fair Art Madrid (link) was held from February 12 until February 17.

My most recent work was exhibited by Spanish Art Gallery Galería BAT Alberto Cornejo (link).

To start off the new year my work was exhibited in Paris, France for the first time. It was a show entitled Paris VIII (link) with my latest work held at Envie d'Art Gallery (link). The gallery has several sites in Paris, one in London and one in Brussels. My exhibition can be seen at the Paris VIII site.

The exhibition opens on January 12th, 2008. The gallery is open from Monday to Saturday and from 11h - 19.30h. Galerie Envie d'Art, 24 rue Treilhard. Tel (0) 1 53 30 00 10.

On Saturday January 26th, an Opening Reception will be held at the Gallery from 16h00 to 18h00. I will be there so please come by to say hello and visit the show.

In December I participated in the exhibition entitled "Fourteen Artists" along with other 13 artists, all woman. The exhibition was held at the Art Gallery Juan Amiano (link), in Pamplona (Navarra), Spain. Until January 12th, 2008.

This year and for the second time I participated in Arte Lisboa (link), the Contemporary Art Fair that takes place every year around this time in the Portuguese capital.

And again my work could be seen in the stand of the Arte Periférica gallery from Lisbon. As a novelty this year I introduced photography in my paintings. Where previously I only used suggestive and colorful backgrounds, now I use photographic compositions of buildings of Manhattan. From November 7 to 11, 2007.

On Friday September the 7th my new exhibition "Moving Shadows" (link) was opened at MPG Contemporary (link). This is my third exhibition at this gallery in Boston, USA. A selection of my latest work and my favorite themes were on show: the course of human life, reflection, and humor...

In some of the new paintings, like "The Square" or "Flip Flops", I have added an impression of urban landscapes: real people strolling through cities like Madrid or Paris, are now wandering through giant empty spaces with just colorful buildings in the background.

The title of the exhibition refers to the ever-present and essential companion of the people I portray: their shadows. The shadows that move the characters and that move us, the spectators. The shadows that help us define the anonymous characters immersed in the bright landscapes of color I love to paint.

Moving Shadows : From September 7 until September 29, 2007. MPG Contemporary : 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, Telephone: 617-357-8881. E-mail: art@mpgallery.net

Art Gallery BAT Alberto Cornejo (link) has posted two 360º VR panoramas of my individual exhibition "CONSECUENCIAS" (link) on their website. They allow the viewer to perform a virtual visit of my exhibition and explore the Gallery's space. The panoramas have been realized by a company called Foto 360 (link). They can be viewed in Quicktime or Java format on BAT Gallery's website. I have also posted them on my website in Quicktime format. Click on the images below to load and see the panoramas (you must have the Quicktime installed) :

On April 26th, my new individual exhibition opened in Art Gallery Galería BAT Alberto Cornejo (link) located in my home town Madrid. The exhibition is entitled "CONSECUENCIAS" (link). In order to celebrate the opening we held a party and Spanish pop group DeLCO (link) performed an incredible acustic set.

La exhibition will be open until June 9th. On that day I will be in the Gallery from 12h to 14h to welcome those of you who have not had the apportunity to see the exhibition.

It has taken a while before I exhibited in Madrid again but the delays were due to the fact that the gallery moved locations. And the wait was worth it ! The new gallery space is fantastic. I have also been very busy for the last years and keep a full agenda, in 2006 I held three individual exhibitions.

The exhbition title CONSECUENCIAS refers to the time sequences and space with which I reflect how my characters move along the canvas.

CONSECUENCIAS
From April 26th until June 9th.

Galería BAT Alberto Cornejo
María de Guzmán, 61 - 28003 MADRID
Tels.: 91 554 48 10 y 91 554 49 20
email: albertocornejo@galeriabat.com

Some of my most recent work was exhibited by Spanish Art Gallery Galería BAT Alberto Cornejo (link), at the 2nd edition of the international Art Fair in Madrid called ArtMadrid, Salón de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo (link). It was held from February 15 to February 19, 2007.

On Sunday December 3 my third individual exhibition this year entitled "Travelling Light" (link) opened in V!P's International Art Gallery (link) in the city of Rotterdam, Holland. This was the second time that I exhibited my work in this Gallery who are specialized in modern POP art and related art streams. The gallery is located in an old warehouse that has now been renovated and turned into one of Rotterdam's leading art centers.

This exhibition was composed of mainly recent work and was a new step in my interpretation of my usual key concepts: time, movement, travel, reflection about life...

This month EXPAT magazine published an article about my work in their november edition (link). Read or downlad it from the Press & Critics section (link) together with the articles that appeared in the The Boston Globe covering my individual exhibition that was held in September.

On Friday October 27, BAT Alberto Cornejo Gallery (link) opened their new wonderful and very spacious location in Madrid. To kick off the new Gallery location, they held a group exhibition of work from contemporary artists in homage to Picasso on his 125 birthday. I participated with one painting that represents my personal homage to the great artist. The exhbition will last until December 9.

On the same day, in the city of Granollers near Barcelona, El Quatre Gallery (link) opened a group exhibition where I also participated with four paintings. The exhibition is entitled "Las formas del silencio" (The forms of silence). Four painters and one sculptor expressed their vision about the different forms of silence. Until November 8.

Spanish rock band DeLCO have released their first CD album and they have selected my work for their cover art. They used the painting entitled "Paseo Rojo". The result is stunning, the outside, the inside of the package and the CD itself. Get to know the band here www.delco.es (link).

For the second time I exhibited at MPG Contemporary gallery (link) in Boston, USA. I showed a group of recent paintings under the title "Life-Time" (link). The reception took place on Friday, September 8. Several galleries in the area also had their opening receptions at the same time, and the result was a lively event with lots of people walking from one gallery to the next. From September 8 to September 30.

Life-Time: There are several key concepts that influence my work. Basic elements such as movement, space, action and therefore time are all reflected in my paintings and expressed through the human figure. Anonymous characters observed from a distance, mainly from behind, that stand still, move around the canvas, come closer, move away... Adults, children, playing, moving around, observing, running, jumping... Some of the children generate a feeling of slight fear because we, as observers, can only wish that they would not fall to hurt themselves, that they remain happy, that they live a long and healthy life. Unlike adults, children are unaware of time, and that gives them a freedom and tranquility that we adults too often lack. The people that I choose as models for my characters -without them knowing it- are people that have crossed their paths with mine at different locations and differenttimes in my life. In this particular show for example I have portrayed people that my camera caught in more than six countries.

Looking at the paintings as a whole, this is one of my liveliest, more colorful and more optimistic shows, and again, time is the main issue that lays behind every canvas : The time that we possess in our life--and what we do with it--is and has always been a constant worry for me and a background theme in my paintings.

On Saturday May 6th my latest and second individual exhibition (link) was opened in Lisbon. This exhibition is entitled "Quietos" and is held at Art Gallery Arte Periférica. From May 6th until June 2nd, 2006.

The gallery is located in the the modern Centro Cultural de Belém (link), in front of the Jeronimos Monastery in the Belem area of the city. The gallery occupies a beautiful new space this year.

A new international Art Fair opened in Madrid this month. This fair was held in paralel to the international contemporary Art Fair ARCO. The fair is called ArtMadrid, Salón de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo (link) and was held from February 7 to February 11, 2006.

Some of my most recent work was exhibited by Spanish Art Gallery Galería BAT Alberto Cornejo (link), which is the gallery in Madrid where my next individual exhibition will take place next year.

My next individual exhibition in Madrid which was planned to be held in December, has been rescheduled to be held during the spring of 2006. The reason is that the art gallery is moving to a new location around that date and it was preferable to delay the exhibition and take advantage of the fantastic new gallery space.

Art magazine Art New England published an article about my individual exhibition that was held at MPG Contemporay, Boston. Read it in the Press & Critics section (link) together with the articles that appeared in the The Boston Globe.

For the first time I exhibited my work individually in the USA. On Friday June 3rd, my individual exhibition entitled "Solar Time" (link) opened in Art Gallery MPG Contemporary (link) in Boston, MA. The exhibition showed twenty paintings that summarized my work from the past five years. The title refered to two of the protagonists of my paintings: sunlight and time. As background themes, I express solitude, and lack of communication in our society, the stress and rush of life, but also peace, meditation and calmness through the characters that appear on my canvasses.

The exhibition was held from June 3 to July 2, 2005. MPG Contemporary is member of the Boston Art Dealers Association.

Read some of the press coverage in the Press & Critics section (link).

Dutch magazine "Glamcult" (link) published an interview with the owner of Rotterdam based V!P’S Art Gallery (link) for their 5th Anniversary. Peter de Raaf tells us what his favourite exhibition had been in those 5 years, and also explains how we got to know each other:

<< What has so far been your favourite exhibition ?

‘Counterlight’ (Tegenlicht in Dutch), an exhibition with work by Eva Navarro, in 2003. Earlier in the year, on the West Trade Area, I was spoken to by some gentleman who was looking for one of the restaurants. He mentioned that he had a daughter-in-law in Spain, who could paint most charmingly. Well, it often happens in the art gallery world that enthusiastic parents (in law) and other members of the family drop in, who all know someone who paints fantastically well. You stay polite and ask them if they could send you something. Fortunately, that’s exactly what Eva Navarro did, for her work is really great! The ‘Backlight’ exhibition turned out to be one of the most successful ones. At the moment V!P’S is arranging for another exhibition of her paintings in 2006.>>

On March 12, 2005 my individual exhibition (link) entitled "Urban Tales" was opened in Art Gallery Arte Periférica in Lisbon, Portugal (link). The exhibition reflects the rhythm of the urban city through its inhabitants: figures that move in various directions, and paintings showing sequences of their movement as if they were frames. Even if the "birds eye's view" of the paintings is predominant, some paintings go back to a "ground view", which I used in my previous work.

The gallery is located in the the modern Centro Cultural de Belém (link), in front of the Jeronimos Monastery in the Belem area of the city.

This month I participated in the International Art Fair of Lisbon in Portugal called Arte Lisboa (link). Some of my latest work was shown by the Portuguese Art Gallery Arte Periférica (link) with whom I will have my next individual exhibition in March 2005.

ARTE LISBOA, FEIRA INTERNACIONAL DE LISBOA, from November 18 to 22, 2004. Parque Das Naçoes, 1998-010 Lisboa.

On November 23rd, a new issue of the Modern Art Magazine ROJO went on sale. ROJO edits four printed issues per year made completely out of contributions by worldwide artists. In this latest edition, the magazine published various of my latest paintings. Check their website for information on where to buy their issues: (link).

If you're interested in reading a short interview with me, point your browser to the web magazine called "Bande à part" (link).

On December 14th, the group exhibition entitled "Sin Tiempo" was opened in the Xanon Gallery in Madrid (link). I participated with several of my latest paintings. The exhibition was composed of a diverse group of artists in different disciplines that all exhibited work around the theme "without time".

From December 14, 2004 to January 16 2005. Galería Xanon, C/ Almendro 9, Madrid.

Ediciones Selina (link), a Spanish company that edits fine art prints and sells them to distributors all around the world, has edited two large prints (posters) of two of my paintings. During the month of September, they were presented on the Decor-Expo in Atlanta, USA, annual art print and framing exhibition.

You can see pictures of the art prints on their website: link (search for the following references: ES1227 y ES1228).

During the months of June and July, I participated in the "Summer Salon 2004" of Art Gallery Vieleers in Amsterdam (link). They are specialized in contemporary figurative art. Visit their website and have a look at the webcam. You will be able to see one of my paintings.

In June I participated in the Iberoamerican Art Fair, FIA XIII, that took place in Caracas, Venezuela. My work was in the stand of Jogas Gallery, Venezuela. I was also present in the virtual FIA; for a virtual tour, please click here (link). You can find me in pavillion 3.

This summer the readers of El País (Spain's mayor newspaper), saw various advertisements anouncing the paper's new summer supplement. Various of my paintings were used to illustrate the adds and the end result really was fantastic ! See two of them here: (link)

On may 18th my individual exhibition (link) entitled "Over the City" opened at the Atelier Gallery in Barcelona (link). This new exhibition gathered my most recent work, more than twenty paintings that shared the same idea and focus. After taking a peaceful break, my characters are in motion again, moving at the city´s rhythm. From a bird's point of view I have portrayed the city through the steps of its citizens, each one going its own direction in apparent chaos, following the path of each one's own life. The exhibition was held until June 30th.

This month, I participated in the Contemporary Art Fair ARCO (link), held in the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I venue (IFEMA) in Madrid, open to the General Public from February 12 until February 16. I exhibited my latest work with Gallery Arte Periférica from Lisbon, Portugal (link).

You can see pictures from the stand here and on the gallery's site here.

On the 5th of February I participated in the group exhibition titled "Realismos" in the Castellana Art Gallery of Madrid (Paseo de la Habana 37). The exhibition showed various tendencies of the Spanish contemporary figurism showing from classical to modern work.

This month, and for the third consecutive year, I participated in the Spanish Art Gallery Fair DeArte (link). Once more in the Palacio de Exposiciones on the Paseo de la Castellana 99 (Madrid), from January 22 until January 26. I exhibited new and recent work on the stand of the Galería Atelier from Barcelona, where had my next individual exhibition in May.

From January 7 to January 11, I participated for the first time ever in ARTMIAMI (link), represented by the KUNSTHAUS Santa Fé Gallery (link), from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The fair took place in the convention center in Miami, Florida (USA) and is the source for modern and contemporary Latin American and Spanish art.

This fall, and until november 23rd, I participated with 5 paintings in the group exhibition "The best of..." in Vip's International Art Gallery in Rotterdam (link). The Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood was one of the other artists that also participated in this exhibition.

In October I participated in the group exhibition entitled "Secret Voices " together with artists John Angelbeck (USA) and Roger Colson (UK), that took place in the Jogas Gallery (link), in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

This summer I participated in a group exhibition together with six other artists. This exhibition was organized by Galería L'Algepsar in Castellón, Spain. The focus of this recently opened gallery is mainly on contemporary and young art. Selection criteria for the artists is basically the quality of their work and obviously the taste of the owners (link).

On august 20th, I delivered my most important work of art, my son Lucas. He has filled our life with pride and happiness.

In July I also participated in the virtual FIA (link) art fair, Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, in Caracas, Venezuela. I was represented by the Jogas Gallery (link), from Barquisimeto, Venezuela.

On Sunday 27 April, 2003 my individual exhibition (link) was inaugurated in the V!P's International Art Gallery (link) in the city of Rotterdam, Holland. This gallery is specialized in modern POP art and related art streams. The gallery is located in an old warehouse that has now been renovated and turned into one of Rotterdam's leading art centers.

Most of what I showed was my latest work with new themes. This time, there is more movement in the characters and several paintings represent a bird's view of the subjects. This gives the spectator a much clearer idea about where the characters are going.

This exhibition remained open until 15 june. Later on during the summer, Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones also exhibited in this famous gallery.

In April I also participated in an exhibition entitled "Arcanos Contemporáneos" organized by the Clave Gallery in Murcia (link). 72 Spanish figurative painters were asked to interpret one card of the Tarot. Each artist was allowed to select one unique card from the deck and interpret in their own individual style the representation of the card on a canvas. The result of this project was shown in this wonderful exhibition that will travel through Spain the rest of the year. Both a beautiful catalog/book and Tarot card deck were published with all paintings. I interpreted the Gold Seven.

In January I participated for the second consecutive year in the Spanish Art Gallery Fair DeArte (link). This year, it took place in the center of Madrid in the Palacio de Exposiciones on the Paseo de la Castellana 99, from January 22th until the 26th. I exhibited recent work on the stand of the Galería Atelier from Barcelona, where I realized an individual exhibition in May of last year (link).

I also participated in a group exhibition entitled "Somos Mestizos" (link) in the Istituto Europeo de Design in Madrid (link). An important group of illustrators, designers and graphical humorists showed their work based on the theme of mestizaje.

In October I participated in the Toronto International Art Fair (link), in Canada. This was made possible through the Venezuelan art gallery Jogas Gallery (enlace) in association with the "Culture Club" from New-York.

The exhibition in the Utrecht based Instituto Cervantes was successful and generated visibility in the Netherlands of my work, especially amongst the press and it provided me with an excellent opportunity to get in touch with other Dutch galleries.

On Friday 6 September 2002 my individual exhibition (link) was inaugurated in the Instituto Cervantes (link) in the city of Utrecht in Holland. This exhibition gave me a wonderful opportunity to show my work in the Netherlands. In addition to new work, I also exhibited some paintings I made over the past two years, so that visitors could get an overall view of what I do. In order to achieve this, I had to borrow a few paintings, which had already been sold.

The exhibition remained open until October 1st.

This month I exhibited my new paintings as part of a group exhibition in Lisbon (Portugal) at the Arte Periférica Gallery (link). This exhibition was held from the end of July until the end of August. I exhibited with two other abstract artists, one a Portuguese painter and the other a Spanish one. The theme of this exhibition (link) focused on figurative spaces, to which my work added the "human touch". The gallery is located in the beautiful Centro Cultural de Belém (link), in front of the Jerónimos Monastery in the Belém area of the city.

During this period, I realized a new series of illustrations (link) for a marketing and advertising campaign created by the Tiempo BBDO (Barcelona) Agency for a product brand called "La Lechera", marketed by Nestlé. These advertisements are currently appearing in national magazines. All the illustrations communicate the idea of energy generated when consuming the product, with a touch of humor. I am really having fun working on this campaign; it is a great experience.

Using elements of the illustrations I realized, the advertising agency Tiempo BBDO (Barcelona, Spain) created a television add for the same product. You can see it here (link) in Quicktime format.

From 13 June until 13 July several of my paintings could be seen at a group exhibition, which was held in the gallery of the CÉGEP du Vieux Montréal (link) (255, rue Ontario Est) in Montreal, Canada. The exhibition was called "Speculations", and showed the work of ten different artists.

At the same time, some of my work was also shown in a group exhibition entitled "5 Artistas de Estudio" that was organized by the Estudio School Alumni Association ADANAE (Asociación de Antiguos Alumnos de "Estudio") (link). The exhibition was held at the Sala de Exposiciones de la Institución Libre de Enseñanza from 8 until 30 June 2002. I also took part in a very interesting round table discussion with various other painters/artists on 19 June.

On 7 May my individual exhibition entitled "Winter Light" (link) opened at the Atelier Gallery in Barcelona. The gallery is located in the middle of the Gracia area, in the city centre. The exhibition consisted of some 20 new paintings that I made over the past two years.

This exhibition was held from 7 May until 8 June 2002 at the Galería Atelier Sala D'Art: Plaça Rovira i Trias, 9 Barcelona.

Furthermore, my painting entitled "Telescope" (link) was awarded a prize in the 2nd Contemporary Realism & Figure Contest (link), organized by the Clave Gallery in Murcia (link). This contest is held once a year for artists under the age of 35. The gallery showed all selected and prized work from 16 May until 8 July 2002.

This month I completely renewed my website, redesigned it and updated it. The result is a better and easier user experience, additional information and a brand-new news section (blog).