ABOUT
Artist & Illustrator
Born in Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and based in London
My work centres around scenes celebrating architecture, industrial structures and the diversity of the human landscape present in the city space. I love photography and I often carry my camera around to steal images of people in the metropolis that I later blend in my artwork. Using a combination of drawing, paint, digital collage and street-photography, II create imaginary cityscapes that take the form of large-scale originals, screen-prints and 3D installation pieces. Working with a combination of monochrome and highly saturated colours, I intend to explore the human interaction with the vibrant and chaotic nature of life in the city and the way that we are shaped by it.
After studying Fine Arts in my native country, I have been lucky enough to receive several grants over the years that have given me the opportunity to live and work in New York City and later London.
EDUCATION
2008
Postgraduate Diploma Character Animation, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London, UK.
2006
Silkscreen Course, The Lower East Side Printshop, New York City, New York, USA.
2004
Silkscreen Course, Parson’s School of Design, New School University, NYC, New York, USA.
“Xerox Transfer Techniques” course, The Lower East Side Printshop, NYC, New York, USA.
2003
Silkscreen and Lithography courses, Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC, New York, USA.
2002
Workshop “Digital Image Printmaking”, The Miró Foundation, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
1998
Diploma in Advanced Studies of PhD programme in Fine Arts. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain.
1997
Fine Arts Degree (Painting and Drawing Majors) UPV, Spain.
Postgraduate course “Introduction to Basic Principles of Cartooning”, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain.
1996
Postgraduate course “From Traditional Electronic Graphics to Digital graphics” Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
"Screen Prints", Creative Works, Walthamstow, London, UK.
2017
"Nothing But Time" The Stow Brothers, Walthamstow, London
2012
“Retrsopective 2006-2011”, Renta 61 Arquitecture Studio, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2011
“Paintings”, The Cell / 511 Gallery, New York City, NY, US
2010
“There’s No Place Like Home”, Street Installation, Retro-Activa, Nit de L’Art, Palma de Mallorca-Spain
2008
“So Me”, The Slade School of Fine Arts, UCL, London. UK
“Defragmentos”, La Caja Blanca Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2007
“The Artificial Order”, 511 Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
2006
“Human Landscapes”, ASTARTE Gallery, Madrid, Spain
“Time at Metropolis”, LUROA Gallery, Canary Islands, Spain
2005
“Metrópolis”, Sala Coll Alas, Gandía-Valencia, Spain
“Metropolis Project”, 511 Gallery, New York City, NY - USA
2004
“Metropolis”, ALTAIR Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2002
“Photo-Frames”, Bennassar Galleries, Mallorca, Spain.
“M.F.Moratinos, Works 1996-2001”, Touring Show: Mallorca and Barcelona
1999
“Stop”, -Sa Nostra Llucmajor_ Mallorca, Spain
“Stop”, Cultural Center S’Escorxador of Marratxí. Mallorca, Spain
1997
“Kids & Wings”, Calvià City Hall Mallorca, Spain
COLLECTIONS
Colección DKV Arte y Salud
Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca
Fundació Barceló, Palma
Ajuntament de Palma
Ajuntament de Marratxí
Ajuntament de Calvià
Ajuntament de Capdepera
Ayuntamiento de Gandía
Ayuntamiento de Carlet
Ayuntamiento de Sta.Maria del Camí
Ayuntamiento de Inca
Ayuntamiento de Costitx
Ayuntamiento de Andratx
Govern de les Illes Balears
Sa Nostra, Binissalem
Fundación Cultural Juan Beltrán
Colección de Arte Mardavall
Consell Insular de Mallorca
Rotary Club Palma Ramón Llull
Lake Placid Institute for the Arts and Humanities, Nueva York, USA.
AWARDS, HONORS AND GRANTS
2007
Pilar i Joan Miró Fundation & Sotheby’s – Grant. The Slade School of Fine Arts. University College of London.London UK.
2006
SA NOSTRA Art Plastic Foreign Workshops Grant, Lower East Side Printshop, New York City, USA.
2005
Honor, XII International Art Competition of Manacor”, Torre dels Enagistes, Manacor, Spain.
2003
Pilar i Joan Miró Fundation – Foreig Workshops Grant, Parson’s School of Design, New School University, New York, U.S.A.
2002
Palma Rotary Club Plastic Arts Grant, Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, U.S.A.
2001
Education and Creation Grant Pilar Juncosa, Printmaking Workshops at the Miró Foundation in Mallorca, Spain.
2000
First Prize, Inca International Art Competition “Dijous Bo”, Mallorca, Spain.
1999
First Prize, Capdepera International Art Competition, Mallorca, Spain.
First Prize, Calvià International Art Competition, Mallorca, Spain.
First Prize Andratx International Art Competition, Mallorca, Spain.
First Prize Balearic Islands Government Young- Art Competition, Mallorca, Spain.
1998
Second Prize Binissalem International Art Competition, Mallorca, Spain.
First Prize (Ex - aequo), Marratxí International Art Competition, Mallorca, Spain.
Third Prize, Balearic Islands Government Young- Art Competition, Mallorca, Spain.
1997
Second Prize, International Art Competition of Costix, Mallorca, Spain.
Honor, International Art Competition “Dijous Bo”, Inca, Mallorca, Spain.
Honor, International Art Competition of Binissalem, Mallorca, Spain.
Honor, International Art Competition of Calvià, Mallorca, Spain.
First Prize, International Art Competition of Sta. Maria del Camí, Mallorca, Spain.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (summary)
2019
"L’art de la taula periòdica. Les dones i els seus elements", C.C. Sa Nostra, Palma Mca., Spain.
"MataOmbres", Touring show around Spain.
2018
"MataOmbres", C.C. Sa Nostra, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
"Summer Exhibition", WVWG, Walthamstow Village, London, UK.
"MataOmbres", Mural Art, Fundación Vicente Ferrer/ F.Rafa Nadal, Anantapur, India.
"Spanish Art", Luna13 Galería, Art Café London. London, UK.
""Art Per La Vida II: 30 Anys de Projecte Home Balears" Rialto Living, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
2017
"Històries" Torre dels Enagistes, Ajuntament de Manacor. Mallorca, Spain.
"Art Per La Vida II: 30 Anys de Projecte Home Balears" C.C. La Misericòrdia, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
"E17 Art Trial, E17 Designers" The Stow Brothers, Walthamstow, London.
"JoanArt 2017", Ajuntament de Calvià, Mallorca, Spain.
2016
“Incart X”, Sa Quartera, Inca, Mallorca, Spain“JoanArt”, Calvià City Hall, Mallorca, Spain
“ShowRoom”, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
"JoanArt 2016", Ajuntament de Calvià, Mallorca, Spain.
2012
“Cadàver Exquisit”, Can Planes, Sa Pobla, Mallorca
“The Figure in The Landscape: 100 years of Photography”, 511 GALLERY, New York City, USA
2011
“Vertigo”, Video-Street Installation, Palmafoto 2011, Curated by Georgina Sas, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
“Why do you call it Love?”, Gallery A+A, Mendoza, Argentina
"El Arte Contemporáneo través de la Mujer", Sala SACMA, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
2010
“Els Limits de la Figuració”, Krekovik Museum, Palma de Mallorca - Spain
“Incart”, Claustre de St. Domingo, Inca, Mallorca, Spain
2009
“In-Flux: Visiting Artists”, Summerlee Museum, Glasgow. Scotland
“Cadàver Exquisit”, Ses Voltes, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2008
“Art for Life”, Projecte Home, Balearic Islands, Touring Show, Spain.
“Architecture”, 511 Gallery lake Placid, Lake Placid, NY, US
“Twenty-Five-Years” Altair Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
“IN FLUX: Visiting Artists”, The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane London, UK
2007
“Less is More", 511 Gallery, New York City, US
ARTJAM MALLORCA’07, Stand La Caja Blanca Gallery, Mallorca, Spain
“The City”, 511 Gallery Lake Placid, NY, USA
“Estormiart”, C.C. La Misericordia, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
“Cuba/Mallorca: Further than the clichés”. Espai Mallorca, Barcelona, Spain
“Artists for Amazonia II”, Galería La Caja Blanca, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2006
"Estormiart”, Can Creu D’Inca, Capdepera (Mallorca), Torre de ses Puntes, Manacor (Mallorca), Spain
XII International Show Ex-libris, Hispanic-Taiwanese Cultural Association, Taipei, Taiwan
“TRANSFERS”, Menorca Museum (Menorca), Espai Mallorca (Barcelona), Can Gelabert Mallorca, Spain
“Position, Time and Space”, Harderbastei Stadtgalerie, Inglostad, Munich, Germany
ARCO’06, Stand Galeria Altair, Madrid, Spain
2005
ART COLOGNE’05, Stand Galeria Altair, Cologne, Germany
“25é Anniversary International Art Competition of Costix”, Centre Cultural Taujà, Mallorca, Spain
“Painting Now”, 511 Gallery, NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. USA
ARCO’05, International Art Fair, Stand Galería ALTAIR, Madrid, Spain
2004
SHANGAI INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Stand Galería ALTAIR, Shangai, China
“Brush, pencil, chisel, knife”, 511Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
“Dreams and Nightmares”, Contemporary Art Center of Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
“Artist Objects”, Can Marqués, Art Center, Mallorca, Spain
2003
“The Holyday Show”, Gallery@49, New York City, U.S.A.
”Small sizes”, Galeria Bennàssar, Centro Puerta de Toledo, Madrid, Spain
“Small Works”, Gallery@49, New York, USA
ART EXPO’03 International Art Fair, Barcelona. Spain
“PhotoDeArte-03”, Galeria Bennàssar, Madrid. Spain
Nit de L’Art, Bennàssar Galeries, La Misericordia, Palma de Mallorca. Spain
Group Show, Miller-Geisler Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
Group Show, Gallery@49, New York, U.S.A.
DEARTE’03, International Art Fair, Bennàssar Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
“Never More”, Casal Balaguer, Mallorca, Spain
2002
“The Mardavall Art Collection”, Galleria Lazzaro by Corsi, Milán, Italia
“New Presences”, Cultural Center of La Misericòrdia, Mallorca Island Government, Spain
“Emerging Art”, Torre dels Enagistes of Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
“Emerging Art”, Espai Ramón Llull, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
“In Honor of Xam”, Diario de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain
“Plastic Arts Awards of Palma” 2001, Mention of Honour (Finalist) Casal Solleric, Mallorca, Spain
2001
“7 & 7“, 6A Editions , Centre de Cultura Sa Nostra, Palma de Mallorca, and Espai Mallorca Barcelona-Spain
2000
Lithography Show, 6A Editions, Cultural Center of Sa Nostra, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
“… in Project”, Torre de Ses Puntes of Manacor, Mallorca, Spain
“Ciutat de Palma Painting Awards” -1999, Casal Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1999
“Balearic Young Painting”, Biennal de Loreto, La Comuna de Loreto, Loreto, Italy
“Touring Young Art Show”, Balearic Islands Government, Spain
“Ciutat de Palma Painting Awards” -1997, Casal Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
“The Habitual Glance”, Pedrona Torrens Art Gallery, Alcudia Mallorca, Spain