JUAN SOTOMAYOR
Villanueva del Arzobispo, Jaén. 1956
Biography
Juan Sotomayor, born in 1956 in Villanueva del Arzobispo, Jaén, is an artist who initially studied Medicine but devoted himself to his true passion, painting.
He embarked on his artistic career in Zaragoza, where he held his first exhibitions, including a solo exhibition in 1988 at the prestigious Palacio de la Lonja.
In 1988, he moved to Madrid, where he has continued to develop his career with a series of exhibitions both in Spain and abroad. His work is characterized by a meticulous approach that explores the properties of light and its behavior on the surface in a detailed manner.
In recent years, Sotomayor has evolved towards pure abstraction, creating works that feature large fields of color divided into virtual stripes or horizontal openings, with vertical lines revealing lighter tones. This approach invites the viewer to explore the unique relationship between light, color, and perception.
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Solo shows
2021
Solo Show – ARMA Gallery
2020
Fernando Latorre Gallery
2009
Fernando Latorre Gallery
2006
Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid
Bach Quatre Art Contemporani, Barcelona
MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
2005
Bach Quatre Art Contemporani, Barcelona
2004
Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid
2003
Kroken Gallery, Ängelholm, Sweden
2002
57 Gallery, Madrid
Bach Quatre Art Contemporani, Barcelona
Henry Gallery, Pau, France
2001
UBS Cultural Space, Marbella
Fernando Silió Gallery, Santander
2000
Éri Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca
MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
1999
Fernando Silió Gallery, Santander
Kunstverein Exit-Art, Cologne, Germany
Fernando Latorre Gallery, Zaragoza
1998
MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
57 Gallery, Madrid
1997
Fernando Latorre Gallery, Zaragoza
RB Gallery, Marbella
1996
New Art, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Barcelona
57 Gallery, Madrid
1995
MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
1994
57 Gallery, Madrid
1992
Fernando Latorre Gallery, Zaragoza
MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
Galleri B, Malmö, Sweden
1991
Sergio Sánchez Gallery, Manresa, Barcelona
Börge Lundquist Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
1990
Monellis Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
Miguel Marcos Gallery, Zaragoza
1988
La Lonja Palace, Zaragoza
Iberia – Culture Gallery, Paris
Andrea Serrano Gallery, Barcelona
2023
Encuentro. ARMA GALLERY, Madrid, Spain.
Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair – ARMA GALLERY.
Estampa – ARMA Gallery
ArtMadrid – ARMA Gallery
2022
“Before and After Art” ARMA Gallery
Estampa – ARMA Gallery
ArtMadrid – ARMA Gallery
2019
Traces, Tracks, and Itineraries, DA2 Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca
Group Exhibition, Richard Vandeara Gallery, Girona
2015
SALVAT, 60 Years of Pharmaceutical Industry and 20 Years of Contemporary Art Collecting, Llotja de Mar de Barcelona
2014
Pilar Citoler, Collecting a Passion Through Time, Circa XX Collection, IAACC Pablo Serrano, Zaragoza
2011
Still Life through the Centuries, N3 Gallery, Madrid
2008
Obsession, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid
2006
Solin Konsthandel, Stockholm, Sweden
Flesser Gallery, Båstad, Sweden
Toronto International Art Fair, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2005
GIART Göteborg Art Fair, MDA Gallery, Sweden
Valencia. Art, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Valencia
Gallery Aspis, Helsinki, Finland
2004
ANTIK, MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
Pepe Bofarull and the Strange Family, Ignacio Zuloaga Hall, Fuendetodos, Zaragoza
2003
ARCO, 57 Gallery, Madrid
Stockholm Art Fair, MDA Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Frontera, Ajuria Hall, Caja Vital Foundation, Vitoria
Touchstone, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid
Seville Arte Actual, Pabellón del Futuro, Seville
Contemporary Prints, III Triennial of Graphic Art, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid
Solin Konsthandel Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2002
ARCO, Fernando Silió Gallery, Madrid
III Triennial of Graphic Art, Contemporary Prints, Revillagigedo Palace, Gijón, Asturias
Quatre anyis, Bach Quatre Art Contemporani, Barcelona
Hotel and Art, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Seville
Black and White Art Gallery, Halmstad, Sweden
2001
ARCO, Fernando Silió Gallery, Madrid
Confluences I (The Challenge of the Gaze), Fernando Latorre Gallery, Zaragoza
Coca-Cola Collection, Palacio de Abrantes, Salamanca
Helsingborg Art Fair, MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
6th International Biennial of Drawing and Graphic Arts, Városi Múvészeti Múzeum, Györ, Hungary
2000
Glaskasten Edition, Leonberg-Stuttgart, Germany
Visions from La Caixa Collection of Contemporary Art, Palma de Mallorca
Spanish Artists Exhibition, Városi Múvészeti Múzeum, Györ, Hungary
1999
Testimonial Collection 97-98, Pignatelli Building, Zaragoza
1998 ARCO, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid
Helsingborg Art Fair, MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
57 Gallery, Madrid
Nine of the Nineties, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Zaragoza
Hotel and Art, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Seville
1997
Fernando Latorre Gallery, Zaragoza
Imágenes Sentidas (Felt Images), 57 Gallery, Madrid
Broto-Mira-Sotomayor, MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
1996
Helsingborg Art Fair, Sweden
57 Gallery, Madrid
Tres s’Tres, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Zaragoza
MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
New Art, Barcelona
1995
Solins Konsthandel, Stockholm, Sweden
90 Years of Art in Aragon (1905-1995), Luzán Hall, Zaragoza
Börge Lundquist Gallery, Malmö, Sweden
Konstgärden, Gothenburg, Sweden
Fernando Latorre Gallery, Zaragoza
1994
ARCO, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid
Stockholm Art Fair, MDA Gallery, Sweden
Helsingborg Art Fair, Sweden
On Paper, 57 Gallery, Madrid
1993
ARCO, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid
Stockholm Art Fair, MDA Gallery, Helsingborg, Sweden
Frontera, Ajuria Hall, Caja Vital Foundation, Vitoria
Touchstone, Fernando Latorre Gallery, Madrid
Seville Arte Actual, Pabellón del Futuro, Seville
Contemporary Prints, III Triennial of Graphic Art, Calcografía Nacional, Madrid
Solin Konsthandel Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
1992
Spanish Art to School: Contemporary Art
Collections
- Contemporary Art Collection, La Caixa Foundation, Barcelona
- Zaragoza City Council
- Argentaria Collection, Madrid
- Government of Navarra
- Zaragoza Provincial Council
- ONCE Collection, Madrid
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Coca-Cola Foundation, Madrid
- UNED, Madrid
- Rheinbraun GmbH, Cologne, Germany
- Northern Contemporary Art Collection, Government of Cantabria
- Salvat Laboratories Collection, Barcelona
- Art and Nature Collection, Madrid
- Japs Collection, Mexico City
- Circa XX Collection, Madrid
