10 essential artists at Artesantander 2021

Mari Quiñonero (Murcia, Spain, 1979) has a degree in Art History. She is a visual artist who has created her own creative universe through various techniques such as watercolor, acrylic, drawing or collage to create her works. Throughout her career she has exhibited in various cities both nationally and internationally, Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Paris.

Nico Munuera (Lorca, Spain, 1974) has received several awards. He develops his work using paper as a support. Elements such as fluidity or tonal variations have been the basis of his work. He has been included in exhibitions in various art galleries since 1998, as well as in national and international art fairs. Munuera's work has been exhibited in various international institutions in Geneva, Switzerland (at the Villa Bernasconi, in 2011); at the now defunct Gabarron Foundation-Carriage House Center for the Arts in New York (2007); and at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, MMOMMA (2011).

Arancha Goyeneche (Santander, Spain, 1967) has a degree in Fine Arts (specialising in painting) from the UPV. Since the 1990s she has been continuously active as an artist, with individual and collective exhibitions at institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Altamira in Santillana del Mar (2018) and the Museo Genalguacil in Malaga (2017), among others. She has received awards such as the 13th Young Art Exhibition, Winner of the 5th Unicaja Plastic Arts Competition, Winner of the 15th L'OREAL Award, Special Mention at the 15th Zamora Painting Biennial, Second Place at the 3rd Young Prize from the Complutense University of Madrid, Winner of the 11th UNED Painting Competition... and her work is represented in collections such as the Norte collection (Government of Cantabria) and the Botín Foundation.

Job Sánchez (A Coruña, Spain, 1979) is a visual artist and illustrator with a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca. He has worked mainly in the field of painting and in his works he tries to tell part of his personal experiences in order to transcend them and take them to more global dimensions. He has been selected for the XXV Visual Arts Exhibition of the Principality of Asturias, the I Young Art Award of Gijón and the first and second Young Painting Award of that city, among other competitions. He also obtained the XIII AlNorte Scholarship for new exhibition projects. He has also participated in fairs such as the Aret Oviedo Fair.

José Lerma (Seville, Spain, 1971) was born in Seville, but has lived in Puerto Rico and New York. He currently lives and works in Chicago, where he is a professor at the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Lerma is one of the best and most versatile painters of his generation. Lerma’s works have been exhibited internationally, among others, at the Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York, Kavi Gupta in Chicago, Xavier Hufkens in Brussels, Brand New Gallery in Milan, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago……. And he is in public and private collections such as the Whitney Museum of American Art. New York, NY Saatchi Collection, London Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX Arario Collection, Seoul, South Korea Cesar Reyes, San Juan, PR Etc…

David Martínez Suárez (Asturias, Spain, 1984) has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Basque Country. He has carried out projects such as “Mente Salvaje” (Wild Mind) with a grant from the BBVA Foundation, and “Azar y Proceso” (Chance and Process) at the Barjola Museum in Gijón. He has also exhibited individually and collectively in spaces such as the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum; the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao; the Artium Museum, Vitoria; the Moisés Pérez de Albéniz Gallery; the Parra & Romero Gallery, Madrid; the Carreras Múgica Gallery, Bilbao; the Laboral Art Center, Gijón; and the Lisi Hämmerle Gallery, Bregenz, among others.

Almudena Lanceolada (Seville, Spain, 1984) has a degree in Fine Arts, specialising in Conservation – Restoration and Painting, from the University of Seville. Almudena's work refers to the recurrent nature, where she represents harmony through simple, organic compositions with colours, sometimes pastel, sometimes more vibrant. Since 2017 she has been an artist at Galería silvestre. She has participated in various national exhibitions.

Curro González (Seville, Spain, 1960) is a Spanish painter and artist, representative of the Sevillian generation of the 1980s. His painting has a narrative approach with poetry and humour. He combines painting with drawing, creating his own language in his works. His work can be found in the most important Spanish collections and museums such as the La Caixa Foundation, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Banco de España collection, the ARTIUM Museum in Vitoria, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, the Cajamadrid collection, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Pamplona City Council or the Unicaja collection, as well as in other international collections, such as that of the Stadtbücherei in Stuttgart (Germany).

Isabel Alonso Vega (Madrid, Spain, 1968) graduated in Fine Arts from the Complutense University in 2014. Her works speak of the intangible, that is, of that which is there but can hardly be seen, as it is almost impossible to touch or capture. Alonso has participated in various solo exhibitions with URGEL3, Materna and Herencia Gallery Madrid, Kleiner Salon Berlin, Cubita Gallery Bilbao, etc.

Sabine Finkenauer

The painter Sabine Finkenauer (Rockenhausen, Germany, 1961) Her work is included in the most important Spanish collections and museums such as the La Caixa Foundation, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Banco de España collection, the ARTIUM Museum in Vitoria, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, the Cajamadrid collection, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Pamplona City Council or the Unicaja collection, as well as in other international collections, such as that of the Stadtbücherei in Stuttgart (Germany). She has exhibited in various solo exhibitions and fairs such as Estampa, ArtBo, ARCO, etc.