Yago Hortal

Painting

Yago Hortal (Barcelona, 1983) studied Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona and the University of Seville. In 2007, a year after graduating, he received the 49th Young Painting Award. The following year, he began exhibiting both in Spain and in the rest of Europe and the United States, gaining international renown at only 25 years of age.

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ARTIST'S WORK

BIOGRAPHY

Yago Hortal (Barcelona, 1983) studied Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona and the University of Seville. In 2007, a year after graduating, he received the 49th Young Painting Award. The following year, he began exhibiting both in Spain and in the rest of Europe and the United States, gaining international renown at only 25 years of age. His work is based on a strong commitment to painting and to the act of painting itself. The canvas becomes the stage where the artist structures colorful forms that come as much from chance as from a conscious act. His painting expresses a passion for portraying color and does not let the canvas set a limit; in such a way that it evokes touch, there is a desire on the part of the viewer to touch the painting: it creates sensations.

CURRICULUM

COLLECTIONS

> FerkoArt
> MAC – Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Unión Fenosa A Coruña
> Fundació Vilacasas Barcelona, España
> Castell de Peralada Girona, España
> CCA Andratx Islas Baleares, España
> Esencias
> Fundació Banc Sabadell Barcelona, España
> Universitat de Barcelona España

SOLO SHOWS

> 2021. That Was Then, This Is Now, Museo Can Framis, Barcelona, Spain
> 2021. ¿Otra vez? Galeria Senda, Barcelona, Spain
> 2021. Midnight Basics Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salburg, Austria
> 2021. Temporada dÓpera LAB36, Barcelona, Spain.
> 2018. Rigor y Rosa galeria SENDA. Barcelona, Spain
> 2017. Cows & Cares Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska. Salzburg, Austria
> 2017. How Rocks Move Dirimart Nişantaşı. Istanbul, Turkey
> 2016. H-H. Halley meets Hortal, Galeria SENDA, Barcelona, España
> 2016. Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska. Salzburg, Austria
> 2015. Galería Maior Pollença, Mallorca, Spain
> 2013. Galería Senda. Barcelona, Spain
> 2012. Casal Solleric – Fundació Palma Espai d’Art. Mallorca, Spain
> 2011. Egbert Baqué Contemporary Art. Berlin. Germany
> 2011. Rooster Gallery. New York. USA
> 2009. Galería Senda. Barcelona. Spain
> 2009. Kutxa, Caixa Guipúzcoa Sant Sebastià. Barcelona. Spain
> 2008. Espai 2nou2 – Galería Senda. Barcelona. Spain

GROUP SHOWS

> 2022. Here we are MPV Gallery, Oisterwijk, Netherlands
> 2021. Mirror to the city The Art Büro, Barcelona, Spain
> 2020. La caza del faisán, Galería Jorge Alcolea, Madrid
> 2019. La caza del faisán Galería Jorge Alcolea - Sala Nonell, Barcelona
> 2018. Presentation during 4th Barcelona Gallery Weekend 2018, Galeria Senda, Barcelona
> 2016. Berliner Bahnhof, CCA Andratx. Mallorca. Spain
> 2015. Summer15, CCA Andratx. Mallorca. Spain
> 2015. Complex decisions, CES Gallery. Los Angeles. USA
> 2015. Echos #4 – Entre autres mouvements, Centre d’art le LAIT. Albi. France
> 2014. Denominació d’origen: Col·lecció Belles Arts. Museu Can Framis. Barcelona. Spain
> 2014. Catalunya Creativa 1999-2014. Arts Santa Mònica. Barcelona. Spain
> 2014. Burst. CES Contemporary. Los Angeles. USA
> 2013. Picto Bcn. Hangar. Barcelona. Spain
> 2013. Reci-Pro-City. Park. Tilburg. Netherlands
>2013. Surface. CES Contemporary. Laguna Beach. USA
>2012. Die Reise nach St. Petersburg. Egbert Baqué Contemporary Art. Berlin. Germany
>2012. Matter of Choices. CCA Andratx. Mallorca. Spain
>2012. Nymphius Projekte at CCA Andratx. Mallorca. Spain
>2012. Risk+Reward. UWEC Foster Gallery. Wisconsin. US
>2012. There is no end. Egbert Baqué Contemporary Art. Berlin. Germany
>2011. Sixpack. Egbert Baqué Contemporary Art. Berlin. Germany
>2011. Random_ 48Stunden Neukölln. Berlin. Germany
>2011. Summer Selections. De Buck Gallery. New York. US
>2011. Destino: Berlín / Zielort: Berlin. Künstlerhaus Bethanien. Berlin. Germany
>2011. Space Oddity. CCA Andratx. Mallorca. Spain
>2010. DDD. Galería Senda. Barcelona. Spain
>2010. Rojo Nova Artscapes. Scion Space Gallery. Los Angeles. US
>2010. Works on paper. Galería Senda. Barcelona. Spain
>2009. Galería Trama. Barcelona. Spain
>2009. Galería Benlliure. Valencia. Spain
>2009. S.O.S Avistamientos. La Nave Spacial. Seville. Spain
>2008. Biam’08. Biennal d’Amposta. Museu del Montsià. Spain
>2008. 50 Anys Premi Pintura Jove. Sala Parés. Barcelona. Spain
>2008. Art Jove. Galería Trama. Barcelona. Spain
>2008. Guasch Coranty_ International Painting Price. Centre Cultural Metropolità Tecla Sala. >2008. L’ Hospitalet del Llobregat. Spain
>2007. 49_Premi a la Pintura Jove. Sala Parés. Barcelona. Spain
>2007. Patrim’06. Fundació Vilacasas. Barcelona. Spain
>2007. Goldener Kentaur_ European Art Award. Munich. Germany
>2007. Palimpsesto. Galería Espai (b). Barcelona. Spain
>2006. Plantes, animals i altres companyies. Espai 2nou2_ Galería Senda. Barcelona. Spain
>2006. Biam’06. Biennal d’Amposta. Museu del Montsià. Spain
>2006. Postura. Casa Elizalde. Barcelona. Spain
>2006. Sense Títol’06. Barcelona’s University. Barcelona. Spain
>2005. Experimenta_t. Miscelanëa Gallery, Barcelona. Spain

AWARDS

>2012. Residence at CCA Andratx. Mallorca, España
>2008. Selection Biam’ 08, Bienal de arte ciudad de Amposta Amposta, España
>2008. Finalist in Guasch Coranty internacional Painting Prize
>2007. First prize in 49_Premi a la Pintura Jove. Sala Parés. Banc Sabadell Foundation, >2007. Barcelona, España
>2006. Acquisition Patrim’ 06. Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
>2006. Purchase prize Biam’ 06, Bienal de arte ciudad de Amposta Amposta, España

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