"New Line Continued" 2018
Oil on canvas
77' x 101' inches / 196 x 257 cm
Jaime Valero
The portraits of Spanish artist Jaime Valero are an interesting example of contemporary realism that embodies the duality of simplicity and complexity. Each large-scale painting is pared down to a few basic elements seen throughout all of Jaime Valero’s work: a solitary figure typically from the shoulders up in an aquatic environment.
The figures, both male and female, sometimes look out at the viewer, other times they are preoccupied with activity. While the format of each piece is minimal, it’s the painters’ acute observation of the figure that adds layers of densely packed information and visual complexity to the painting.
Jaime Valero uses photography as a source material for his paintings- a pragmatic necessity for capturing his water soaked subjects-but the end result are paintings that don’t feel beholden to the source.
Instead, as Jaime works over the entire canvas, he’s constantly judging what the painting needs: adding small details, layering transparent glazes, and placing shades and tints that give life to the figure. The end result is a surface of which every square inch is packed with information about the figure, and stands as a testament to the observational skills of the artist.
EDUCATION
University Complutense of Madrid. Madrid, Spain.
Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts major, specializing in engraving. 1991.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece
2012 Galería L´Arcada, Girona, Spain
2007 Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2006 Galería Mito, Barcelona
2005 Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2003 Delta Technologies Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2000 House of Cantabria, Madrid, Spain
Governing Province of Guadalajara. 2 Realistic Artists, Guadalajara, Spain
Azteca Gallery, Madrid, Spain
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 Rarity Gallery, “Summer Sallon”, Mykonos, Greece
Sirona Fine Art, “The Artist´s Gaze”, Florida, USA
2014 Galería El Quatre, “From White to Black”, Barcelona, Spain
Rarity Gallery, “Summer Sallon”, Mykonos, Greece
Zhou B Art Center, “Fixation 2014”, Chicago, USA
2013 Rarity Gallery, Mykonos, Greece
2012 Galería Nolde, Navacerrada (Madrid), Spain
Real Is Me International Art Fair, Amsterdam
2011 European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
2010 Museo Casa de la Moneda, V Figurative Painting Award, Madrid
Galería L´Arcada, Escultura i Bodegó, Per qué no?, Girona, Spain
2009 Galería Ansorena, Spaces, Madrid, Spain
2008 Galería L’Arcada, Altres Obres, Altres Artistes. Girona, Spain
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
2007 National Portrait Gallery, Londres, Reino Unido
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edimburgh, Scotland
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Fundación Fran Daurel, Barcelona, Spain
Galería Juan Amiano, The Nude, Pamplona, Spain
2006 Klaudia Marr Gallery, 13th Annual Realism Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2005 Gallery Castelló 120, Realism 2005, Madrid
Diocesano de Barcelona Museum, Iniciativa BMW per la innovació, Barcelona, Spain
2004 Museum of Contemporary Art Santo Domingo, Tradition and Avantgard II. Guadalajara, Spain
Swan Coach House Gallery, Interiors, Atlanta, Georgia
Klaudia Marr Gallery, Winter Guests, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Gallery Castelló 120, Realism 2004, Madrid
2003 Casa de Vacas, Madrid
Kennesaw State University, Year of Spain
SunTrust Bank exhibition hall
Momus Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Hispanic American Commerce for Economic Development (HACED) exhibition hall, in affiliation
with the Georgia Hispanic Camber of Commerce
Columbus Museum,Redefining Georgia, Perspectives in Contemporary Art, Columbus, Georgia
2002 San Fernando Fine Art Institute, Madrid, Spain
M.A. Doran, Tulsa, OK
Gaudi Gallery, Chicago, IL
Sturgis Gallery Kennesaw State University, Windows to Latin Art,Atlanta, Georgia
Stage Gallery, Realism 2002, Merrick, New York
Fulton County Government Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Beverly Libby Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia
City Gallery East. Atlanta, Georgia
Fine Arts Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain
Charlene Cody Gallery. Santa Fe, New Mexico
Brita Prinz Gallery. 5 Etching Artists, Madrid, Spain
Brita Prinz Gallery. Graphic Works, Madrid, Spain
Spanish Contemporary Etching Museum. Marbella, Spain
City Hall of Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Spain
Spanish Contemporary Etching Fundation Museum, Málaga, Spain
Arte Caja Madrid. Ciudad Real, Spain
Exhibition Hall Juan Larrea. Bilbao, Spain
Jerez’s City Hall. Realism, Jerez, Spain
Azteca Gallery. Madrid, Spain
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
Portraits of 4 Retired Chief of Staff. Commissioned by the Spanish Military. Madrid, Spain; 1999.
His Majesty Juan Carlos I of Borbón, King of Spain. Sponsored by the Spanish Military Headquarters. These three portraits are placed in the offices of the National Secretary of Defense. Madrid, Spain; 1999.
AWARDS
2011 AutoCugat Painting Award. Finalist. Saint Cugat del Vallés,Barcelona, Spain
2010 V Figurative Painting Award . Foundation for the Art and the Artists,Finalist. Madrid
2008 III Figurative Painting Award . Foundation for the Art and the Artists, Finalist. Madrid, 2008
2007 II Figurative Painting Award . Foundation for the Art and the Artists,Finalist. Madrid, 2007
BP Portrait Award. Finalist. London, 2007
2003 XVIII BMW Painting Competition. First Prize. Madrid Spain, October 2003
2002 Stage Gallery, Realism 2002. Merrick, New York. June 2002
2001 XVI BMW Painting Competition. Finalist. Madrid Spain, October 2001
2000 Providence of Guadalajara Drawing Juried Show. Awarded 2nd Prize, Guadalajara Spain
1999 VII National Etching Awards, sponsored by the Museum of Spanish Contemporary Etching. Finalist. Malaga, Spain
XXIII National Watercolor Competition. Finalist in this juried show sponsored by Caja Madrid. Madrid Spain
COURSES
III International Painting Course. One of the 40 selected participants in this course, directed by the renowned Spanish realistic artist Antonio López García.
Jerez, Spain; 1998.
Oil on canvas
120 x 150 cm
Oil on wooden panel
120 x 150 cm
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