Marta Lafuente is a Spanish painter born in Barcelona in 1976. She studied painting at the School of Fine Arts of Barcelona and then in Bologna, as part of an Erasmus program. She then lived for some time in Bologna and Madrid, before returning to settle in Barcelona, where she taught drawing at the University of Fine Arts.
Her artistic work has urdergone several phases and evolutions, the artist explores mediums and techniques, having as a goal, a research on childhood, memory and souvenirs.
1999 was the year of her first exhibitions and of her first award, the Guell foundation prize. She exhibits her work in Spain, the United States and worked as illustrator in parallel.
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Galería Anquins, Reus
2019 Nordic Art Agency, Malmö
2018 Galería Anquins, Reus
2017 KonventPuntZero, Berga (Programada)
2016 Darren Winston Gallery, Connecticut, US
2015 Consulate of Spain, Berlin
Gallery Ignacio de Lassaletta, Barcelona
2014 Gallery Patrick J. Domken, Cadaqués
2012 Gallery Ignacio de Lassaletta, Barcelona
2011 Gallery Decorart, Zaragoza
2010 Gallery L 'Arcada, Blanes
2009 Gallery Ignacio de Lassaletta, Barcelona
2008 Tucker Gallery, Chicago
Gallery N3, Madrid
2007 Prize painting "I Certamen Vil.la de San Jorge", Castellón Gallery Patrick J. Domken, Cadaqués
2006 Gallery Ignacio de Lassaletta, Barcelona
2000 Fundació Güell, Real Círculo Artístico, Barcelona.
Collective Exhibitions
2019 Affordable Art Fair, Stockholm
Artkarlsruhe 2019, Anquins Gallery. Germany
2018 Artbodensee, Anquins Gallery, Germany
Roddarhuset, Vaxholm, Sweden
Nordic Art Agency, Malmö, Sweden
2017 The Affordable Arts Fair, Stockholm
Kecskemét Animation Film Festival (KAFF)
Edinburg Short Film Festival
Animac. Selección O cial. Festival Internacional de Animación de Lleida 2017 Arts Santa Mònica. Mecal. International Animation festival of Barcelona
2016 Gallery Anquins, Reus
DelicArtessen. Esther Montoriol Gallery, Barcelona
Festival of Videodanza of Palma
Arts Santa Mònica. Mecal, International Short Film Festival of Barcelona
Choreoscope, International Dance Film Festival Barcelona
"FIVER 2016 Animation Award", Fiver International Screendance Movement
Choreoscope, International Dance Film Festival Barcelona
2015 Gallery L'Arcada, Blanes
2014 Safia Gallery, Barcelona
2012 Gallery Patrick J. Domken, Cadaqués,
Gallery Ignacio de Lassaletta, Barcelona
Safia Gallery, Barcelona
Gallery Espai B, Barcelona
2010 Gallery Ignacio de Lassaletta, Barcelona
2009 Gallery N2 "Youth and Teachers", Barcelona
Gallery N3, Madrid
Gallery Ambit A & D, Barcelona
Gallery L'Arcada, Blanes
Safia Gallery, Barcelona
2008 Tucker Gallery, Chicago
2007 Patrick J. Domken, Cadaques
Gallery Ignacio de Lassaletta
2005 Small Formats, Ignacio de Lassaletta, Barcelona
Sàfia Gallery, Barcelona
Prize painting "I Certamen Vil.la de San Jorge" Castellón
III Premi of Contemporary Painting, Palau Solterra, Torroella de Montgrí
IX Competition Jove Biennial of Painting, Sala d'Art Jove, Barcelona
Sàfia Gallery, Barcelona
Sala Espai (b) Gracia, Barcelona
Premi of Contemporary Painting, Sala Art Loft, Reus
Gallery Espai (b) Gracia, Barcelona
Living Room Granero, Barcelona
Fondo pintura Vila Casas Foundation, Barcelona
"Nova Generació", Sala Anquin's, Reus
2003 II Premi of Contemporary Painting, Torroella de Montgrí
International Exhibition of Illustrated Books, Bologna, Ed.Lumen
International Book Fair, Frankfurt, Ed.Lumen
Room Granero, Barcelona
Premi Pintura Jove in Sala Parés, Barcelona
Premi Ynglada-Guillot.
Premi Pintura Jove in Sala Parés, Barcelona
El Triangle Room, Barcelona
Joseph Fischl Gallery, New York
2000 Carnicerías Reales, Priego de Córdoba
Academy of Belli Arti, Bologna
2016
Festival of Video Danza of Palma. Official selection
Arts Santa Mònica. Selected in Mecal.
International Short Film Festival of Barcelona
Choreoscope, International Dance Film Festival Barcelona. Official selection
"FIVER 2016 Animation Award", Fiver International Screendance Movement
2005
First prize painting "I Certamen Vil.la de San Jorge", Castellón
III Premi of Contemporary Painting, Torroella de Montgrí
Premi de Pintura Contemporànea, Sala Art Loft, Reus
II Premi of Contemporary Painting, Torroella de Montgrí
2002
Segon Accesit XLIII Premi Painting Jove Sala Parés
Third Accesit XLIII Premi Painting Jove Sala Parés
Premi "Marc Martí", poster
Selected in the painting competition La Rambla, Barcelona
Premi of drawing Ynglada-Guillot, Barcelona
Scholarship Heritage, Faculty of Barcelona
2001
Foundation grant "Rodriguez Acosta", by the Faculty of Barcelona
1999
Erasmus Scholarship at the Academy of Belli Arti di Bologna, Italy
First Prize of Painting Foundation Güell, Barcelona
Drawing competition of the Royal Artistic Circle, Barcelona
Selected in the Drawing Contest "Ramón Casas"
DEEP
Official Selection of the International Short Film and Animation Festival of Barcelona, MECAL 2017
Official Selection 8th International Sports Film Festival, BCN Sports Film 2017
Official Selection Tlanchana Fest (Mexico) 2017
Official Selection INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL DETMOLD
Official Selection 8è CERDANYA FILM FESTIVAL
Official Selection IV Sample of video art and experimental video Intermediaciones, from Medellín
Official Section CORTADA 2017, XXI Short Film Festival of Vitoria-Gasteiz
Finalist in ANIMAINZÓN 2017