Alvaro Peña

STATEMENT

Although I have a personal style well defined, my work doesn’t fit in any particular tendency. I believe that it is important to separate yourself from the well-known and to surprise. I could say that I was looking for a figurative expressionism and   finding my own way of expressing reality. I am totally anarchic at the time of working, therefore I am always evolving; I can’t work in the same series for long time because it ends up boring me. To manifest my most vital feelings and ideas I constantly move between painting, drawing, illustration, and currently I am doing sculpture.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Peña was born in Murcia, Spain. Graduated in Political Science and Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid. Moreover it is Corresponding Academic of the Royal Academy of Alfonso X “The Wise” of Murcia, having taught several courses in painting, illustration and comics.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017- Abracadabra. Real Casino de Murcia. Murcia, Spain
2017- WOW. Casa Consistoriales Exhibition Hall. Mazarron. Murcia. Spain
2017- Las Sombras Perfumadas (Scented Shadows). San Juan de Dios Museum. Orihuela. Alicante. Spain
2017- DiveProject. Francisco Duayer Gallery. Madrid. Spain
2016- Lirica de Soslayo (Sideways Lyric). Art Market Gallery. Marbella. Malaga. Spain
2016- Geisos Pasaulis. KMN Space (Kauno Menininki Namuose). Kaunas. Lithuania
2016- Entre lo Divino y lo Banal (Between the Divine and the Banal). Foreign Affairs Ministry Cultural Center. Vilnius. Lithuania     
2015- Ephemeral Happiness. Sala Decibelius. Seville. Spain
2015- Resurrecting Kiki. Sala La Asuncion. Albacete. Spain
2015- Garsy Atspalviai. Art Space. Kaunas Castle. Lithuania
2015- The Noise. Sotano. Art Space. Murcia. Spain
2015- Humanum Est. Idol Center. Blanca. Murcia. Spain
2015- Oniria. Sala Alta. Real Casino. Murcia. Spain
2015- Human Warmth. Sotano. Art Space. Murcia. Spain
2014. Impossible Passions. Infanta Cristina Exhibition Hall. Beniel. Murcia. Spain
2014- Androgyny. San Pedro del Pinatar Art Center. Murcia. Spain
2014- Orbe Dandy. “La Algorfa de San Sebastian” Exhibition Hall. Cieza. Murcia. Spain
2014- The Pleasures of Avernum. Decibelius Exhibition Hall. Seville. Spain
2013- Con-Figuraciones. (Con-Figurations). Cultural Space Adolfo Dominguez. Zaragoza. Spain
2013- The Pleasures of Avernum. Museum of Light and Water. Blanca. Murcia. Spain
2012- Lirica Delirante (Delusional Lyric). El Jardin Exhibition Hall. Molina de Segura. Murcia. Spain
2012 - Cabaret of Lost Dreams II. Romea 3 Gallery. Murcia. Spain
2011- Cabaret of Lost Dreams I. Cajamurcia Foundation. Madrid. Spain
2011- Ruedo (Arena). Union Alcoyana Exhibition Hall. Alcoy. Alicante. Spain 
2010- When the World ends in your garden. La Recova Art Space. Madrid. Spain.
2010- The Art "T". Alicante Bullfighting Museum. Alicante. Spain
2010- Sequence under the CAPA. Real Casino de Murcia. Spain
2009- Against the Tide. Baths Archaeological Museum. Alhama de Murcia. Spain
2009- Ephemeral. File Cafe. Regional Archive of Murcia. Spain
2008- In the Albero. Semana Grande Cajamurcia. Cehegín. Murcia. Spain
2008- Flora and Trapio. Chys Gallery. Murcia. Spain
2008- For Humor to the neighbor. Exhibition Hall San Pedro del Pinatar. Murcia. Spain
2007- Ask the World. The English Court (El Corte Ingles). Murcia. Spain
2006- Album of Lights. Earth-Murcia Gallery. Murcia. Spain
2004- Alvaro the natural. Archena Cultural Center. Murcia. Spain
2004- Blancalia. White Municipal Hall. Murcia. Spain

SOME GROUP EXHIBITIONS

​2017- Caminos Encontrados. Sala Museo San Juan de Dios. Orihuela, Alicante, Spain
2017-  The Plate Project. Raw Space. Vero Beach. FL. USA
2017- 6Dispares6. Ruse Art Gallery. Ruse. Bulgaria
2017- Mediterranea Memory. Castell de Torredembarra. Tarragona. Spain
2017- “La Nacional” Spanish Benevolent Society. New York. U.S.
2017- Cycles of Life. Liberty Station. San Diego. California. USA
2017- The Transversal Axis. Sala Exposiciones Blanca. Murcia
2017- Captive of the Beautiful Wound. Muralla Bizantina. Cartagena. Murcia. Spain
2017- In a Sea of Memory. Viki Blanco Gallery. Gijón. Spain
2017- Women: It’s all about us! Milander Center. Hialeah. FL. U.S.
2017- International Art Fair ART3F. Toulouse. Francia
2017- International Art Fair ART3F. París. Francia
2017- Coordinate 37,6-0,9. Hernández Art Gallery. Milan. Italy
2017. Captive of the Beautiful Wound. Museo Arqueológico de Murcia. Spain
2016- Microworlds 1.20. Micromuseums Project. Apo’strophe Gallery. Vigo. Spain
2016- Cultural Change Gallery. Progreso 80 Gallery. Murcia. Spain
2016- Lifecycles. Spanish Consulate. L.A. California. U.S.
2016- Kravak. Art Space La Compania. Caravaca de la Cruz. Murcia. Spain
2016- IV Urban Contest Pentastrattismo. Palace of Culture. Reggio Calabria. Italy
2016- Lifecycles. Egyptian Theater. L.A. California. U.S.
2016- Made in Spain. Silbernagi Undergallery. Daverio. Varesse. Italy
2016- Interpretaciones Textiles Entero (Textiles Interpretations). International Exhibition. Maracena City Hall. Granada. Spain  
2016- La Fiesta. Babel Gallery. Murcia. Spain
2016- Light, Echo. Regional Contemporary Art Museum of Murcia. MURAM. Cartagena. Spain
2016- Criminal Art. Paraninfo Exhibition Hall. Murcia University. Spain
2016- Tropic in flames. Exhibition Hall FNAC. Murcia. Spain
2016- Ant. El Batel Exhibition Hall. Cartagena. Murcia. Spain
2016- RAIS Foundation Exhibition. Real Casino. Murcia. Spain
2016- Posters for the City. Regional Collection. Museo de la Ciudad. Murcia. Spain
2015- Ambiances and Transparencies. Six glances. Pedro Cano Foundation. Blanca. Murcia
2015- La Bella Scienza. XI Salon de la Critica. Parraga Center. Murcia. Spain
2015- Yo Nemalinica. Folklore House. Cieza. Murcia. Spain
2015- Murcian Artists Exhibition. Infanta Elena Cultural Center. Alcantarilla. Murcia. Spain
2015- Fondos I. Sala Alta. Real Casino de Murcia. Spain
2015- Solidarity for Astrapace. Cobalto Gallery. Murcia. Spain
2015- Painting Murcia. Real Casino de Murcia. Spain
2015- Mor & Cris Medievarte. Archaeological Museum of Murcia. Spain
2015- Selected Artists. International Award of Contemporary Painting. EUREKA. Letterario Cafe. Roma. Italy
2015- Eclectic IV. Helios Gallery. Timisoara. Romania
2015- With C of Color. Angel Cantero Gallery. Leon. Spain
2015- VIVARTE. VI International Exhibition of Contemporary Art. María Nieves Marín Gallery. Extremadura. Spain
2015- Eclectic III.  Auditorium and Palace of Congress “Infanta Doña Elena” Aguilas. Murcia. Spain
2015- Social Humor. University of Alicante Exhibition Hall. Alicante. Spain
2015- International Poster Exhibition. Carlos Enriquez Gallery. Remedios. Cuba
2015- Eclectic II. Exhibition Hall Gregorio Cebrian. Totana City Hall. Murcia. Spain
2014. Christmas Exhibition. Teresa Talaverano Gallery. Seville. Spain
2014- FIARTE. International Fair of Art. P. Stulga Museum. Kaunas. Lithuania
2014- Eclectic. Chamber of Commerce. Murcia. Spain
2014- Spanish Artists in Kaunas. Exhibition Hall Kaunas Castle. Kaunas. Lithuania
2013-14- Migrantes 2013 L’IMMIGRAZIONE E L’ACCOGLIENZA. Fondazione Opera Campana dei Caduti Rovereto. Trento. Italy
2013- Human Rights? Ex convento dei Frati Francescani Neri. Specchia. Lecce. Italy
2013- Landscapes in Watercolor.  Sky Arts Gallery. Barcelona. Spain
2013- Spring Salon. Emma Gallery. Madrid. Spain
2013- Spanish Artists in Portugal. Geraldes da Silva Gallery. Porto. Portugal
2013- Special ARCO. EMMA Gallery. Madrid. Spain
2012- Abartium Collection. La Encartada Museum. Biscay. Spain
2011- Murcia Tower Souk 10.0. Murcia. Spain
2010- Contemporary Art Fair in Marbella. MARB ART 2010. Spain
2009- For Press Freedom. Segovia. Spain
2008- The Book makes you free. University of Alicante. Spain
2008- Exhibition on Climate Change. Traveling Andalucia. Spain
2008- VI Art Exhibition for a Dream. Chinguetti Foundation. Official College of Architects. Mauritania
2008- Art for Human Rights. Amnesty International. Cartagena Polytechnic University. Spain
2007- II showed "Perill Terra." Journalists joined Valencian. VALENCIA CAM. Spain
2007- Collective Molinea. Prison Room Molina de Segura. Spain
2007- Art for the recall. Prison Room Molina de Segura. Spain
2007 - First International Meeting in Granada. Spain
2006- Freeze you on February. House Gallery. Cieza 

AWARDS

​2016/15- Selected Artist. International Award Contemporary Painting. EUREKA. Rome. Italy
2013- Art and Culture Prize. Ruralmur. Murcia. Spain
2012- The Solidarity Prize. FEBHI. Madrid. Spain
2011- Selected Artist. Inocente, Inocente Award Foundation. Madrid. Spain

POSTERS

​2016- Guitar International festival. Murcia. Spain
2016- Codex Belix. National. Spain
2016- Caravaca de la Cruz Fiestas. Murcia. Spain
2015- Día de la Banderita (Flag Day). Spanish Red Cross
2013- I Festival. Solidarity for Abarca Shoes. Murcia. Spain
2010- XXX International Jazz Festival in Murcia. Spain
2009- Christian Monarchs Presentation. Caravaca de la Cruz. Spain
2007- International Day of Bifida Spine. Spain 
2006- Moors and Christians of Murcia. Spain
2005- International Cycling Tour of Murcia. Spain 

BOOKS

​2016- El Chicle de Gabriela (The Gum of Gabriela). Publisher: Brote. Murcia. Spain
2015- El Secreto de Pablo (Pablo’s Secret). Publisher: FEBHI. Madrid. Spain
2015- Lagrimas de nube y Diez pequeños ojos de Rana (Tears of Cloud and Ten small frog eyes). Publisher: Consejo General del Libro. Madrid
2014- Valle de Ricote. Ultimo Reducto Morisco (Ricote Valley. Last Moorish Stronghold. Publisher: Valle de Ricote Inagotable. Murcia. Spain
2010- Los Peregrinos de Caravaca de la Cruz (The Pilgrims of Caravaca de la Cruz). Publisher: Caravaca de la Cruz City Hall. Murcia. Spain
2010- La Visita del Doctor Yaba (Doctor Yaba Visit). Publisher: Ministry of Education. Murcia. Spain
2009- Paparruchas. Publisher: Tres Fronteras Ediciones. Spain
2009- Pepelino y sus colegas ( Pepelino and his colleagues). Publisher: Solidarity The Carrefour Foundation. Madrid
2008- Alfonso X “El Sabio” (Alfonso X “The Wise”). Publisher: Templarios. Moros y Cristianos de Murcia
2008- Por Humor al Prójimo (By humor to the neighbor). Publisher: FX Grafic. Catalonia. Spain
2007- Pido la Palabra (¿May I have the floor?). Publisher: Regional de Murcia. Spain
2004- Válgame Dios! (¡Good God!). Publisher: Editorial Nausicaä. Murcia. Spain