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