JAVIER LEÓN PÉREZ
b. 1977
Lives and works in Spain
Javier´s artworks instantly reveal the detailed process behind their conception—the intentional, eternal eternal repetition of minute elements to form the whole. His pieces and installations connect with the rhythms found in nature and in the cosmos. Javier works primarily with carefully-sourced Japanese papers, with which he investigates forms that find a way to express the intricate interplay between light and folds.
Integral to his work is the experience of the viewer. Javier is interested in the viewer’s ability to project themselves personally onto and into the pieces they stand in front of. Thus, he conceives his work as a permeable sandbox that allows space for the viewer to reflect their own perceptions onto the artwork—to follow their own thoughts and see them recognized within the artwork in an immersive and immersed in an sensory experience.
EDUCATION
2011
M.F.A. Creation and Investigation, MAC+I, Faculty Of Fine Art, Complutense University of Madrid
2007
B.A. Painting, Faculty of Sta. Isabel de Hungría, University of Seville
2001
B.A. Publicity, School of Art and Artistic Jobs of Seville
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Inmerssion, Art Loft Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
Tempus-Spatium, N2 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2015
Horarium, Puerta Roja Gallery, Hong Kong
2014
Origen, Trema Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2011
Warp & Silence, Trema Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2009
Secret Garden, Trema Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
Resilence, Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Turning the Page, Laura Rathe Fine Art Gallery, Houston, TX
Emotional Materials, Art´Loft Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2020
Autres Noirs, Art´Loft Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2019
Territorios Compartidos, Puerta Roja Gallery, Mexico
Visions in Motions, Puerta Roja, Hong Kong
2018
Absence, Art´Loft Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2017
Scope Miami, Modus Art Gallery, Paris, France
KIAF 2017 Art Fair, Puerta Roja, Hong Kong
Art Stage Jakarta, Puerta Roja, Hong Kong
Art Taipei, Puerta Roja, Hong Kong
Contemporary Istambul Art fair, N2 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Interactions, The House of Fine Art Gallery, London, England
2016
Anamnesis, Puerta Roja Gallery, Hong Kong
Context Art Miami 2016, N2 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Art Central 16 Art Fair , Puerta Roja Gallery, Hong Kong
2015
Lenguajes de Papel VI, Fernando Pradilla Gallery, Madrid, Spain
KIAF 2015 Art Fair, Puerta Roja Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
10th Anniversary, N2 Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Bazaar Art Jakarta 2015 Art Fair, Puerta Roja Gallery, Jakarta
Art Central Art Fair, Puerta Roja Gallery, Hong Kong
2014
JUST MAD6 Art Fair, Trema Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Art Taipei 2014 Art Fair, Puerta Roja Gallery, Taiwan
KIAF 2014 Art Fair, Puerta Roja Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
Bazaar ArtJakarta 2014 Art Fair, Puerta Roja Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Cruze de Caminos, Victor López Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Recollective 3, PUERTA ROJA Gallery, Hong Kong
Plan Renove, Curator Sema D`Costa, Pumarejo Gallery, Seville, Spain
2013
Abstraccionismo, Curator Juan F. Lacomba, Gallery Tomares City Council, Seville, Spain
SWAB 2013, Contemporary Art Fair, AJG Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Espejismos, AJG Gallery, Seville, Spain
2012
CASA//ARTE Art Fair Madrid, AJG Gallery, Seville, Spain
Haciendo Mano, Madariaga Foundation, Sevilla, Spain
2011
Dearte Madrid 2011 Art Fair, Madrid, Spain
Arte Gira City Meca, Mediterráneo Art Center, Almería, Spain
MAC+I, MIRA Cultural Center of Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
AWARDS AND HONORS
2016
Selection Prize BMW 2016 International Award of Painting, Valencia, Spain
2015
Selection Prize FOCUS ABENGOA 2016, International Award of Plastic Arts, Seville, Spain
2012
Scholarship, “II ENCONTRO DA ARTISTAS NOVOS, CIDADE DA CULTURA DE GALICIA” Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Scholarship, “SEVILLA ES TALENTO”, Fundación Madariaga, Seville, Spain
2011
Selection Prize, 72 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF ART, Culture y Tourism
City Council Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Spain
Selection Prize, BANCAJA Painting Prize, Valencia, Spain
Acquisition Prize, UNIA, Painting Award Andalucian International University, Huelva, Spain
Selection Prize, PAINTING AWARD 2011 Parliament of La Rioja, Exhibition space of La Rioja Parliament, Logroño, Spain
2010
Selection Prize, Young Award 10 Artes Plástica, Fundación General UCM, Madrid, Spain
Selection Prize, Young Award MÁLAGA CREA 2010, City Council of Málaga, Spain
2009
Selection Prize DESENCAJA 09, Award of Plastic Arts, Institute of youth from the Andalucia Council, Málaga, Spain
2008
Acquisition Prize, Pintor Laxeiro Bienial Award. Caixa Galicia Bank. Lalín, Pontevedra, Spain
2007
MENTION OF HONOR. Salón de Otoño Great Academy of Fine Art Sta. Isabel De Hungría, Sevilla, Spain
2006
2nd Prize. Painting Award Gustavo Bacarisas. City Council of Sevilla, Spain
ART RESIDENCES AND GRANTS.
2019
ART RESIDENCE, RED GATE ART RESIDENCE. “Intramural” Art Project, Beigin
2012
ART RESIDENCE, “II ENCONTRO DA ARTISTAS NOVOS, CIDADE DA CULTURA DE GALICIA”, Santiago de Compostela
GRANT, “SEVILLA ES TALENTO”, Council of Sevilla and Fundación Madariaga, Sevilla, Spain
2007
ART RESIDENCE “Percepciones de la Ciudad. Mirada de 12 artistas del Mediterráneo”. JISER/IEMED, Centre Civic Fort Puienc, Barcelona / Theatre Space, Tunicia / Kurt Gallery, Zaragoza
CONFERENCES
2019
CONFERENCE “CORPORAL. RITUALES DEL INFINITO”. CYCLE OF CONFERENCES “TRESDE, ARTES VISUALES DEL ESPACIO, DEL PAPEL AL OBJETO”. DIONISIO ORTÍZ Art School, Córdoba, Spain
2014
CONFERENCE, “PECHAKUCHA”, Scupture Net Work, Casa de La Provincia, Seville, Spain
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
BOGHOSSIAN Foundation, Brussels, Belgium
VICTOR HARTONO Collection, Jakarta, Indonesia
POAC Foundation Galila Barzilai, Bussels, Belgium
Private collection Argentina Embassy, Seoul, Korea
Madariaga Foundation, Seville, Spain
UNIA, International University of Andalusia, Huelva, Spain
Painting Collection Fine Art of Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
DEARTE Art Collection, Palacio de Medinaceli, Soria, Spain
Art Collection ABANCA Foundation Caixa Galícia, Acoruña, Spain
City Council of Sevilla, Spain
City Council of Cádiz, Spain
PUBLICATIONS
2020
Achtrung! Magazine, X Anniversary, October 2020, n. 8, pp. 21-22
2018
Sevilla Selecta Magazine, October 2018, n. 10, pp. 38-45
2015
Arte al Limite Magazine, n. 74, pp. 108-115
https://www.arteallimite.com/2015/11/22/espana-artista-multidisciplinar-javier-leon-perez/
2011
Rebecca Silus. Paper-Craft 2: Design and Art with Paper. Berlin, Ed: Gestalten. P. 196. ISBN/EAN 978-90-801242-6-4
2008
José R. Íñiguez. A/Z. Artistas andaluces para el s.XXI. Sevilla, Ed: Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Cultura. Dirección Iván de la Torre Amerigui. Pág. 199. ISBN/EAN 978-84-8ª66-755-3
2006
MU. Magazine del s. XXI. March 2006, n. 44, pp. 20-21