Biography
Keke Vilabelda (Valencia, 1986). Fine Arts Master by Central Saint Martins, London (2011), BA from UPV, Valencia (2009). Awarded by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Valencia (2012), by BMW Ibérica / artistic residency Mario Antolín (2012) and by the Mainel Foundation (2016). He was a resident at Casa Wabi (Oaxaca, MX), Casa Velázquez (Madrid, ES), Campos de Gutiérrez (Medellín, CO), ZonaSeis (Mexico City, MX) and at Fundación Miró (Mallorca, ES).
Academic Training
- 2011 MA, Fine Arts, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design (London, UK)
- 2009 BA, Fine Arts, Facultad de Bellas Artes de San Carlos (Valencia, ES)
Solo Exhibitions
- 2024 El Espacio de las Imágenes, Galería Ponce+Robles (Madrid, ES)
- 2023 A Sudden Crack!, Rodríguez Gallery (Poznan, PL)
- 2023 WAVE, NO·NO (Lisbon, PT)
- 2022 Common Ground, Galería Karen Huber (Mexico City, MX)
- 2021 Common Ground, w/ Max Radawski, Rodriguez Gallery, Warsaw Gallery Weekend (Warsaw, PL)
- 2020 Common Ground, Grau Projekt (Melbourne, AU)
- 2019 Inside & Outside (w/ Sergio Barrera), Set Espai D’Art (Valencia, ES)
- 2018 Materia Transitoria, Galería Karen Huber (Mexico City, MX)
- 2018 La Construcción del Hallazgo. Apofenia, (w/ A. Ballardo & F.Pires) , Galería Impakto (Lima, Peru)
- 2017 Estratos y Sedimentos, Kir Royal Gallery (Madrid, ES)
- 2017 Overwrite, Project Room, Galería Karen Huber (Mexico City, MX)
- 2016 Hueso y Hormigón, Museo del Almudín (Valencia, ES)
- 2016 Acid-House, Plecto EAC (Medellín, CO)
- 2016 Flow, Kir Royal Gallery (Valencia, ES)
- 2015 Brand New Ruins, Rodríguez Gallery (Poznan, PL)
- 2014 Build-up, Plecto EAC (Medellín, CO)
- 2013 Build-up, AEA Ademuz Espai D’Art (Valencia, ES)
- 2013 Mountain Pass, Galería 9 (Valencia, ES)
- 2012 The Long Voyage w/ Kalo Vicent, Museo de Las Atarazanas (Valencia, ES)
- 2012 The Inception of Line, Coldharbour London Gallery (London, UK)
- 2011 WindScreens, Twilight Zone Galerie (Tournai, BE)
- 2010 Espacios en Transformación, Galería 9 (Valencia, ES)
Group Exhibitions
- 2025 Group Show, CDMX Art Week, Galería Karen Huber (Mexico City, MX)
- 2024 DECONSTRUYENDO LA ABSTRACCIÓN. Pintura Valenciana (1970-2024), CCCC (Valencia, ES)
- 2024 Art Dusseldorf, NO·NO booth (Dusseldorf, DE)
- 2024 ARCOmadrid, Ponce+Robles booth (Madrid, ES)
- 2023 'Dialogues', European Parliament (Brussels, BE)
- 2023 ARCOlisboa 2023, NO·NO both, Cordoaria Nacional (Lisbon, PT)
- 2022 - 23 BE KIND REWIND, NO·NO (Lisbon, PT)
- 2022 MATTER – AFFECT, curated by Susana Ventura, NO·NO (Lisbon, PT)
- 2022 Devolver el Fuego, curated by Mónica Maneiro, CCCCondeduque, Madblue (Madrid, ES)
- 2022 ARCOmadrid, Ponce+Robles booth (Madrid, ES)
- 2022 Punto de Destello, curated by Pilz Estrada, Ponce+Robles (Madrid, ES)
- 2022 MACO, Galería Karen Huber booth (Mexico City, MX)
- 2021 ARCOmadrid, Rodriguez Gallery booth (Madrid, ES)
- 2021 Tienda de Memorias, curated by Nicolás Bourriaud, Casa Wabi Foundation Collection (Mexico City, MX)
- 2021 Itinérance, Académie des beaux-arts de Paris (Paris, FR)
- 2021 Artistas de la Casa de Velázquez, École de Beaux-Arts (Nantes, FR)
- 2020 Festival ¡Viva Villa! Avignon, curated by Cécile Debray, Collection Lambert (Avignon, FR)
- 2020 Aragon Park, Cosalda (Madrid, ES)
- 2020 Little Great Paintings, Stephane Simoens (Knokke, BE)
- 2020 Busy Art Home, Programa Taide (Online)
- 2020 Works on Paper, Galería Karen Huber (Mexico City, MX)
- 2020 ArtBo Fin de Semana, Pleco Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo (Bogota, CO)
- 2020 Atelier Velázquez, Galerie Loo&Lou (Paris, FR)
- 2020 Finalistas Premio Pintura BMW, Teatro Real y Centro Cultural Casa de Vacas (Madrid, ES)
- 2019 ArtBo, Galería Karen Huber booth (Bogota, BO)
- 2019 Notebook on Cities, curated by Domenico de Chirico, Rodriguez Gallery (Poznan, PL)
- 2019 Swab Art Fair, Set Espai D’Art (Barcelona, ES)
- 2019 Terra, ArtBo Fin de Semana, Pleco Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo (Bogota, CO)
- 2019 MACO Art Fair, Galeria Karen Huber booth (Mexico City, MX)
- 2018 Shede Art Center, Opening Exhibition, Shichuan (Chongqing, CH)
- 2018 7th Visual Art Biennial, Museo Leopoldo Flores (Mexico City, MX)
- 2018 Estampa, Contemporary Art Fair, Rodriguez Gallery booth (Madrid, ES)
- 2018 Lima Photo, Galería Impakto booth (Lima, PE)
- 2018 Mártires de la Conquista, Public Art Projects (Mexico City, MX)
- 2018 Salón Acme, Bodega (Mexico City, MX)
- 2018 BluePrints, Artelli Gallery (Brussels/Antwerp, BE)
- 2018 Karen Huber Project Room, Galería Karen Huber, Gallery Weekend (Mexico City, MX)
- 2017 INDEX NATURA, CDAN Art and Nature Centre - Beulas Foundation (Huesca, ES)
- 2017 Estampa, Contemporary Art Fair, Kir Royal Gallery booth (Madrid, ES)
- 2017 Modern Love Vol.I, Quinto Piso (Mexico City, MX)
- 2017 Salón Acme 2017, Salón ACME (Mexico City, MX)
- 2017 Art Madrid 17. One Project, Kir Royal Gallery booth (Madrid, ES)
Awards
- 2016 Fundación Mainel Painting Awards, Fundación Mainel (Valencia, ES)
- 2015 International Paiting Award Guasch Coranty Foundation, Guasch Coranty Foundation (Barcelona, ES)
- 2013 Virgen de las Viñas Award, 1st Prize, Virgen de las Viñas (Tomelloso, ES)
- 2013 Painting Award, Villa de Fuente Álamo (Murcia, ES)
- 2012 BMW Ibérica Award, Mario Antolín Grant for painting research (Madrid, ES)
- 2012 San Carlos Fine Arts Royal Academy Award, 1st Prize (Valencia, ES)
- 2010 Vila de Pego Award, 1st Prize (Pego, ES)
- 2009 Manolo Valdés Internacional Plastic Arts Award, 1st Prize (Altura, ES)
- 2008 Acquisition Award UPV, Valencia Polytechnic University (Valencia, ES)
Scholarships
- 2019 Casa de Velazquez scholarship grant, art residency, Académie de France à Madrid (Madrid, ES)
- 2012 Mario Antolín Scholarship grant for painting research, Prémio BMW Ibérica (Madrid, ES)
Artistic Residencies
- 2019 Artistic residency grant, Casa de Velazquez art residency, Académie de France à Madrid (Madrid, ES)
- 2017 Artistic residency, CASA WABI (Puerto Escondido, MX)
Collections
- MOLAA – Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach, USA)
- IVAM – Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (Valencia, ES)
- BMW Ibérica (Madrid, ES)
- Fundación Mainel (Valencia, ES)
- CAAC Cuenca y MideCiant (Cuenca, ES)
- Fuente Alamo Museum (Murcia, ES)
- Carmignac Foundation (Hyeres, FR)
- Diputación de Valencia (ES)
- Municipalities of Valdepeñas, Manises, Burjassot, Puzol, Segorbe, Altura, Benissa, Ontinyent, Pego, Xátiva and Foios (ES)
- Pego Contemporary Art Museum (Valencia, ES)
- CDAN Art and Nature Centre - Beulas Foundation (Huesca, ES)
- San Carlos Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Valencia, ES)
- Baijia Lake Collection (Nanjing, CH)
- Provincial Counsel of Valencia (Valencia, ES)
- Municipality of Lyon (Lyon, FR)
- Artistic Heritage Fund (UPV – Valencia Polytechnic University)
- Colección Rucandio (Santillana del Mar, ES)
- Fundación Venancio Blanco (Salamanca, ES)
- Fundación Juan José Castellano Comenge (Valencia, ES)