Antonio Ovejero (Valencia, 1999) is a Spanish artist whose painting explores the relationship between memory, identity, and material culture, transforming objects and images from the domestic sphere into scenes suspended between reality and fiction. Porcelain, jewellery, textiles, ornaments, and accessories become protagonists of theatrical and highly visual compositions, in which the everyday acquires personal and collective meanings. Through a figurative practice characterised by glossy surfaces, ornamental details, and a sophisticated interplay of reflections, Ovejero investigates the ways in which objects can become repositories of stories, emotions, and memories.
After graduating in Fine Arts in 2022 and completing a Master’s Degree in Artistic Production in 2023 at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Facultat de Belles Arts de Sant Carles, Ovejero has developed a practice in which painting, photography, and image construction continuously intersect. His compositions often originate from the collection and staging of objects connected to family memory or encountered in markets, shops, and everyday environments. These objects are photographed and digitally reworked before being translated onto the painted surface. Their original function is thus suspended, allowing them to become symbolic elements that evoke both a personal world and a broader shared cultural memory.
His major solo exhibitions include Mujeres sin color: Relatos sobre el luto (2022), LADIES: Pictorial retrospective of the everyday scene from the second half of the 20th century (2023), Fugacity (2024), Vestidas de laca y carmín and Si todo fuera de terciopelo (2025), as well as a solo project at the Centro Cultural Las Claras of Fundación Cajamurcia in Murcia. He has also participated in numerous group exhibitions and art fairs, including Art Madrid, Berlin Art Fair, Obertura Carabanchel, and MARTE.
Throughout his career, Ovejero has received several awards and grants, including the Cervezas Alhambra Award for Best Exhibition at Abierto Valencia in 2025, the PAMPAM24 Artistic Production Scholarship awarded by Fundación Hortensia Herrero, and the First Prize for Interactive Emerging Art from Infinity Art Gallery and MARTE. In 2026, he participates in Berlin Art Fair and Art Madrid. He is currently an artist-in-residence at Casa de Velázquez in Madrid, where he is developing ¿Dónde irá el brillo de tus cosas?, a research project focused on the role of domestic objects in the construction of individual and collective memory.
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 If Everything Were Velvet, CLC Gallery - Valencia, Spain
2025 Lacquered and Carmine Dresses, CLC Gallery, Garaje Lola - Madrid, Spain
2025 Solo Project, Centro Cultural Las Claras, Fundación Cajamurcia - Murcia, Spain
2024 Fugacity, CLC Gallery, Galería Nueva - Madrid, Spain
2024 Matching Bags and Heels, Exhibition Hall of the Iberia Building, Provincial Delegation of the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha - Cuenca, Spain
2024 La Maru y sus amigas, El Mercado de la Imprenta - Valencia, Spain
2023 LADIES: Pictorial Retrospective of the Everyday Scene from the Second Half of the 20th Century, Espai d’Art de El Corte Inglés, Avenida de Francia - Valencia, Spain
2023 RETALES, From Mourning to Stamping, Sala Manuela Ballester, Facultat de Ciències Socials, Universitat de València - Valencia, Spain
2022 Mujeres sin color: Relatos sobre el luto, CMJ Orriols - Valencia, Spain
2021 We, Exhibition Hall of the City Council of Casas de Guijarro - Cuenca, Spain
2020 Pieles, Exhibition Hall of the Town Council of Casas de Guijarro - Cuenca, Spain
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2026 The Animals, CLC Gallery - Valencia, Spain
2025 Zokei, CLC Gallery - Valencia, Spain
2024 PAMPAM24, Reales Atarazanas - Valencia, Spain
2024 Exhibition of Selected Works, XXXIII Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas López-Villaseñor - Ciudad Real, Spain
2024 Exhibition of Selected Works, Foios Painting Competition - Valencia, Spain
2023 Walking Exhibition, Galería Alba Cabrera - Valencia, Spain
2023 My Cousin Is Coming, Corner Gallery & Studio - Madrid, Spain
2023 Inside/Out, Galería Maíka Sánchez - Valencia, Spain
2023 Exhibition of Selected Works, National Prize Juan Francés - Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain
2023 Arte Vivo Interactivo 2023, Infinity Art Gallery, Espai d’Art de El Corte Inglés, Avenida de Francia - Valencia, Spain
2022 Connections and Forms of Intimate Space, Galería Cau del Roure - Valencia, Spain
2022 The Image of Memory, Biblioteca Azorín - Patraix, Valencia, Spain
2022 Synergies. Alternative Sights, Multidisciplinary Space T4, Facultat de Belles Arts de Sant Carles, Universitat Politècnica de València - Valencia, Spain
2022 The Echo of Memory, Exhibition Hall CMJ Campoamor - Valencia, Spain
2022 Arte Vivo Interactivo 2022, Infinity Art Gallery, Espai d’Art de El Corte Inglés, Avenida de Francia - Valencia, Spain
2021 To the Street, Palacio Quinta Alegre - Granada, Spain
BIENNIALS AND ART FAIRS
2026 Berlin Art Fair - Berlin, Germany
2026 Art Madrid - Madrid, Spain
2025 Art Madrid - Madrid, Spain
2024 Obertura Carabanchel - Madrid, Spain
2022 MARTE Contemporary Art Fair - Castellón, Spain
2022 Russafart Biennial - Valencia, Spain
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2025 Alhambra Beer Award for Best Exhibition at Abierto Valencia
2024 Honourable Mention, Foios Painting Contest
2024 PAMPAM24 Artistic Production Scholarship, Fundación Hortensia Herrero and Master of Artistic Production
2023 First Prize, Interactive Emerging Art, Infinity Art Gallery, El Corte Inglés and MARTE Contemporary Art Fair
2022 Annual Scholarship for Artistic Studies, Barreira Arte + Diseño
EDUCATION
2023 Master’s Degree in Artistic Production, Universitat Politècnica de València, Facultat de Belles Arts de Sant Carles - Valencia, Spain
2022 Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Universitat Politècnica de València, Facultat de Belles Arts de Sant Carles - Valencia, Spain