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Episode Synopsis
Violeta Maya (b. 1993, Madrid, Spain) lives and works in Madrid and received her BA from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2015. Recent solo exhibitions include Me atrevo a decir que esta pintura está viva, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York (2025), Precisamente porque el rosa me incomoda, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, ES (2023), Todo en constante cambio y yo aquí observando, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York (2023), ¿Verde Azulado o Azul Verdoso?, Alzueta Gallery, Palau de Casavells, Girona, ES (2022), and A mi nadie me preguntó si quería nacer, pero bueno, aquí estoy, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, ES (2022).
She was recently featured as part of the Olivia Foundation’s Spotlight Series and has been included in group exhibitions at Jack Siebert Projects, Los Angeles (2025), Fernberger Gallery, Los Angeles (2024), Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, ES (2023); and GÄRNA Gallery, Madrid, ES (2022), among others.
Violeta Maya, Me atrevería a decir que esta pintura está viva, 2024, Pigments and acrylic on canvas, 80 1/4h x 119 3/4w in.
Violeta Maya, Miedo a lo desconocido, 2024, Wood, acrylic on silk, 81 1/4h x 20w x 4 3/4d in.
Violeta Maya, Infinitas versiones de una misma I, 2024, Pigments and acrylic on canvas, 78 1/2h x 48 3/4w in.
She was recently featured as part of the Olivia Foundation’s Spotlight Series and has been included in group exhibitions at Jack Siebert Projects, Los Angeles (2025), Fernberger Gallery, Los Angeles (2024), Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, ES (2023); and GÄRNA Gallery, Madrid, ES (2022), among others.
Violeta Maya, Me atrevería a decir que esta pintura está viva, 2024, Pigments and acrylic on canvas, 80 1/4h x 119 3/4w in.
Violeta Maya, Miedo a lo desconocido, 2024, Wood, acrylic on silk, 81 1/4h x 20w x 4 3/4d in.
Violeta Maya, Infinitas versiones de una misma I, 2024, Pigments and acrylic on canvas, 78 1/2h x 48 3/4w in.
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