Elena Gual (1994), a Mallorcan artist, has established a remarkable trajectory in the art world with her unique approach to portraiture. Her work celebrates the female figure while addressing themes such as identity, empowerment, and cultural diversity, standing out for its conceptual and technical depth.

Specializing in palette knife techniques, Gual creates textures and layers that bring a distinctive richness to her pieces, making her style instantly recognizable. Each artwork reflects a unique sensitivity to the complexity and diversity of human experience.

Trained at prestigious institutions such as the Florence Academy of Art, Central Saint Martins, and the Royal Academy in London, Gual has exhibited in major art hubs like New York and London. Her technique and artistic vision have positioned her as one of the most relevant young creators of her generation.

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Exhibitions

Solo Shows

2024 • Institutional exhibition at Casa de Vacas - ARMA Gallery, Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain.

• “People of Mexico” at Contenssina art x ARMA Gallery, CDMX, Mexico

• Individual Exhibition "Metamorphosis" at ARMA Gallery - Madrid, Spain.

2023 • Exhibition at La Residencia Gallery Red - Deià, Spain.

• “Metamorphosis”, ARMA Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

2022 • Exhibition at El Castillete with ARMA Gallery - Madrid, Spain.

• Individual Exhibition at Grove Square Gallery - London, UK.

• “La Lonja live painting” La Lonja, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

• “The Perfect Imperfect”, Voltz Clarke Gallery and Gallery Red, New York, USA.

2021 • “Aura”, Grove Square Gallery - London, UK.

2020 • “L´Éveil des sens”, La Galerie du 8. Curated by Wendy Lauwers. Paris, France.

2019 • “Personal Structures” Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy.

Group shows & fairs

2025 • Zona MACO Art Fair - ARMA Gallery, Mexico City.

2024 • By Invitation Art Fair - ARMA Gallery, Barelona, Spain.

• Estampa Art Fair - ARMA Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

• Marte Art Fair - ARMA Gallery, Castellón, Spain.

• Art Madrid Art Fair - ARMA Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

2023 • Encuentro. ARMA Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

• “Tramontana” - Gallery Red, Mallorca, Spain.

• Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair - ARMA Gallery.

• Estampa 2023 Art Fair - ARMA Gallery, Madrid.

2022 • Art Madrid art fair February 2023 - ARMA Gallery, Madrid.

• "Before and After Art" ARMA Gallery• Art Fair "Estampa October 2022" with ARMA Gallery - Madrid, Spain.

• Art Fair "Art Madrid February 2022" with ARMA Gallery - Madrid, Spain.

• Group Exhibition at the Art Center El Brocense of the Diputación de Cáceres - Spain.

2021 • Group Exhibition at "Art Loft" with Gallery Red - Palma, Spain.

2017 • Art Fair "Estampa October 2021" - ARMA Gallery, Madrid, Spain.

• Group Exhibition in Cap Ferrat - France.

Education / Career / Awards

2022 • Cultura Inquieta Platform Award at the Art Madrid Fair

2016-2018 • Bachelor's degree in Classical Painting and Drawing from the ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN FLORENCE in Florence and New York.

2013-2016 • Sculpture as an additional subject.

2012-2013 • Worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for a semester in their "copists" program, reproducing John Singer Sargent's "Madame X."

2010-2012 • Participation in the Painters and Dyers Competition in London, where she won second prize.

Charity & Collaborations

2022 • Collaboration with the Mallorca Lonja for live painting.

• Selected artist by Cultura Inquieta at the Art Madrid art fair.

• Collaboration with Hoff for International Women's Day.

• Second prize in the Painter Stainer's Competition, London.

2021 • Charity works for Covid-19 supplies (@materialcoronavirus).

• Collaboration with Penhaligons for Shopping & Styles magazine from El País.

• Collaboration with bell hooks for the book cover of "Respondona."

2020 • Online Workshops (live on Instagram).

• Collaboration with bell hooks for the book cover of "Todo Sobre el Amor."

2019 • Collaboration with Royal Bliss (Coca-Cola).

• Workshops at Masterpiece London.

Selected Press

• Elena Gual on LA RAZÓN’s art podcast: "I’m experiencing something I never imagined." (larazon.es)

• Harper’s Bazaar: “Raíces”, the exhibition by artist Elena Gual in Madrid that explores her origins

• Diario de Madrid: Painter Elena Gual Brings Her Andalusian ‘Raíces’ to Casa de Vacas Cultural Center in El Retiro

• TVE: Highlighted mention of Elena Gual’s Exhibition• El Grito: “Elena Gual and Her Women Sculpted with Paint”

• Elle Decor: The figurative painter from Mallorca who triumphs with her beautiful portraits of women made with a palette knife.

• Forbes Spain: “Metamorfosis” by Elena Gual & Arma Gallery

• Tendencias del Mercado del Arte: Interview with Elena Gual

• Fearless Magazine: Generation of Purpose | Interview

• Cultura Inquieta: Elena Gual’s artworks have been selected as one of the favorites at ArtMadrid• Ultima hora In Palma

• Iberia - Talento a bordo Kluid Magazine

• Diario de Mallorca Marie Claire

• The FashionVibesForbes

'I am certain that creating is a form that you can accomplish when what you have imagined what goes from your heart to your mind and finally to your hands. While drawing inspiration from my travels across the world since a young age I began to understand how women are often treated with so much inequality across many countries. My understanding of inequality was taken to another extreme and that sensation is something that has hugely affected me, both as a person and artist. 

My goal is to focus on these women, highlight their shapes, beauty and persona; to keep progressing in the understanding of the realism shapes and take them to a more contemporary feeling and understanding. I want to evoke their aura and I strive for the viewer to appreciate them and their emotions as much as I do.'