Jordi Alcaraz

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Lives and works in Calella, Spain

Jordi Alcaraz’s practice sits at the threshold between sculpture, drawing, and installation, exploring the poetics of emptiness, transparency, and disappearance. Deeply rooted in the classical tradition of painting and sculpture, his work evolves into a contemporary reflection on volume, language, and time through materials such as glass, methacrylate, mirror, ink, stone, or the book as an object. Far from traditional pictorial media, Alcaraz is drawn to the malleability of materials and the expressive possibilities of the in-between space: that suspended moment before the image either comes into being or fades away. His visual language is articulated through plays of shadow, perforations, reflections, black ink lines, and material tensions that allow glimpses into hidden and poetic spaces beyond the surface. In his works, absence becomes the main character: the gesture matters more than the outcome, the trace more than the form, the process more than the final image.

With a solid international career, Jordi Alcaraz has exhibited in renowned international galleries such as Galerie Forsblom (Helsinki), Alzueta Gallery (Barcelona), Galería Joan Prats (Barcelona), and Jack Rutberg Fine Arts (Los Angeles). His work is part of major collections including the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston (MFAH), the Fundació Vila Casas, and the Cisneros Fontanals Collection, among others. His work has been linked to surrealism, abstract expressionism, and arte povera, although his voice remains radically singular: a poetics of the limit, of absence, and of disappearance as a form of presence.

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITONS (since 2008)
Solo Exhibition, Galeria Mayoral, Paris, France (2025)
Jordi Alcaraz: Dissonance, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland (2024)
Material de construcció, Palau de Casavells, Casavells, Girona, Spain (2024)
Pentagramas, Nieves Fernández, Madrid, Spain (2024)
Gnòmon, Galeria Mayoral, Barcelona, Spain (2023)
From one drawing another, Galeria Mayoral, Paris, France (2022)
Jordi Alcaraz: New Works, Makasiini Contemporary, Turku, Finland (2022)
Més enllà de la matèria, Atelier Sala d’Art, Barcelona, Spain (2021)
Planyideres, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2021)
Alè, Fundació Espai Guinovart, Agramunt, Spain (2021)
Cosas elementales, NF Galería, Madrid, Spain (2021)
Nits, Museu de Montserrat, Abadía de Montserrat, Spain (2019)
Ejercicio de Desaparición, Galería Patricia Ready, Vitacura, Chile (2019
Defying Boundaries, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, USA (2018)
Llibres de rellotgeria, Galeria Torbandena, Trieste, Italy (2018)
Posar roses sobre la gepa closa, Museu de Pintura, Sant Pol de Mar, Spain (2018)
Esborradís, Museu Can Framis, Barcelona, Spain (2017)
Solo Exhibition, Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona, Spain (2017)
Dibuixos de defensa, NF Galería, Madrid, Spain (2016)
Veues baixes, Centre Cultural Contemporani Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2015)
Solo Exhibition, INSIDEOUT, Saint-Rémy, France (2014)
Mirco Marchelli: one-man-show, Galeria Torbandena, Trieste, Italy (2014)
Altered States, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, USA (2013)
Solo Show, Galerie Stefan Röpke, Cologne, Germany (2013)
Aire corrent, Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona, Spain (2012)
Solo Exhibition, NF Galería, Madrid, Spain (2012)
Deixants i portes, Tomlinson Kong Contemporary, New York, USA (2012)
Solo Exhibition, Nicolas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Canada (2011)
Dejuni, Centre Cultural Contemporani Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2011)
Framing Abstraction, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (2011)
Desaparición de las imágenes, Galeria Torbandena, Trieste, Italy (2010)
Solo Exhibition, Galerie Stefan Röpke, Cologne, Germany (2010)
Summer Show, Alzueta Gallery, Palau de Casavells, Casavells, Girona, Spain (2009)
Escultures, dibuixos i pintures, Centre Cultural Contemporani Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2008)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (since 2013)
Marco. Límite y lugar, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2025)
Spring Show, Palau de Casavells, Casavells, Spain (2024)
Of collection, Galería Atelier, Barcelona, Spain (2023)
About Art, MakasiiniI Contemporary, Turku, Finland (2023)
ArtUnites – Horizon +30, Galeria Horizon, Colera, Girona, Spain (2022)
Summer Show, Alzueta Gallery, Palau de Casavells, Girona, Spain (2022)
Of collection, Galería Atelier, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
Summer Group Show, PIGMENT Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
Maestros de la abstracción, Galería Marita Segovia, Madrid, Spain (2022)
From line to volume, Galería Atelier, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
Academies / Ultraacademies, Palau Antiguitats, Barcelona, Spain (2021)
Think about the size of the universe, then brush your teeth, and go to bed, Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona, Spain (2020)
Moment, One Arc Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey (2020)
Càpsules de confinament, Museu Can Framis, Barcelona, Spain (2020)
Entre líneas, Artkunstarte, Madrid, Spain (2019)
Cartografies I + II, Centre Cultural de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain (2019)
Escala de grises, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante, Alicante, Spain (2019)
Painting still alive, CoCA, Torun, Poland (2018)
In-side Out, Galeria Horizon, Colera, Girona, Spain (2018)
Aquellas pequeñas cosas…, Galeria Marc Domenech, Barcelona, Spain (2018)
Antoni Tàpies, Jordi Alcaraz, Gino Rubert, Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin, Germany (2017)
Discursos Premeditados, Caja Mediterráneo, Centre del Carme, Valencia, Spain (2017)
Bienal Internacional de Grabado ICPNA, Lima, Peru (2017)
S. XX / 20th Century Design II, DADA Studios, Barcelona, Spain (2017)
From Klimt To Kiefer, Galeria Torbandena, Trieste, Italy (2016)
Clouds, Château des Princes de Croy, Roeulx, Belgium (2016)
Patrimoni ocult, Museu Domènech i Montaner, Canet de Mar, Spain (2016)
A book between two stools, Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Boghossian Foundation, Vienna, Austria (2014)
Nuage, Musée Réattu, Arles, France (2013)
Abstrakte Musik – mit und ohne kohlensäure, Galeria Haas AG, Berlin, Germany (2013)
CLOSE – Obras de la colección, Galería Vértice, Oviedo, Spain (2013)

SELECTED ART FAIRS (since 2013)
ART PARIS, Alzueta Gallery, Paris, France (2026)
ZONA MACO, Alzueta Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (2026)
NADA MIAMI, Alzueta Gallery, Miami, USA (2025)
ESTAMPA ART FAIR, Poligrafa Obra Grafica, Madrid, Spain (2025)
THE ARMORY SHOW, Alzueta Gallery, New York, USA (2025)
ENTER ART FAIR, Alzueta Gallery, Copenhaguen, Denmark (2025)
ZONA MACO, Alzueta Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (2025)
ARCO, Poligrafa Obra Grafica, Madrid, Spain (2025)
ART BASEL MAIMI, Poligrafa Obra Grafica, Miami, USA (2024)
THE ARMORY SHOW, Poligrafa Obra Grafica, New York, USA (2024)
ART ROTTERDAM, Alzueta Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2024)
ENTER ART FAIR, Alzueta Gallery, Copenhaguen, Denmark (2024)
ART SG, NF Galeria, Singapore, Singapore (2024)
ZONA MACO, Alzueta Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (2024)
UNTITLED ART FAIR, Makasiini Contemporary, Miami Beach, USA (2023)
TAIPEI DANGDAI, NF Galeria, Taipei, Taiwan (2023)
ART ON PAPER, Alzueta Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (2023)
ARCO, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, Madrid, Spain (2023)
ENTER ART FAIR, Alzueta Gallery, Copenhaguen, Denmark (2023)
DALLAS ART FAIR, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, Dallas, USA (2023)
ART PARIS, Alzueta Gallery, Paris, France (2023)
ART CENTRAL, Alzueta Gallery, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2023)
ART ROTTERDAM, Alzueta Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2023)
ZONA MACO, Alzueta Gallery, CDMX, Mexico (2023)
ART MIAMI, Alzueta Gallery, Miami Beach, USA (2022)
ARCO, Galeria Mayoral, Madrid, Spain (2022)
ARCO, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, Madrid, Spain (2022)
MASTERPIECE LONDON, Alzueta Gallery, London, UK (2022)
ART PARIS, Alzueta Gallery, Paris, France (2022)
ESTAMPA ART FAIR, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2022)
ESTAMPA ART FAIR, Galería Atelier, Madrid, Spain (2022)
UNTITLED ART FAIR, Makasiini Contemporary, Miami Beach, USA (2022)
VOLTA BASEL, Alzueta Gallery, Basel, Switzerland (2022)
ARCO, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, Madrid, Spain (2021)
ART BASEL, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, Basilea, Switzerland (2021)
ART PARIS, Alzueta Gallery, Paris, France (2021)
ART ON PAPER, Galería Marita Segovia, Brussels, Belgium (2021)
CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL, One Arc Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey (2021)
THE ARMORY SHOW, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, New York, USA (2020)
IFPDA FINE ART PRINT FAIR, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, New York, USA (2020)
ART PARIS, Alzueta Gallery, Paris, France (2020)
ARCO, NF Galeria, Madrid, Spain (2019)
UNTITLED ART FAIR, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, San Francisco, USA (2019)
ZONA MACO, Alzueta Gallery, CDMX, Mexico (2019)
ART MIAMI, Alzueta Gallery, Miami Beach, USA (2019)
IFPDA FINE ART PRINT FAIR, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, New York, USA (2018)
ARTMONTE-CARLO, Polígrafa Obra Gráfica, Monte-Carlo, Monaco (2018)
ARCO, NF Galeria, Madrid, Spain (2018)
ARCO, NF Galeria, Madrid, Spain (2017)
UNTITLED ART FAIR, NF Galeria, San Francisco, USA (2017)
ART DÜSSELDORF, Haas Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany (2017)
ZONA MACO, NF Galeria, CDMX, Mexico (2017)
ART BASEL MIAMI, Polígrafa Obra Gràfica, Miami Beach, USA (2016)
ARCO, Galeria Joan Prats, Madrid, Spain (2015)
ARCO, NF Galeria, Madrid, Spain (2015)
ARCO, Galeria Joan Prats, Madrid, Spain (2014)
ARCO, NF Galeria, Madrid, Spain (2014)
ZONA MACO, Galerie Stefan Röpke, CDMX, Mexico (2013)

ARTWORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Biederman Museum, Donaueschingen, Germany
Ella Cisneros Collection, Miami, Florida, USA
Frasca Collection, Paris, France
Fundació Maria Cristina Masaveu Peterson, Madrid, Spain
Fundació Vila Casas, Barcelona, Spain
Martin Z. Margulies Collection, Miami, USA
MFAH Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, USA
Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Barcelona, Spain