10 must-see artists at Artesantander 2021

Mari Quiñonero (Murcia, Spain, 1979) has a degree in Art History. She is a plastic artist who has created her own creative universe through various techniques such as watercolour, acrylic, drawing or collage to create her works. She has exhibited throughout her career in various cities both nationally and internationally, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris.

Nico Munuera (Lorca, Spain, 1974) has received several awards. He develops his work through paper as a support. Elements such as fluidity or tonal variations have been the basis of his work. He has been included in exhibitions in various art galleries since 1998, as well as in national and international art fairs. Munuera's work has been exhibited in several international institutions in Geneva, Switzerland (at the Villa Bernasconi, in 2011); at the now defunct Gabarron Foundation-Carriage House Center for the Arts in New York (2007); and at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, MMOMMA (2011).

Arancha Goyeneche (Santander, Spain, 1967) has a degree in Fine Arts (specialising in painting) from the UPV. Since the nineties she has been carrying out a continuous artistic activity highlighting solo and group exhibitions in institutions such as Museo Nacional de Altamira in Santillana del Mar (2018), Museo Genalguacil in Málaga (2017), among others. He has received awards such as XIII Muestra de Arte Joven, Acquisition V Certamen de Artes Plásticas Unicaja, Acquisition XV Premio L'OREAL, Special Mention in the XV Bienal de Pintura de Zamora, Accesit III Premio Joven de Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Acquisition XI Certamen de pintura de la U.N.E.D.... and his work is represented in collections such as the Norte Collection (Government of Cantabria) or Fundación Botín. 

Job Sánchez (A Coruña, Spain, 1979) is a visual artist and illustrator with a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca. He has worked mainly in the field of painting and in his works he tries to tell part of his personal experiences to transcend them and take them to more global dimensions. He has been selected in the XXV Muestra de Artes Plásticas del Principado de Asturias, the I Premio de Arte Joven de Gijón and the first and second Premio de Pintura Joven de Gijón, among other competitions. He was also awarded the XIII AlNorte Grant for new exhibition projects. He has also participated in fairs such as Feria Aret Oviedo.

José Lerma (Seville, Spain, 1971) was born in Seville, but has lived in Puerto Rico and New York. He currently lives and works in Chicago, where he is a full professor at the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Lerma is one of the best and most versatile painters of his generation. Lerma's work has been exhibited internationally at, among others, Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York, Kavi Gupta in Chicago, Xavier Hufkens in Brussels, Brand New Gallery in Milan, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago ........ And he is in public and private collections such as Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY Saatchi Collection, London Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX Arario Collection, Seoul, South Korea Cesar Reyes, San Juan, PR Etc....

David Martínez Suárez (Asturias, Spain, 1984) holds a degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Basque Country. He has carried out projects such as "Mente Salvaje" with a grant from the BBVA Foundation, and "Azar y Proceso" at the Barjola Museum in Gijón. He has also exhibited individually or collectively in venues such as the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao. Artium Museum, Vitoria. Moisés Pérez de Albéniz Gallery, Parra & Romero Gallery, Madrid. Carreras Múgica Gallery, Bilbao. Laboral Art Centre, Gijón. Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Bregenz, among others. 

Almudena Lanceolada (Seville, Spain, 1984) has a degree in Fine Arts, specialising in Conservation - Restoration and Painting from the University of Seville. Almudena's work refers to the recurrent character of nature, where she represents a harmony through simple, organic compositions and colours, sometimes pastel, sometimes more vibrant. Since 2017 she is an artist of Galería silvestre. She has participated in several national exhibitions. 

Curro González (Seville, Spain, 1960) is a Spanish painter and artist representing the Seville generation of the 1980s. His painting has a narrative approach with poetry and humour. He combines painting with drawing and has been creating his own language in his works. His work can be found in the most important Spanish collections and museums such as the Fundación La Caixa, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Banco de España collection, the ARTIUM Museum in Vitoria, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, the Cajamadrid collection, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Pamplona City Council and the Unicaja collection, as well as in other international collections, such as the Stadtbücherei in Stuttgart (Germany).

Isabel Alonso Vega (Madrid, Spain, 1968) graduated in Fine Arts from the Complutense University in 2014. Her works speak of the intangible, that is, of that which is there but can hardly be seen, as it is almost impossible to touch or catch. Alonso has participated in several solo exhibitions with URGEL3, Materna and Herencia Gallery Madrid, Kleiner Salon Berlin, Cubita Gallery Bilbao, etc. 

SABINE FINKENAUER

The painter Sabine Finkenauer (Rockenhausen, Germany, 1961) Her work can be found in the most important Spanish collections and museums such as the Fundación La Caixa, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Banco de España collection, the ARTIUM Museum in Vitoria, the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, the Cajamadrid collection, the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Pamplona City Hall or the Unicaja collection, as well as in other international collections, such as the Stadtbücherei in Stuttgart (Germany). He has exhibited in several solo exhibitions and fairs such as Estampa, ArtBo, ARCO, etc.