Juan Narowé

Inspired by different artistic disciplines, from literature to cinema, Juan Narowé works across several media in ever changing paintings that oscillate between old and new. Often adding or erasing layers to his works, taking already existing fragments and modifying them, Narowé creates material palimpsests: the trace encounters the new, in an interplay of timeframes. The formal language of the works is simple, almost childish, pure in intention and style. The naivety of the subjects, portrayed while walking or simply sitting, is endearing: there is a sense of intimacy to the protagonists, as if the artists is able to enter their private thoughts and dreams and deliver them onto linen or paper.

The density of the paint and the thickness of the line make the contrast surface-drawing even stronger, enforcing this sense of closeness between the viewer and the subject matter.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
T-10 Project, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2024)
Under the Sun, DiGallery, Seville, Spain (2022)
Todo es Color, The Curators Room, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2022)
Negative Capability, Ana Mas Projects, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
One Long Party, TACA, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2021)
MECAIntro: Narowé, MECA, São Paulo, Brazil (2018)
Aobra, Centro Cultural UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2015)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Spring Show, Palau de Casavells, Casavells, Spain (2024)
New Portraits, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2024)
La Terre est Bleue Comme une Orange, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2023)
Partidas – 3 under 40, Palau de Casavells, Casavells, Spain (2023)
Nuevos Paisajes, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2023)
New Landscapes, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2023)
Lullabies, The Curators Room, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
No estamos solos, The Curators Room, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
Todo es de color, The Curators Room, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2022)
Muestra de Arte Joven en La Rioja, Esdir, Logroño, Spain (2018)
FIF Festival Internacional de Fotografia, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2017)
Morreu, Space Orbit, Tokyo, Japan (2015)
Altiplana #2, Elevado, São Paulo, Brazil (2015)
Desenho Inacabado, FUNARTE MG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2014)
Narowé y Tatiana Cavinato, Galería 4E25, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2014)
Fragmentos e Trajetos, Centro Cultural UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2014)

SELECTED ART FAIRS
KIAF SEOUL, Alzueta Gallery, Seoul, South Korea (2024)
UVNT, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2024)
ESTAMPA, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2023)
UVNT, Alzueta Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2023)
SWAB ART FAIR, Ana Mas Projects, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR, Meli-Melo, Tokyo, Japan (2017)
NEW YORK ART BOOK FAIR, Meli-Melo, New York, USA (2017)
TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR, Meli-Melo, Tokyo, Japan (2016)

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
AGAR, Alzueta Gallery Artist Residency, Alzueta Gallery, La Bisbal de L’Empordà, Spain (2023)
MANGO Award for Best Emerging Artist, Swab Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain (2022)
Residencia Plana, São Paulo, Brazil (2015)
Ateliê Midiológico, Teatro Espanca, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2014)
Atelier Aberto, Centro Cultural UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2014)

PRESS
Elephant Drawings, Modern Methods, Denmark (2022)
Booom, Gaffa Editions, Switzerland (2021)
Fazer Alguma, Trabalhar, TAPA, Spain (2018)
El Poder De Los Que Mataron Vuelve A Mí, Sta Rosa Editorial, Argentina (2017)
The News is They Are Coming, Meli-Melo Press, Brazil (2017)
Argos, Meli-Melo Press, Brazil (2017)
Tudo Desabou, Meli-Melo Press, Brazil (2016)
Trivial, Plana & Cosac Naify, Brazil (2016)
Para Onde Vai A Polícia?, Lavoura Ambulante, Brazil (2015)
Desenhos de Juan Narowé, Lavoura Ambulante, Brazil (2014)