The artist’s works are developed within the practice of photography and installation. His images refer to the transformation that takes place in space by relating recognisable objects outside of their usual context, questioning the way in which we perceive them and verifying the way in which memory is structured, producing a new perceptual plane of everyday life.
Galeote seeks to explore the limits of the photographic medium. All his images are built up, adjusting the scenographies of the installations to accentuate the relationship between reality and fiction. He has exhibited his work across various distinguished institutions, including The Photographerʼs Gallery (London), Christieʼs (London), Tabacalera (Madrid), Centro Centro (Madrid), Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid), MACUF, Portuguese Museum of Photography (Porto), Alcobendas Art Centre (Madrid), and in numerous commercial galleries both in individual and group exhibitions.
He has participated in fairs across Spain and internationally, such as the London Art Fair, ARCO, SWAB, MadridFoto, Estampa, PHotoEspaña, Encontros da imagem and Fotofestiwal. Julio has been awarded scholarships and residencies at the Spanish Academy in Rome, Transvisiones Miami, La Filature, and he has been selected in competitions such as Circuitos de Artes Plásticas de la Comunidad de Madrid, INJUVE, Purificación García Photography Contest and FreshFaced + WildEyed, among others. His work belongs to both public and private collections.
He is a graduate from the Royal College of Art in London (MA Fine Art Photography), and completed his Master of Concept and Creation photography at EFTI. Prior to beginning his art degree, Julio graduated with a B.A. in Industrial Engineering.
Galeote seeks to explore the limits of the photographic medium. All his images are built up, adjusting the scenographies of the installations to accentuate the relationship between reality and fiction. He has exhibited his work across various distinguished institutions, including The Photographerʼs Gallery (London), Christieʼs (London), Tabacalera (Madrid), Centro Centro (Madrid), Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid), MACUF, Portuguese Museum of Photography (Porto), Alcobendas Art Centre (Madrid), and in numerous commercial galleries both in individual and group exhibitions.
He has participated in fairs across Spain and internationally, such as the London Art Fair, ARCO, SWAB, MadridFoto, Estampa, PHotoEspaña, Encontros da imagem and Fotofestiwal. Julio has been awarded scholarships and residencies at the Spanish Academy in Rome, Transvisiones Miami, La Filature, and he has been selected in competitions such as Circuitos de Artes Plásticas de la Comunidad de Madrid, INJUVE, Purificación García Photography Contest and FreshFaced + WildEyed, among others. His work belongs to both public and private collections.
He is a graduate from the Royal College of Art in London (MA Fine Art Photography), and completed his Master of Concept and Creation photography at EFTI. Prior to beginning his art degree, Julio graduated with a B.A. in Industrial Engineering.
2015
Transvisiones grant. Artist in residence at the Art Centre, South Florida, Miami
2014
FreshFaced & WildEye Mentorship Programme, The Photographer’s Gallery, London
2011
International Photography Competition Cero Gallery (finalist), Madrid
2010-2011
Spanish Academy in Rome Fellowship, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AECID, Rome
2010
Purificación García Photography Competition, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid
2009
XX Circuitos de Artes Plásticas y Fotografía, CAM, Madrid
Transvisiones grant. Artist in residence at the Art Centre, South Florida, Miami
2014
FreshFaced & WildEye Mentorship Programme, The Photographer’s Gallery, London
2011
International Photography Competition Cero Gallery (finalist), Madrid
2010-2011
Spanish Academy in Rome Fellowship, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, AECID, Rome
2010
Purificación García Photography Competition, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid
2009
XX Circuitos de Artes Plásticas y Fotografía, CAM, Madrid
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
El Viaje a Roma, Niemeyer Art Centre, Avilés, Spain
Obra Abierta, Caja Extremadura Foundation, Plasencia, Spain
25 years, Alcobendas Photography collection, Alcobendas Art Centre, Madrid, Spain
2018
Modos de Mirar, Conde Duque Art Centre, Madrid, Spain
PHES, Fotografía Española Solidaria, TAI, Madrid, Spain
Fake discourse, Gerhardt Braun Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
OPB+, Galería 6+1, Madrid, Spain
2017
Best Photography Books of the Year, National Library, Madrid, Spain
3/30 Constructio, Galería Cero, Madrid, Spain
2016
A Fictional Turn, curated by Yening He, Xiamen, China
Una aproximación posible, duo project with Avelino Sala. Curated by Semíramis González, Twin Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Estampa, International Art Fair, Matadero, Madrid, Spain
Concentrador. Arquitectura Emocional, Centro Centro Cibeles, Madrid, Spain
Otra puta feria más, 6mas1 Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2015
Living Room in the Tropics, NTU Center Of Contemporary Art, Singapore
Interpretación / Representación, Sociedad Anónima Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Transvisiones, Centro de Arte Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
Against Nature, London Art Fair, curated by Sheyi Bankale, London, UK
2014
(Re)visiones de la Naturaleza, Sociedad Anónima Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Page-Specific, Galería Combustión Espontánea, Madrid, Spain
SWAB International Art Fair, Gerhardt Braun Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
F5, Factoría de Arte y Desarrollo, Madrid, Spain
Fresh Faced & Wild Eyed, Photographer’s Gallery, London, UK
Contexto Crítico, Tabacalera, Madrid, Spain
2013
Original Face, Beomeo Art Gallery, Daegu, South Korea
Cologne Art Fair, Gerhardt Braun Gallery
SWAB International Art Fair, Gerhardt Braun Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
21st Century Art and Design, Christie's Gallery, London, UK
RCA Final Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Splinter, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, UK
Photo Art Festival, Centro Nacional de Fotografía, Torrelavega, Spain
2012
All I Want Is Out of Here, October Gallery, London, UK
SWAB International Art Fair, SKL Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Interim Show, RCA, London, UK
Crónicas desde el espacio exterior, SKL Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2011
Novos Valores da Fotografia Espanhola, Portuguese Photography Centre, Porto, Portugal
Photo Phnom Penh, Photography Festival of Cambodia, curated by Christian Caujolle,
Cambodia
Nomadismi, Spanish Academy in Rome, Italy
DIZ, SKL Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Sperienza Stetica, Spazi Aperti, Roma, Italy
I Cero Gallery International Award, Madrid, Spain
WIP, Spanish Academy in Rome, Italy
2019
El Viaje a Roma, Niemeyer Art Centre, Avilés, Spain
Obra Abierta, Caja Extremadura Foundation, Plasencia, Spain
25 years, Alcobendas Photography collection, Alcobendas Art Centre, Madrid, Spain
2018
Modos de Mirar, Conde Duque Art Centre, Madrid, Spain
PHES, Fotografía Española Solidaria, TAI, Madrid, Spain
Fake discourse, Gerhardt Braun Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
OPB+, Galería 6+1, Madrid, Spain
2017
Best Photography Books of the Year, National Library, Madrid, Spain
3/30 Constructio, Galería Cero, Madrid, Spain
2016
A Fictional Turn, curated by Yening He, Xiamen, China
Una aproximación posible, duo project with Avelino Sala. Curated by Semíramis González, Twin Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Estampa, International Art Fair, Matadero, Madrid, Spain
Concentrador. Arquitectura Emocional, Centro Centro Cibeles, Madrid, Spain
Otra puta feria más, 6mas1 Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2015
Living Room in the Tropics, NTU Center Of Contemporary Art, Singapore
Interpretación / Representación, Sociedad Anónima Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Transvisiones, Centro de Arte Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
Against Nature, London Art Fair, curated by Sheyi Bankale, London, UK
2014
(Re)visiones de la Naturaleza, Sociedad Anónima Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Page-Specific, Galería Combustión Espontánea, Madrid, Spain
SWAB International Art Fair, Gerhardt Braun Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
F5, Factoría de Arte y Desarrollo, Madrid, Spain
Fresh Faced & Wild Eyed, Photographer’s Gallery, London, UK
Contexto Crítico, Tabacalera, Madrid, Spain
2013
Original Face, Beomeo Art Gallery, Daegu, South Korea
Cologne Art Fair, Gerhardt Braun Gallery
SWAB International Art Fair, Gerhardt Braun Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
21st Century Art and Design, Christie's Gallery, London, UK
RCA Final Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Splinter, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, UK
Photo Art Festival, Centro Nacional de Fotografía, Torrelavega, Spain
2012
All I Want Is Out of Here, October Gallery, London, UK
SWAB International Art Fair, SKL Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Interim Show, RCA, London, UK
Crónicas desde el espacio exterior, SKL Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2011
Novos Valores da Fotografia Espanhola, Portuguese Photography Centre, Porto, Portugal
Photo Phnom Penh, Photography Festival of Cambodia, curated by Christian Caujolle,
Cambodia
Nomadismi, Spanish Academy in Rome, Italy
DIZ, SKL Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Sperienza Stetica, Spazi Aperti, Roma, Italy
I Cero Gallery International Award, Madrid, Spain
WIP, Spanish Academy in Rome, Italy
