Jorge Fuembuena is fascinated by the notion of paradox. He has always been more interested in exploring how we build reality, rather than in reality itself. He uses photography as a tool to reflect on the nature of the social and individual being, helping us create a more complete vision of who we are.
He has participated in the prestigious international programme Plat(t)form 2013, curated by Fotomuseum Winterthur (Switzerland), and has presented his work in solo exhibitions at festivals such as the International Festival of Photography PHotoEspaña 2020, 2015 and 2013 (Spain), Photo Zurich International Art Festival 2020 (Switzerland), Grand Prix Łódź Fotofestiwal 2020 (Poland), and Athens Photo Festival 2017 (Greece), among others.
His work has received the AENA Foundation Prize, the prestigious International Biennial of Contemporary Photography Pilar Citoler Award, the Generations 2011, the International Festival of Visual Arts Emergent 2010, OCEMX Award 2011, ARCO 2010 Photo Reportage Award, Gold Medal at the PX3 Prix 2012, the Santa Isabel Portugal Photography Award for Young Author 2008, and the IPA 2012 Competition, among others.
He teaches photography at the SUR School of Visual Arts (founded by La Fábrica and Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid), PHotoEspaña’s international Master’s course in photography and at Istituto Europeo di Design, and he has given many master classes in universities such as Nebrija, Carlos III, TAI or Arte10. He has also been invited as a speaker to events such as the Albarracín Photography Seminar and Gijón Photography Festival.
Solo exhibitions
2020
Las Últimas Luces, Max Estrella Gallery, PHE Madrid
Grand Prix, Fotofestiwal, Łódź, Poland
Wild Childhood, LENTOS Kunstmuseum Linz, Austria
Regards, Espace Cosmopolis, Nantes, France
B-FOTO (Festival de Fotografía), Barbastro, Huesca
La Mirada Horizontal, Sociedad Económica Amigos del País, Málaga, Spain
2019
Constellations, Galerie Frey, Vienna, Austria
The End of Cathedrals, Revela’T Photography Festival, Barcelona, Spain
De las miradas, Calle Larios, Festival de Cine, Málaga, Spain
2018
Belleza y juventud. Esclavitud contemporánea, MuVIM, Valencia, Spain
Inside Insect, JustLX, Lisboa, Portugal
2017
Wood Stories, SetUp Contemporary Art Fair, Bologna, Italia
Locus Amoenus, Es Baluard Museu d'Art Contemporani de Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Le Métier de Photographe entre l’art du portrait et les photos de plateau de tornage, Galerie Espace
Eccureuil, Nantes, France
2016
Disrupted Surfaces, FLORA ars+natura, Bogotá, Colombia
Botánica, Galería Carolina Rojo, Zaragoza, Spain
2015
The End of Cathedrals, Antonella Cattani Contemporary Art, Bolzano, Italia
Paradis Terrenal, Galerie RDV, Nantes, France
2013
Portraits, Matadero, Madrid
Portraits, Paraty em Foco, Río de Janeiro, Brazil
The End of Cathedrals, La New Gallery, PHotoEspaña, Madrid, Spain
2012
The Argonauts, IAACC Pablo Serrano, Zaragoza, Spain
Kids, CCEMx, Centro Cultural de España en México, México D.F
Boy 1904, Fundación Santa María, Museo de Albarracín, Teruel, Spain
Periferias, Diputación Provincial de Huesca, Huesca, Spain
Group exhibitions
2016
La vida instrucciones de uso, Galería La Casa Amarilla, Zaragoza, Spain
Humble Arts Foundation, New York, USA
Constellations, Arc en rêve, Centre d'Architecture, Bordeaux, France
La fotografía ha muerto, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Huarte, Pamplona, Spain
La creación del paisaje contemporáneo, DA2, Salamanca, Spain
2015
Pulse Miami, Contemporary Art Fair, Stand: La New Gallery, Miami Beach, USA
New Spanish Photography_Visions beyond borders, Washington, USA
Renaissance Photography, Getty Gallery, London, UK
Summa Art Fair, Stand: Addaya Centre d'Art Contemporani, Madrid, Spain
Arte Santander, Stand: Addaya Centre d'Art Contemporani, Santander, Spain
New Spanish Photography_Visions beyond borders, New York, USA
2014
Portraits, Paraty em Foco int Photography Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MadridFoto, Stand: Addaya Centre d'Art Contemporani, Madrid, Spain
2013
Left and Right. Kung Fu story, Austro Sino Arts Programme, Beijing, China
Paisaje Craneoencefálico, Jugada a Tres Bandas Festival, Espacio Valverde, Madrid, Spain
La sombra del viaje, Casa de Velázquez, PHotoEspaña, Madrid, Spain
2012
Facing Youth, Encontros da Imagem, Braga, Portugal
The Num, ALART, Casal Son Tugores, Alaró, Mallorca, Spain
2011
Nuit Black, Galerie Les Singuliers, París, France
The New Life, Bienal Fotonoviembre, Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid, Spain
Portraits, FNAC, Nantes, France
Prizes and grants
2019
ENAIRE Foundation Prize
Contemporary Photography Pilar Citoler Award
2013
Casa de Velázquez Grant, Madrid, Spain
Plat(t)form Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland
International Photographic Grant, IED Istituto Europeo di Design
2012
Mention, International Photography Awards, Lucie Foundation, Los Angeles, USA
Gold Prix de la Photographie PX3, París, France
Plat(f)form, Fotomuseum, Winthertur, Switzerland
Upernavik Museum, Greenland
Resident artist, Art and Culture Project Noass, Riga, Latvia
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