Born
1971 Madrid, Spain. Lives and works in New York.
Education
2015 - Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing) / New York Academy of Art / New York City
2001 - Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage School / Madrid, Spain (Specialized in
Painting)
1997 - Architekt School, Drawing / Madrid, Spain
1996 - Interior Design / CENP Interior Design School / Madrid, Spain
Additional Training:
2023 - Portrait Workshop with Eloy Morales / Madrid, Spain
2000 - Symposium “Goya: Restoration of Masterpieces” / Museo Nacional del Prado / Madrid, Spain
Exhibitions
2025 - Irreversible Projects / Aqua Art Miami
2025 - 440 Gallery / Brooklyn, NY
2025 - The Whale Building Collective / Brooklyn, NY
2025 - Sunset Park Community Show, District 38 City Council Office / Brooklyn, NY
2025 - MEAM - Espacio Jovellanos / Madrid, Spain
2025 - MEAM - Museu Europeu d’Art Modern / Barcelona, Spain
2025 - West Village Salon / Visionary Projects Gallery / New York, NY
March 2025 - A Whisper 2 A Scream - Healing Through the Arts, Oh Art Foundation at Zhou B Art
Center / Chicago, IL
January 2025 - NYC Public Art / Visionary Projects / New York, NY
December 2024 - Ellas / Curated by Surfergirl NYC Gallery at Instituto Cultural de México / Miami, FL
October 2024 - Women’s Voices / Miami Dade College Gallery / Miami, FL
2023 - The Art of Leaving a Mark / Miami Dade College Gallery / Miami, FL
2023 - B Dry Goods Gallery / Brooklyn, NY
2023 - Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild Gallery / These Days Show / Woodstock, NY
2021 - Estampa Art Fair /Espacio Mados curated by Álvaro Aláazar/ Madrid, Spain
2017 - Hankyu Umeda Gallery / Osaka, Japan
2017 - Monmouth Museum / Lincroft, NJ
2017 - HdT Gallery - Mera Coincidencia (Mere Coincidence) / Valladolid, Spain
2017 - Factoría Cultural Martinez - This Is Not Be Eaten, Homage Magritte / Barcelona, Spain
2016 - Hankyu Umeda Gallery / Osaka, Japan
2016 - Plaxall Gallery, LIC Show / Queens, NY
2016 - United Nations Headquarters, Women Together Awards Art Auction / Participating Artist / New
York, NY
2016 - One Art Space Gallery, TOAST / New York, NY
2015 - Hankyu Umeda Gallery / Osaka, Japan
2015 - Pleiades Gallery - Small Works / New York, NY
2015 - One Art Space / Black & White Show / New York, NY
2014 - One Art Space, TOAST / New York, NY
2013 - TOAST Show / New York, NY
2012 - Guilles Larrain Art Gallery / New York, NY
2002 - Power International Gallery / Artists Around the World / Miami, FL
2001 - Coronado Award / Young Artist Award / Madrid, Spain
2001 - Power International Gallery / Miami, FL
2000 - Concepto Gallery / Madrid, Spain
2000 - Castellana Subastas Award Exhibit / Madrid, Spain
1999 - Young Painters Award and Exhibition / Pozuelo, Madrid, Spain
Awards
2023 - Painting Award / Miami Dade College / Miami, FL
2017 - Monmouth Museum Award / Lincroft, NJ
2001 - Coronado Art Award / Young Artist Award / Juried by Antonio López / Madrid, Spain
2000 - Castellana Painting Grant / Castellana Subastas / Madrid, Spain
1999 - Young Painters Award and Exhibition / Organized by El Corte Inglés – Ámbito Cultural, Foro
Cívico Cultural de Pozuelo, La Voz de Pozuelo, La Voz de Majadahonda. Jury included Ángel
Orcajo, Juan Genovés, Ramón Bilbao, Rinaldo Paluzzi, and Jesús Gironés / Madrid, Spain
Permanent Collections
Government Palace of Segovia, Spain
ChaShaMa Foundation
Irreversible Projects
Museum of Contemporary Art Florencio de la Fuente / Huete, Spain
Residencies
2025 - VI Artist Residency / MAC Florencio de la Fuente / Huete, Cuenca, Spain
2021 - ChaShaMa Visual Arts Studio Program / Brooklyn, NY
PRESS
December 2024 - Guest Speaker, Doral Arts and Beyond / “Figurative Abstraction and Symbolism: A
Visual Arts Proposal” / Hosted by Elsa Delgado / Doral Voice Radio
December 2024 - Art Miami Magazine / “The Emotional Depth of Susana Villa’s Painted Worlds” (p. 28)
November 19, 2024 - EIN Presswire (featured on News Channel 8) / “Ellas: Mexican and Spanish Art
by Women Trailblazers in America”
October 28, 2024 - Artburst / “Women’s Voices: A Different Exhibition with a Global Perspective” by
Dennys Matos
November 3, 2024 - El Nuevo Herald, Galería 305 / “Women’s Voices: A Different Exhibition with a
Global Perspective” / Featured artwork at Miami Dade College Hialeah Campus
June 28, 2024 - Artburst / “The Art of Leaving a Mark: Art and Excellence by MDCH and Irreversible
Projects” by Miguel Sirgado
2023 - The Art of Leaving a Mark - Exhibition Catalog
August 2017 - TV News Castilla y León / Mera Coincidencia Exhibition Interview,Valladolid, Spain
July 27, 2017 - Diario de Valladolid (El Mundo, Spain) Artist Attracted by the Territory as a Seed” / Group exhibition Mera coincidencia, Fuente Olmedo, Valladolid