Ava Shades

Ava Shades is an emerging visual artist and art enthusiast. Her work explores silence, memory, loss, and the tension between beauty and darkness. She works across photography, visual creation, digital art, composition, and AI-assisted processes, depending on the needs of each work. Her artistic universe combines poetic sensitivity, symbolism, and a gothic, timeless atmosphere. Her work has been presented in physical and digital exhibitions in Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, and the Caribbean. She has also participated in local exhibitions. Through her work, she seeks to create images that invite reflection and evoke emotion beyond the visible.

Studies in Applied Arts, specializing in Sculpture. Independent training in photography, digital art, visual composition and museum studies. Ongoing artistic development through specialized courses and self-directed practice.

2026 — International Collective Contemporary Art Exhibition, Port Gallery Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain — organized by Pitturiamo
2026 — Expometro Madrid, Madrid, Spain
2026 — Premio Brera 2026, Made4Art Gallery, Milan, Italy — organized by Pitturiamo
2026 — Artboxy video exhibitions in Quebec, Canada; Zug, Switzerland; Berlin, Germany; and Basel, Switzerland
December 2025 — Artboxy video exhibitions in Berlin, Germany; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Miami Art Week, Miami, United States
November 2025 — Artboxy video exhibitions in Berlin, Germany; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Cologne, Germany
2025 — Io Sono l’Artista – The Artist’s Voice, Florence, Italy — organized by Pitturiamo
2025 — Premio Artista del Regno Unito, video exhibition at Espacio Gallery, London, United Kingdom — organized by Pitturiamo
2025 — Artboxy Swiss Expo 7.0, Zurich, Switzerland
2025 — Artboxy exhibition during Art Basel Week, Basel, Switzerland
2025 — Artboxy video exhibition, Art Bar Grenada Gallery, Grenada, Caribbean
2025 — Artboxy video exhibition, Andakulova Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2025 — Artboxy video exhibition, Nicoleta Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2025 — Expometro Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Previous years — Participation in local exhi...