Elisenda Vila

Elisenda grew up in a little village surrounded by natural landscapes where she started to be curious about the wild beauty. When she was 17 she took part in her first collective exhibition in Barcelona. At 19 she moved to Barcelona where she became a Fine Arts Graduate for the University of Barcelona.
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After some years dedicated to Archaeology and Museology, she started teaching art and exhibiting around Catalonia. In 2011, she moved to London where she is currently developing her artwork , immersed in a vibrant atmosphere of culture, meeting actors, artists and musicians who inspire her day-by-day. Elisenda was finalist at the ArtGemini Prize 2013 and at the 1st Visual Arts Awards at the Embassy of Brazil 2015.

In 2016 she moved back to Barcelona whilst maintaining a tight relationship with the UK.

The main characteristic of her paintings is a rich and exotic use of the colour. She combines textures and expressive gesture with the versatility of representative oil painting techniques. Her style is somehow figurative, strongly influenced by conceptual theories and surrealist artists. In her paintings she explore ordinary people, animals and situations inspired by her daily experiences to present them in a new way, as so...

Postgraduate Diploma of Technical Drawing, University of Barcelona 2008 - 2009
Master in Archaeology, University of Barcelona. 2003 - 2005
PGCE in Arts, University Polithectic of Catalonia. 2003 - 2004
Licentiate degree in Fine Arts, University of Barcelona. 1999 - 2003

United Kingdom:
"Parallax Art Fair 16", Chelsea Town Hall, London. July 2016
"Summer Salon 2016", Islington Arts Factory, London. June - July 2016
"Project One Zero Group Show", Bemerton Art Studios, London. April - June 2016
"Islington Exhibit Series 2015", Voluntary Action Islington, London. November 2015 - January 2016
"Parallax Art Fair 14", Chelsea Town Hall, London. October 2015
"Figure & Portrait", BAR Gallery, London. September 2015
"Parallax Art Fair 13", Chelsea Town Hall, London. July 2015
"Summer Salon 2015", Islington Arts Factory, London. June - July 2015
“Creekside Open 2015 curated by Lisa Milroy”, Art in Perpetuity Trust, London. May 2015
“1st Visual Arts Awards”, Embassy of Brazil, London. May 2015
“Le Dame Gallery exhibition”, Meliá White House Hotel, London. March – June 2015
“Oxford International Art Fair”, Oxford, UK. February 2015
“Go Figure”, Art with Heart, Altrincham, UK. January – March 2015
"Open Space", with Exhibit Here and Moderna Art, London. UK. September 2014
"The Ones to Watch", with Exhibit Here and Moderna Art, London. UK. June - July 2014
“Art Gemini Prize finalists' exhibition", Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London. UK. 2014
"Contemporary Painting", Brick Lane Gallery, London. ...