Garay Studio

Garay (Madrid, 1970) is a contemporary visual artist, born in Madrid, where he currently lives and has his studio, working professionally as a painter. His work stands out within the field of abstraction for its expressive strength and powerful visual language. His painting, charged with energy, emotion, and materiality, invites the viewer into an intense and immersive sensory experience.

Working with mixed media, Garay combines oil, acrylics, and organic materials such as cardboard, leaves, and earth, creating works with rich texture and depth. Each piece becomes a living space in which matter takes center stage, conveying a direct connection with the natural world.

In its more gestural aspects, his pictorial style recalls the intensity and freedom of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Gerhard Richter's with dynamic compositions in which movement, rhythm, and spontaneity are essential. At the same time, his work also explores more geometric structures, generating an interesting balance between control and expressiveness.

The use of color, vibrant and carefully developed, brings luminosity and transforms each work depending on the light and the viewer’s gaze, making every experience unique.

Juan José Garay has held numerous exhib...

1996–1998
Private studies in painting with Spanish artist Amadeo Roca.

1998–2003
Studies in Graphic Design and Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain.

In addition to his academic training, Juan José Garay has developed a strong self-directed artistic practice, refining his distinctive visual language through years of independent research and experimentation in contemporary abstract painting.

EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS

2021

2021
• SWISSARTEXPO 2021, Zurich Main Station, Zurich, Switzerland.
• The Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Exhibition, International Online Exhibition.

2020
• ARTBOX.PROJECT Zurich 2.0, SWISSARTEXPO, Zurich Main Station, Switzerland.

2019
• ARTBOX.PROJECT Miami 2.0, Eduardo Lira Art Gallery, Miami, USA.
• ARTBOX.PROJECT Zurich 1.0 – Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Switzerland.
• Charity Exhibition, Foundation One Hundred Auction, Eurostars Madrid Tower, Madrid, Spain.
• Solo Exhibition, Eurostars Convento Capuchinos Hotel, Segovia, Spain.

2018
• Finalist, Global Art Awards 2018.
• Solo Exhibition, Eurostars Gran Madrid Hotel, Madrid, Spain.
• Solo Exhibition, Eurostars Toledo Hotel, Toledo, Spain.
• ARTBOX.PROJECT New York 1.0, ARTBOX.GALLERY, New York, USA.
• Group Exhibition, Eurostars Foro Hotel, Madrid, Spain.
• Selected Artist, Pérez de la Riva Cultural Center Competition, Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain.

2008
• Group Exhibition, Ataxia in Motion, Caja Navarra Central Delegation, Madrid, Spain.
• Group Exhibition, Art in Motion, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain.

2005
• Circuit of Young Painters "Zona Noroeste", Madrid, Spain.
• Group exhibitions in Las Rozas, Colmenarejo, Villanueva del Pardillo,...