Xan Padron

Galician photographer Xan Padrón (Ourense, Spain, 1969) received his first camera at the hands of the photojournalist Enrique Reza, who awoke in him a passion for the photography of the everyday, just as his father, the journalist Luís Padrón, awoke in him the patience to listen and observe stories.

After diverse street photography projects in New York City (Human City, Motion City, Visions of New York), in 2011 he began his acclaimed project, “Time Lapse”: a collection of portraits of various cities through the people who inhabit them. His series Time Lapse has been the focus of solo exhibitions at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, the Delamour Gallery in Paris (France), The Pfizer Building in New York, the Sala Valente in Ourense (Spain), among other venues. Xan Padrón's artwork is held in corporate and private collections across the globe.


In 2023, Padrón was invited by the MTA Arts & Design Program to exhibit at the Bryant Park subway station in New York City. His work has been featured in international publications such as New England Review, Die Zeit Magazine, and Harvard Business Review, as well as in the cover of academic anthologies like "Race, Class and Gender in the United States" (MacMillan, 2020)...

"Through the Lens: A Curated Collection of Perspectives in Photography". Merrit Gallery: Baltimore MD, Chevy Chase MD, Havenford (PA)

May 2025
Xan Padrón – TIME LAPSE. Galleria Matria, Milan, Italy. April – May, 2025

“A New Dimension in Photography: The Vibrancy of Color & Light”. Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, FL. ​March - May, 2025

"Rhythms of the City" Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, FL. April-June, 2024

Opening Exhibition. DELAMOUR Contemporary Art Gallery. Paris, France. April 2024

"Inhale the Exhaust". All Street Gallery. New York City. April-May 2024

Time-Lapse" by Xan Padrón at 42 St-Bryant Park station. MTA Arts & Design Program in NYC - June - December 2023

“Sound and Sight: A Duet”, an exhibition in collaboration with nAscent Art New York and Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. The Watermark At Brooklyn Heights, July 2022 - March 2023

The Immediate Image. Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, FL, April - June 2022 (Group Exhibition)

Xan Padrón Time Lapse. YJ Contemorary, East Greenwich, RI, March 2022

Xan Padrón, Time Lapse. Centro Cultural Jose Angel Valente. Ourense, Galicia, Spain. Dec 2021- Jan 2022

WTFOLKS Exhibition at Pfizer Historical Building, Brooklyn, NYC. Presented by COPE NYC. On view until...