Raquel Folgarona Arias

Arias original artwork is in private collections across the United States, Canada and Europe, including Sweden, Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and the UK.

She works with acrylics, textures and mix media to create a variety of effects on large-format canvases, exploring themes linked to water in its different shapes. Her work can be identified by her unique use of light inspired by the Mediterranean coast and the vibrations of her color palette on each work.

She also works on magical realism pictures capturing the female experience, these works contain a very intimate narrative and are a very limited and exclusive part of her portfolio.

Prior to embarking on her artistic journey full-time, Arias enjoyed a successful career in communication, international trade, market intelligence, business development, and government relations spanning the United States, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Spain. Her diverse professional background enriches her artistic perspective, infusing her work with depth, nuance, and cultural resonance.

She works out of her studio in Valles, Barcelona, between the city and Costa Brava in an old mediterranean home surrounded by nature and in company of her dog, a shelter rescue mix with border collie.

2024 Painting and Drawing at the school of Mar, La Garriga

2024 Graphic Design for digital and physical formats, Aspasia Barcelona

2018 Master's Degree in International Business Management (MBA ICEX), Madrid

2013 Journalism, Media and Communications, Barcelona (Spain) and Florence (Italy)

2013 Minor Degree in English for Profesional Purposes, Barcelona

2025 Solo Exhibition of the Círculo Artístico in Canovelles, organized by the Cercle Artístic de Pintors Association (ACAP), Canovelles, Barcelona.

2025 Exhibition "Integrating Light" at Can Gili, Granollers, Barcelona.

2025 Exhibition at Can Font Art and New Technologies Center, Les Franqueses, Barcelona.

2024 Exhibition at City Hall and Tourism Center Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava, Girona.

2024 Exhibition at Can Puget Museum, Manlleu, Barcelona.

2024 Exhibition at Can Font Art and New Technologies Center, Les Franqueses, Barcelona.

2024 Exhibition of the Círculo Artístico in Canovelles, organized by the Cercle Artístic de Pintors Association (ACAP), Canovelles, Barcelona.

2024 Exhibition at the Bellavista Center, organized by Mar Garriga through Martí l'Humà Foundation, Barcelona.