Victor Spinelli

Born: New York. Lives in Ibiza

Victor Spinelli is a genre-defying artist whose work traverses surrealism, mythology, and social commentary, always anchored by a sense of freedom and bold visual storytelling whose adventurous spirit has taken him through 85 countries.

A creator who challenges boundaries through eclectic mediums.
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Some describe his cohesive philosophical style as an exploration of human liberty, wisdom and absurdity, while his photographic aesthetic being cinematic, provocative, playful.
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With an adventurous background as a Commercial Hot Air Balloon Pilot while holding a degree in Architecture from the University of Buffalo, Spinelli’s work spans photography, sculpture, ceramics, film scripts, and graphic novels. He gained early recognition capturing the surreal world of Manumission in Ibiza and later launched SPiN Galleries in Shanghai.
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His notable series—Crucifixion, Beast of Burden, Balance Series, and Read My Lips Series (Not shown)—reflect his deep reverence for Mother Earth.

In 2022, he unveiled an 8-meter sculpture of his iconic image Diver UP at Burning Man, marking a pivotal point in his career.
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Based in Ibiza, Spinelli launched Studio 55 Gallery in December 2025, a cultural art center that wil...

University of Buffalo B.A. Architecture.

Victors photographs have been published in:

Newsweek,National Geographic Traveler,Playboy, Sette Magazine, Company Magazine UKVH-1 Channel,Lonely Planet, W, Razor Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, Heat Magazine, Mtv,WWD, Glamour, Sugar Magazine, Seventeen, In Touch Weekly,Extra, Cosmo Girl,MAOLE-Online, Soap Opera Weekly,In Style, Harpers & Queen, Chat magazine, Roadshow Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, ELLE,La Semaine, Blender Magazine, Star magazine, Risen, Hollywood Reporter, Beat Leg Magazine, OK!,

SHOWS

Burning Man 2024 - Life is a Puzzle Installation-
Burning Man 2023 - Wheel of Consciousness Installation
Area 15 Las Vegas, October 2022 Diver UP
Burning Man 2022 - 8 meter (24 ft) Diver UP Installation
Gallery Red - Private Air Terminal - Ibiza- May 2022
Paradiso Art Hotel- Diver UP - Ibiza 2022
IMS Destino Pacha -Ibiza- May 2022
Tropic of Ouzo- Graphic Novel Launch- IT- Mykonos, Greece July 2021
Half Baked Retrospective, Pikes Hotel Ibiza, July 2021
Tropic of Ouzo- Graphic Novel Launch- Paradiso Art Hotel, Ibiza July 2021
Galleria d’Arte Portofino, Portofino, Italy 2020
Gallery Red - Private Air Terminal - Ibiza 2020
Gallery Red Mallorca, Spain 2020
Crucifixion Series, Xposed Gallery - Chelsea NYC Dec 2019-2021
Group Show- Not Another Art Show. Miami, December 2019
Maya Beach Club- Ibiza- Permanent collection 2019
Me Hotel - Ibiza April-May 2019
Mint Museum Guadalajara, Mexico Permanent collection 2018
Group Show-Hospicio Cabanas, Guadalajara Mexico 2018
Spectrum Art Fair Miami Basel Week- 2018- Aced Gallery
Group Show- VW Contemporary Gallery Greenwich, Connecticut Sept, 2018
Paradiso Hotel- Permanent Collection Ibiza 2018
Ibiza Vibe TV Collective-Show launch- Ibiza, Spain May 2018
Market Art Bridgehampton Museum-A...