Juana Cespedes

Juana Céspedes (Seville, 1959) is a self-taught artist based in Barcelona.

For 30 years, Juana has honed her skill for water-based techniques like watercolor and ink on canvas, watercolor paper, and rice or Japanese paper.

Her work has been shown in over 60 exhibitions and awarded by Fundació Vila Casas and Fundació Barcelona Olímpica, among other prestigious institutions. She participates yearly in The Other Art Fair in LA.

Inspired by dance and music-filled plazas of Barcelona, Juana’s work seeks to capture the flow of urban life and how we fashion our individual identities in a collective.

Each piece is set in an imaginary place, inviting our minds to wonder and meander, from character to character, stumbling upon previously unnoticed details and life-filled scenes.

As an outsider to the art world, Juana often describes her journey as one of playful discovery. She always followed her instinct which led her to create colorful and whimsical interpretations of our everyday.

A calming and delightful view the artist hopes will offer a pause from our fast-moving lives.

Don't hesitate to enquire about other pieces beyond the selection you see here, as well as commissioned work.

Agrupació Aquarel.listes de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)
Cercle Artistic Sant Lluc (Barcelona, Spain)
Escola Massana (Barcelona, Spain)
Escola d'Arts i Oficis de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
Barcelona Academy of Art (Barcelona, Spain)
Scuola internazionale Di Grafica (Venezia, Italy)
Bottega del Tintoretto (Venezia, Italy)
Arts Students League of New York (New York, New York)

Additionally, I've had the privilege of learning from watercolor masters like Vicenç Ballestar, Manel Plana and Martinez Lozano, among others.

2023
Real Cercle Artístic, Exposicion Colectiva Diciembre 2023
Mini Print Internacional. Obra seleccionada; Cadaques (Barcelona), Spain
Real Cercle Artístic, Premio AGBAR, obra finalista
Real Cercle Artístic, Premio San Jordi 2023, exposición colectiva
The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, USA
Premio de dibujo, Fundación Inglada Guillot. Obra finalista.
Mini Print International Of Cadaqués. Obra Seleccionada, exposición itinerante

2022
Collective exhibition. Can Fabra library; Barcelona, Spain
The Other Art Fair; Los Angeles, USA
Finalista 9 Premio de pintura Torres Garcia; Mataro (Barcelona), Spain
Mini Print Internacional. Obra seleccionada exposición itinerante; Cadaques (Barcelona), Spain
Exposición internacional colectiva, Museo MEAM; Barcelona, Spain

2021
Selected work, XL ed. Mini Print Internacional de Cadaqués; Cadaqués, Spain
Exhibitor, The Other Art Fair ; Los Angeles, CA
Exhibitor, Virtual Editions The Other Art Fair; Los Angeles, CA
Finalist, Museo Olímpico de Barcelona, 10ª edición del Premio Internacional Art sobre Papel
Finalist, 28th Telax Galería Antony Pinyol Award,

2020
Finalist, XXVIII ed. Premi Telax; Reus, Spain
Selected work, XL ed. Mini Print Internacional de Cadaqués; Cadaqués, Spain

2019
Exhibitor, The...