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Javier Plata has exhibited at the former Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art (MEAC) and won the first prize at the Alwani Summer Painting Exhibition held in Gibraltar in 2021.

work in perfect condition, size 40 cm x 18 cm, sent unframed, framing and protection with glass or similar is recommended, watercolors and professional-grade paper have been used, authenticated with a certificate of authenticity.

Javier Plata
Algeciras, 1976

Javier Plata is a multidisciplinary artist whose work traverses painting, sculpture, and installation, distinguished by a personal aesthetic that explores matter, territory, and the human condition. His training unfolds at the Art Schools of Algeciras and Granada, where he earned qualifications in casting, molding, ceramics, wood carving, stone sculpture, and graphic design. This wide technical spectrum has enriched his plastic language with an artisanal and experimental outlook.

Throughout his career, Plata has participated in workshops with renowned artists such as Sigrifo Martín Begué, within the program “The Painter and His Facets” (Cadiz Provincial Council, 2002), and Wilfredo Prieto, with the workshop “Incidences of the Private to the Public and from Public to Private” (NMAC Foundation, 2013), experiences that shaped his view on the boundaries of contemporary art.

His work has been exhibited in prominent spaces and events, in both solo and group shows. Some of his most representative solo exhibitions include “Men and Worms” (Galería Manolo Alés, La Línea, 2008), “Origin” (Galería Manolo Alés, 2017), “Sub Rosa” (Virtual Gallery, Cádiz Provincial Council, 2022) and “What Has Always Been and What Is Now” (Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar, 2023).

He has participated in numerous group shows, including “Hispano-French Friendship” at the old MEAC in Madrid (1999), “Contemporaries 2008” (Cadiz Art Fair), “Art Project Marbella” and “Art Project Estepona” (Ciancimino Gallery), as well as recent initiatives such as “Ten Years Is Nothing” (Tpop), “We All Paint Here” (ASANSULL) or “Estereographic Vol.2” (Levadura Cultural Association).

Recognition of his career includes numerous awards and honors. He won the First Prize for Best Young Artist at International Art Gibraltar (1995), as well as first prizes in competitions such as Heritage Trust Gibraltar (2015), Aquarela Goya Virtual (Bilbao, 2016), and the IX Julio Quesada International Prize (Crevillente, 2016). In 2021 he obtained the First Prize at the Alwani Summer Painting Exhibition in Gibraltar, and in 2024 he participated in Manchester Art Fair, consolidating his international projection.

Javier Plata’s work is defined by a constant search for balance between the conceptual and the material, with a discourse that engages memory, identity, and border spaces, both physical and symbolic.