M. BURGAZ - My gran tour

The peacock, symbol of nobility and vitality, stands out powerfully while blending into the surroundings. Its plumage could not be denser, more abundant, or richer, and it wears it with pride; so long and abundant is it that it dissolves at the bottom of the painting to wherever we want to imagine it reaches. It may never end. I always wonder if a peacock is aware of the beauty it carries. On the grand tour everyone wanted to possess some of its feathers, perhaps for a fan or simply to be one of the fortunate ones. Plumage that never goes unnoticed and has a nostalgic air, of that great tour that only some could enjoy. This work ships in a cardboard box. María Burgaz (born 1970) knew from a very young age that her calling was art. She began her training at the School of Decorative Arts in Madrid, earned a Fine Arts degree in Painting from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1993, and later completed her studies at FIT in New York. She has won competitions such as the Wellington Foundation, Professional Football Foundation, Woman and Society, Iberdrola-UEX, UNED, Eugenio Hermoso, Gran Casino de Torrelodones…her work, in addition to being part of the collections of these institutions, can also be found in the councils of municipalities such as Gibraleón, Valdemoro, Martos, Horche, and Alicante Province… She has held dozens of individual and group exhibitions both in Spain and abroad, and her work is also in numerous private collections around the world. Her driven and enthusiastic manner has led her to participate in all kinds of projects and to collaborate with designers, writers, and anything that allows her to express everything she carries inside. Her work always reveals the stage she is living through, her vitality, and her particular sense of humor and way of understanding life, always with mastery of techniques that she combines and juxtaposes to create unique paintings of great narrative and technical richness. Her works always include a certificate of authenticity. STUDIES: 1988 - Entry to the Faculty of Fine Arts, Complutense University, Madrid. 1990 - Drawing course at FIT, New York. 1992 - Painting Workshop of C. Cardenal, Mallorca. 1993 - Graduated in Fine Arts, Painting specialty. 1998 - Self-publishing course, Madrid Promoters Association. 2000 - Graphic Design course, Confederation of Workers, Madrid. - Design, Implementation and Maintenance of websites, M.S.L. Software S.L, Madrid. 2020- What is contemporary art? Online Certificate by Coursera. LATEST INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS: - “Sí quiero” (Yes I Do), Hotel Avani, Madrid, 2025. - “Galería Taurina” Madrid, 2025. - “Arte viajero”, patronage Tarín, Madrid, 2023. - “Arte 10”, Díez Salon, Madrid, 2023. - “Art and the city”, La Otra Art & food, Madrid, 2021. - ”Alegría”, Arts2be Gallery, Wavre, Belgium, 2018. - “Memoria inventada”, Cafebrería Ad Hoc, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 2018. - “Arte en la radio”, Capital Radio, Madrid, 2017. - Arte y parte”, Enquadres Gallery, Valladolid, 2017. - Exhibition Center “Las Tablas”, Madrid, 2016. - Microtheaters, Madrid, 2015. - Commenoz Gallery, Miami, 2014, 2011. - Neel Gallery, Cannes, 2010. - Nave del Arte Gallery, Madrid 2008, 2009, 2010. - “Calor y color”, Murnau Art Gallery, Seville, 2008. - Toranto Gallery, Barcelona, 2006. - JVGespacio, Santiago de Compostela, 2005. - Sala Enquadres, Valladolid, 2005. - 1arte Gallery, Madrid, 2004. - Municipal Expositions Hall Antonio Machado, Leganés, 2001. - Singisenforum Salle Muri, Switzerland, 2000. - Estudio Fuentes Gallery, Madrid, 1999. - Atrium Kunstkamer Gallery, Maastricht (Netherlands), 1999. LATEST GROUP EXHIBITIONS: - Collective exhibition, Singulart, Germany, 2024. - Collective exhibition, Cafebrería ad hoc, Madrid, 2023. - Winter Special, Arts2be Gallery, Wavre, Belgium, 2019-2020. - Summer Show, Arts2be Gallery, Wavre, Belgium, 2019. - Artupdeco, Lyon, Paris, 2017, 2019. - Pinto City Council Collection, Casa de la Cadena, 2019. - “Para Arte pulse Enter”, Cafebrería d Hoc, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 2018. - “Summer Colective Exhibition”, arts2be Gallery, Wavre, Belgium, 2018. - Factoría de Babel Gallery, Madrid, 2015-2016. - Carré d’artistes, Lyon, Paris, Lille, Cologne, London, Sao Paulo, 2005-2016. - “Cities”, Adolfo Domínguez Foundation, Madrid, 2014. - Embark, Carmen Center, Valencia, 2012. - L’Art en prêt-a-porter, Paris, 2010. - Carré d’artistes, Barcelona, Aix-en-Provence, Lyon, Paris, Lille, Cologne, 2005-2011. - Small format Salon, Paz Tejón Gallery, Valencia, 2008. - Paz Tejón Gallery, Valencia, 2007. - V Prize of Contemporary painting Wellington Foundation, Alcolea Hall, Madrid, 2005. - Entrelaza2, Nave del Arte, Madrid, 2005. - V Prize of Plastic Arts, El Brocence Hall, Cáceres, 2002, 2003, 2004. - American Prints, Madrid, Barcelona, 2002, 2003, 2004. - Miami Art Gallery, Miami, 2003. - Cultural Center “Antiguo Instituto”, Gijón, 2003. - V Prize of Plastic Arts, El Brocense Hall, Cáceres, 2002. - I National Prize of Painting Gloria Merino, Cultural Center Sta. Teresa, Malagón (Ciudad Real), 2002. - IV Young Prize Edition 2001, Julio González Hall, Contemporary Art Museum, Madrid, 2001. - III Young Prize Edition 2000, National Museum of Anthropology, Madrid, 2000. AWARDS AND COLLECTIONS: Prize from the Professional Football Foundation, UNED Painting Contest, Arte y Sociedad award, Madrid City Council prize, Torrelodones Casino prize, Castillo de la Coracera prize… Her work is in numerous public collections (Madrid City Council, Martos City Council, Horche City Council, Alicante City Council, Valdemoro City Council, Iberdrola Collection…) and in private collections worldwide - First Prize II Painting Contest Horche, Guadalajara, 1992. - Second Prize Café-Gallery Painting Contest “El Ratón”, 1993, 1994. - Honor Mention Newborn Painters Contest of the Hon. Madrid City Council, 1994. - Honor Mention V Plastics Arts Contest, University of Torrejón de Ardoz, 1995. - Second Prize II Painting Contest of the Professional Football Foundation, 1995. - Finalist Young Creators Contest of Madrid City Council, 1996, 1997, 1999. - Finalist III Painting Contest “José Cubero Yiyo”, Colmenar Viejo, 1996. - Acquisition Prize VII Painting Contest of the UNED, 1997. - Acquisition Prize VI Iberdrola-UEX Painting Contest, 1997. - Acquisition Prize I Castillo de la Coracera Award, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, 1997. - Acquisition Prize XVI International Painting Award “Eugenio Hermoso”, 1998. - Acquisition Prize 1998 Plastic Arts from the Hon. Alicante Provincial Council, 1998. - Honor Mention Army Painting Award, 1998. - Honor Mention VIII Torrejón de Ardoz Plastic Arts Contest, 1998. - Acquisition Prize XXVI Martos City Painting Contest, Jaén, 1998. - II Prize Young Creators Madrid City Council, 1998. - European and Mediterranean Young Artists Biennial, Rome, 1999. - First Prize “Women and Society Awards 2000”, Conde Duque Center, Madrid 2000. - Acquisition Prize I Torrelodones Painting Contest, Gran Casino de Madrid, 2000. - Honor Mention Army Painting Award, Buenavista Palace, Madrid, 2000. - Mention I and II National Painting Contest “El Pincel Verde”, Sala A. Machado, Leganés, 2000, 2001. - Acquisition Prize IV Valdemoro Villa Painting Contest, 2001. - Acquisition Prize L National Painting Contest of Gibraleón, Huelva, 2001. - Honor Mention XVII Guadarrama Painting Contest, La Torre Cultural Center, 2002. - Honor Mention VIII Unipublic Sporting Painting Contest, 2003. - Finalist V Contemporary Painting Contest Wellington Foundation, 2005.