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Niurka Moreno Leyva’s unique original painting “Feline Botany”, made in 2026 in acrylic on cotton canvas and signed on the reverse, measures 74 × 70 cm.
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One hundred percent handmade unique work. This is not a print.
"Feline Botany"
This work explores the intersection between the animal world, botanical imagery, and psychedelic fantasy, building a visual universe where nature and feline sensitivity fuse into a single symbiotic organism. Through a vibrant palette of deep blues, acidic greens, and crimson flashes on a dark background, the piece investigates the notion of the gaze as a threshold toward internal and mysterious dimensions.
The eyes, enormous and magnetic, of the feline act as a contemplation portal that subverts everyday reality. From the animal's head sprout stems, stylized leaves, and red flowers that crown themselves as an extension of its own thoughts and vital energy. The textures, built with flowing lines, stenciling, and overlapped layers, evoke a graphic language with roots in pop culture, with reminiscences of folk art and East Asian engraving.
The work offers a visual manifesto on spiritual awakening, rebirth, and intimate communion with the wild. The feline becomes here, a silent guardian of a secret, nocturnal garden where vitality blooms directly from consciousness.
Dimensions: 74 x 70 cm
Technique: Acrylic on cotton canvas.
Condition: Perfect
Origin: Spain
Year: 2026
Each work is signed on the back guaranteeing its authenticity and preserving its pure visual integrity. Includes title, series, year of realization, and signature.
Reference images may show slight tonal variations from the original work due to lighting in spaces, which can affect contrast or color temperature, as well as differences in display devices. Photographs have been taken with the greatest possible care.
Perfect and sturdy packaging with tracking number.
*The certificate of authenticity will only be available for sales equal to or greater than €150.*
Shipping method: They will be shipped rolled in a sturdy cardboard tube. (no frame)
Signed, dated, and numbered on the back of the print.
It is a unique piece.
CURRICULUM
Personal information
Las Tunas, Cuba, 1994. Lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.
Education
2013 // 2019 - University of Arts (ISA), Havana, Cuba. Degree in Visual Arts.
2009 // 2013 - Professional Academy of Arts Las Tunas, Cuba. Bachelor of Fine Arts, field of study: Painting.
Scholarships
March 2018 // July 2018 - STIBET Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for one semester of studies at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, Germany.
Feb // Aug 2023 - Goethe Institute scholarship for the B1 German level, Monika’s Atelier, Havana, Cuba.
Personal Exhibitions
2022 - What is the word, bi-personal with the artist Omar Pérez at his House Studio, Malecón 675, Havana, Cuba.
2018 - An unknown animal, Studio D’Nasco, Havana, Cuba.
2017 - The changing passivity of the Sun, bi-personal with the artist Denisse Muiños. Center of development of the Arts, Havana, Cuba.
2016 - The object of the thousand Faces. El Mejunje, Santa Clara, Cuba.
2015 - Temporal Fivers (Distrito Project) University of Arts (ISA), Havana, Cuba.
Collective Exhibitions (selection)
2025- Open studio at Casa R.A.R.O. as part of their Residency Program for one month, Barcelona, Spain.
2023- Come together, Anthological Cuban Collage exhibition. @infraestudio headquarters, Havana, Cuba.
2020 - A crack in the wall, online exhibition on the Instagram platform @tallerchullima, Havana, Cuba.
2018 - End of semester exhibition at the Alanus Hochschule, Alfter, Germany.
2018 - Und Nacht war...senseLaB X, Gallery of the Faculty of Visual Arts, University of Arts (ISA) Havana, Cuba.
2017 - senceLAB IX, Gallery of the Faculty of Visual Arts, University of Arts (ISA) Havana, Cuba.
2017 - Thirteen Tales + One, Ludwig Foundation, Havana, Cuba.
2016 - In Regla, Opening Studio. Interchange with The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Studio of Felipe Dulzaides, Havana, Cuba.
2016 - Distrito, A territorial a subjective demarcation, Gallery Luz y Oficios, Havana, Cuba.
2015 - Mise en Scène, University of Arts ISA (XII Biennial of Havana) Havana, Cuba.
2015 - Opened Work, Project of Transdisciplinary Art, (XII Biennial of Havana) National Museum of Art, Building of Cuban Art, Havana, Cuba.
2013 - Thesis Projects, Center of development of the Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2012 - Tree plus one, House of Ballad, Las Tunas, Cuba.
One hundred percent handmade unique work. This is not a print.
"Feline Botany"
This work explores the intersection between the animal world, botanical imagery, and psychedelic fantasy, building a visual universe where nature and feline sensitivity fuse into a single symbiotic organism. Through a vibrant palette of deep blues, acidic greens, and crimson flashes on a dark background, the piece investigates the notion of the gaze as a threshold toward internal and mysterious dimensions.
The eyes, enormous and magnetic, of the feline act as a contemplation portal that subverts everyday reality. From the animal's head sprout stems, stylized leaves, and red flowers that crown themselves as an extension of its own thoughts and vital energy. The textures, built with flowing lines, stenciling, and overlapped layers, evoke a graphic language with roots in pop culture, with reminiscences of folk art and East Asian engraving.
The work offers a visual manifesto on spiritual awakening, rebirth, and intimate communion with the wild. The feline becomes here, a silent guardian of a secret, nocturnal garden where vitality blooms directly from consciousness.
Dimensions: 74 x 70 cm
Technique: Acrylic on cotton canvas.
Condition: Perfect
Origin: Spain
Year: 2026
Each work is signed on the back guaranteeing its authenticity and preserving its pure visual integrity. Includes title, series, year of realization, and signature.
Reference images may show slight tonal variations from the original work due to lighting in spaces, which can affect contrast or color temperature, as well as differences in display devices. Photographs have been taken with the greatest possible care.
Perfect and sturdy packaging with tracking number.
*The certificate of authenticity will only be available for sales equal to or greater than €150.*
Shipping method: They will be shipped rolled in a sturdy cardboard tube. (no frame)
Signed, dated, and numbered on the back of the print.
It is a unique piece.
CURRICULUM
Personal information
Las Tunas, Cuba, 1994. Lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.
Education
2013 // 2019 - University of Arts (ISA), Havana, Cuba. Degree in Visual Arts.
2009 // 2013 - Professional Academy of Arts Las Tunas, Cuba. Bachelor of Fine Arts, field of study: Painting.
Scholarships
March 2018 // July 2018 - STIBET Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for one semester of studies at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Alfter, Germany.
Feb // Aug 2023 - Goethe Institute scholarship for the B1 German level, Monika’s Atelier, Havana, Cuba.
Personal Exhibitions
2022 - What is the word, bi-personal with the artist Omar Pérez at his House Studio, Malecón 675, Havana, Cuba.
2018 - An unknown animal, Studio D’Nasco, Havana, Cuba.
2017 - The changing passivity of the Sun, bi-personal with the artist Denisse Muiños. Center of development of the Arts, Havana, Cuba.
2016 - The object of the thousand Faces. El Mejunje, Santa Clara, Cuba.
2015 - Temporal Fivers (Distrito Project) University of Arts (ISA), Havana, Cuba.
Collective Exhibitions (selection)
2025- Open studio at Casa R.A.R.O. as part of their Residency Program for one month, Barcelona, Spain.
2023- Come together, Anthological Cuban Collage exhibition. @infraestudio headquarters, Havana, Cuba.
2020 - A crack in the wall, online exhibition on the Instagram platform @tallerchullima, Havana, Cuba.
2018 - End of semester exhibition at the Alanus Hochschule, Alfter, Germany.
2018 - Und Nacht war...senseLaB X, Gallery of the Faculty of Visual Arts, University of Arts (ISA) Havana, Cuba.
2017 - senceLAB IX, Gallery of the Faculty of Visual Arts, University of Arts (ISA) Havana, Cuba.
2017 - Thirteen Tales + One, Ludwig Foundation, Havana, Cuba.
2016 - In Regla, Opening Studio. Interchange with The San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). Studio of Felipe Dulzaides, Havana, Cuba.
2016 - Distrito, A territorial a subjective demarcation, Gallery Luz y Oficios, Havana, Cuba.
2015 - Mise en Scène, University of Arts ISA (XII Biennial of Havana) Havana, Cuba.
2015 - Opened Work, Project of Transdisciplinary Art, (XII Biennial of Havana) National Museum of Art, Building of Cuban Art, Havana, Cuba.
2013 - Thesis Projects, Center of development of the Arts, Las Tunas, Cuba.
2012 - Tree plus one, House of Ballad, Las Tunas, Cuba.
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Edition
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Artist
Niurka Moreno Leyva
Title of artwork
"Feline Botany" NO Reserve
Technique
Acrylic painting
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Spain
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
74 cm
Width
70 cm
Depiction/theme
Animals
Style
Contemporary
Period
2020+
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