María Burgaz - Toro

This work is a tribute to emotions and love. Two people embracing, such a simple gesture that sometimes costs so much, with a message that invites reflection. Executed with a gestural and daring brushstroke, this piece is suitable for any space and for connecting with all types of audiences. The work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

María Burgaz (1970) knew from a very young age that hers was art. She began her training at the Escuela de Artes Decorativas de Madrid, and graduated in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid in the painting specialty in 1993. Later she completed her studies at FIT in New York.
Winner of contests such as the Wellington Foundation, Professional Football Foundation, Women and Society, Iberdrola-UEX, UNED, Eugenio Hermoso, Gran Casino de Torrelodones… her work, in addition to being part of the collections of these institutions, is also part of the collections of municipalities such as Gibraleón, Valdemoro, Martos, Horche, and the Diputación de Alicante…
She has held dozens of solo and group exhibitions in Spain and abroad, and her work is also in numerous private collections worldwide.
Her hardworking and enthusiastic attitude has led her to participate in all kinds of projects and to collaborate with designers, writers and everything that allows her to express everything she carries inside. Her work always reveals the phase she is going through, her vitality and her particular sense of humor and way of understanding life, always with a 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.

CV:
STUDIES
1988 - Entry to the Faculty of Fine Arts, Complutense University, Madrid.
1990 - Drawing course at FIT, New York.
1992 - Painting Workshop, C. Cardenal, Mallorca.
1993 - Graduated in Fine Arts in the Painting specialty.
1998 - Autoedition course, Madrid Promoters Association.
2000 - Graphic Design course, Confederation of Workers, Madrid.
- Design, Implementation and Maintenance of websites, MS|L Software S.L, Madrid.
2020- What is contemporary art? Online Certificate by Coursera.

LATEST INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
- “Sí quiero”, Hotel Avani, Madrid, 2025.
- “Galería Taurina” Madrid, 2025.
- “Arte viajero”, mecenazgo Tarín, Madrid, 2023.
- “Arte 10”, Salón Díez, 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”, Galería Enquadres, Valladolid, 2017.
- Centro de Exposiciones “Las Tablas”, Madrid, 2016.
- Microteatros, Madrid, 2015.
- Commenoz Gallery, Miami, 2014, 2011.
- Neel Gallery, Cannes, 2010.
- Galería Nave del Arte, Madrid 2008, 2009, 2010.
- “Calor y color”, Murnau Art Gallery, Sevilla, 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 COLLECTIVE 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 Hall 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.
- Galería Factoría de Babel, Madrid, 2015-2016.
- Carré d ́artistes, Lyon, Paris, Lille, Colonia, London, Sao Paulo. 2005- 2016.
- “Cities”, Adolfo Domínguez Foundation, Madrid, 2014.
- Embarcarte, Centro del Carmen, Valence, 2012.
- L´Art en prêt-a-porter, Paris, 2010.
- Carré d´artistes, Barcelona, Aix-en-Provence, Lyon, Paris, Lille, Cologne, 2005- 2011.
- Salón pequeño formato, Paz Tejón Gallery, Valence, 2008.
- Paz Tejón Gallery, Valencia, 2007.
- V Prize of Contemporary painting Wellington Foundation, Sala Alcolea, Madrid, 2005.
- Entrelaza2, Nave del Arte, Madrid, 2005.
- V Prize of Plastas Arts, Sala El Brocence, 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, Sala el Brocense, Cáceres, 2002.
- I Nacional Prize of Painting Gloria Merino, Cultural center Sta. Teresa, Malagón (C. Real), 2002.
- IV Young Prize Edition 2001, Sala Julio González, 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 Award, Gran Casino de Torrelodones Award, Castillo de la Coracera Award…
- 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.
- Honorable Mention New Masters Painters Contest, Madrid City Council, 1994.
- Honorable Mention Fifth Plastic Arts Contest, University of Torrejón de Ardoz, 1995.
- Second Prize II Painting Contest Fundación de Fútbol Profesional, 1995.
- Finalist Young Creators Contest Madrid City Council, 1996, 1997, 1999.
- Finalist III Painting Contest "José Cubero Yiyo", Colmenar Viejo, 1996.
- Acquisition Prize VII Painting Contest UNED, 1997.
- Acquisition Prize VI Painting Contest Iberdrola-UEX, 1997.
- Acquisition Prize I Castillo de la Coracera, San Martín de Valdeiglesias, 1997.
- Acquisition Prize XVI International Painting Award "Eugenio Hermoso", 1998.
- Acquisition Prize Artes Plásticas ’98 from Excma. Diputación Prov. de Alicante, 1998.
- Honor Mention Army Painting Award, 1998.
- Honor Mention VIII Plastic Arts Contest of Torrejón de Ardoz, 1998.
- Acquisition Prize XXVI Martos City Painting Contest, Jaén, 1998.
- II Prize Madrid City Council Young Creators Contest, 1998.
- European and Mediterranean Young Artists Biennial, Rome, 1999.
- First Prize “Women and Society Awards 2000”, Conde Duque, Madrid 2000.
- Acquisition Prize I Torrelodones Painting Contest, Gran Casino de Madrid, 2000.
- Honor Mention Army Painting Award, Buenavista Palace, Madrid, 2000.
- Honorable Mention I and II National Painting Contest “El Pincel Verde”, Sala A. Machado, Leganés, 2000, 2001.
- Acquisition Prize IV Valdemoro Municipal Painting Contest, 2001.
- Acquisition Prize I Gibraleón National Painting Contest, Huelva, 2001
- Honorable Mention XVII Guadarrama Painting Contest, Centro Cultural “La Torre”, 2002.
- Honorable Mention VIII Unipublic Sports Painting Contest, 2003.
- Finalist V Wellington Foundation Contemporary Painting Contest, 2005.