Bio

Juan Baraja Rodríguez
Toledo, 1984

Statement

Juan Baraja works with the relationships that arise between architecture and space management through photography.

Juan Baraja (Toledo, 1984) works with the relationships that emerge between architecture and the management of space via photography. Residencies, commissions and his own projects organise an oeuvre in which Baraja uses his camera to travel around different points in European geography, all of them different yet with a common thread joining them: they are spaces forgotten by time. In the opinion of Alfredo Puente, member of the FCAYC cuarorial Area, Baraja revives a way of situating oneself before something to imagine it via fragments, with another composition, far from the parameters that make something complete rational and apprehensible.

Curriculum

Solo Show
    Group Show
      Fairs
        Awards and scholarships
          Residences
            Workshops
              Work in collections
                • REGIONAL ARCHIVE OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID. SPAIN

                • 2022

                  FLORIDA AVE. Washington DC, EE.UU

                  DC.es | A gaze of Washington by Spanish photographers. Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain.
                  Washington DC, EE.UU, 2022

                • 2022

                  JUAN BARAJA MASTER CLASS Madrid. Spain

                  PHotoESPAÑA. Alcobendas Art Center Auditorium
                  Madrid. Spain, 2022

                • 2022

                  (RE)VISIÓN Madrid, Spain

                  Museo ICO Workshop
                  Madrid, Spain, 222

                • 2022

                  ENCUADRE 13|17 Madrid, Spain

                  Museo ICO Workshop
                  Madrid, Spain, 2022

                • 2022

                  EMPOWERPARENTS Madrid, Spain

                  Museo ICO Workshop
                  Madrid, Spain, 2022

                • ALCOBENDAS COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPY

                • 2022

                  IX MARDEL AWARD, VISUAL ARTS Centre del Carme. Valencia, Spain.

                  Group show
                  Centre del Carme. Valencia, Spain., 2022

                • 2022

                  PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP. ICO MUSEUM Madrid, Spain

                  Against all that glitters: Time`s Effect.
                  Madrid, Spain, 2022

                • 2022

                  RESIDENCE, Dc.es|A gaze of Washington by Spanish photographers Washington, EE.UU

                  Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, D.C.
                  Washington, EE.UU, 2022

                • 2022

                  IX MARDEL AWARD, VISUAL ARTS Centre del Carme. Valencia, Spain.

                  Shortlist
                  Centre del Carme. Valencia, Spain., 2022

                • 2022

                  ARTBO Bogotá, Colombia

                  International Art Fair of Bogotá. 27-30 October, 2022
                  Bogotá, Colombia, 2022

                • 2022

                  VOLTA BASEL FAIR Basel, Switzerland

                  La Cometa Gallery.13 -19 June, 2022
                  Basel, Switzerland, 2022

                • 2022

                  BIENAL CIUDAD DE ALBACETE Municipal Museum of Albacete, Spain

                  Group show Opening: 7th October, 2022
                  Municipal Museum of Albacete, Spain, 2022

                • SWISS RE COLLECTION

                • ICO FOUNDATION COLLECTION

                • STUDIOLO COLLECTION

                • CAMPO CERRADO COLLECTION

                • 2022

                  AGAINST ALL THAT GLITTERS: TIME´S EFFECTS Madrid, Spain

                  ICO Museum - PHotoEspaña 2022. Curator: Alfredo Puente, FCAYC. 1 June -11 September
                  Madrid, Spain, 2022

                • 2022

                  EXPO CHICAGO Chicago

                  La Cometa Gallery. 7 - 10 April 2022
                  Chicago, 2022

                • 2022

                  ZONA MACO México City, México

                  La Cometa Gallery. 9 - 13 February, 2022
                  México City, México, 2022

                • 2021

                  PILAR CITOLER PRIZE Spain

                  Finalist
                  Spain, 2021

                • 2021

                  IX AWARD VILA DE SANTAYÍ Baleares, Spain

                  Finalista
                  Baleares, Spain, 2021

                • 2022

                  EL ORDEN JUSTO Bogotá, Colombia

                  La Cometa Gallery. 31 /03/2022 – 15/05/2022
                  Bogotá, Colombia, 2022

                • 2022

                  BUILDING, CAMPOCERRADO COLLECTION Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca. Spain

                  Curator: Belen Poole. Los Águila Palace. 30/03/2022 – 24/09/2022
                  Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca. Spain, 2022

                • 2022

                  UNA HISTORIA DEL ARTE RECIENTE (1960-2020) II Juan March Foundation Museum, Palma de Mallorca. Spain

                  Juan March Foundation - DKV Collection. 09 /03/2022 – 09/07/2022
                  Juan March Foundation Museum, Palma de Mallorca. Spain, 2022

                • 2022

                  PATTERNS OF NATURE Espacio Líquido Gallery Gijón. Asturias

                  Curator: Juan Llano Borbolla. 03/12/2021 – 15/01/2022
                  Espacio Líquido Gallery Gijón. Asturias, 2022

                • 2022

                  OPEN STUDIO 2022 Madrid

                  OPEN STUDIO Festival, Madrid. 18 – 27 February, 2022
                  Madrid, 2022

                • 2021

                  EL VIAJE A ROMA Buenos Aires, Argentina

                  Resident photographers at the Spanish Academy in Rome Curator: Rosa Olviares. Museum of Architecture and Design of Buenos Aires. Octubre, 2021
                  Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2021

                • 2021

                  UTOPIE ABITATIVE. CORVIALE Porto, Portugal

                  Curator: Pablo Berástegui. Encontros da Imagen de Braga. International Photograhy and Visual Arts Festival . Gallery Salut au Monde. 10 September - 23 October, 2021
                  Porto, Portugal, 2021

                • 2020

                  PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP. UNA MIRADA CON TIEMPO: CÓMO LLEGAR A UN LUGAR León. Spain

                  FCYAC Foundation
                  León. Spain, 2020

                • 2019

                  PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP. T1. Mallorca, Spain

                  Miró Mallorca Foundation
                  Mallorca, Spain, 2019

                • 2011

                  ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE. Madrid, Spain

                  CES School of Image and Sound
                  Madrid, Spain, 2011

                • 2010

                  ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE. Madrid, Spain

                  CES School of Image and Sound
                  Madrid, Spain, 2010

                • 2009

                  ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE Madrid, Spain

                  CES School of Image and Sound
                  Madrid, Spain, 2009

                • 2017

                  REAL ACADEMIA DE ESPAÑA EN ROMA Roma, Italy

                  Artistic Residence
                  Roma, Italy, 2017

                • 2015

                  ADDAYA CENTRE D ́ART Alaró, Mallorca. Spain

                  Artistic Residence
                  Alaró, Mallorca. Spain, 2015

                • 2014

                  LISTHUS Ólafsfjörður, Iceland

                  Artistic Residence
                  Ólafsfjörður, Iceland, 2014

                • 2013

                  BILBAOARTE Bilbao, Spain

                  Artistic Residence
                  Bilbao, Spain, 2013

                • 2021

                  ESTAMPA 2021 Madrid, Spain

                  Espacio Líquido Gallery
                  Madrid, Spain, 2021

                • 2021

                  CAMPOCERRADO COLLECTION PRIZE Madrid, Spain

                  Estampa 2021
                  Madrid, Spain, 2021

                • 2020

                  EL BROCENSE PLASTIC ARTS PRIZE Cáceres, Spain.

                  El Brocense Art Room
                  Cáceres, Spain., 2020

                • 2021

                  XIV UNICAJA FOUNDATION PLASTIC ARTS CONTEST Málaga, Spain

                  Adquisition prize Unicaja Foundation
                  Málaga, Spain, 2021

                • 2021

                  XIV UNICAJA FOUNDATION PLASTIC ARTS PRIZE Málaga, Spain

                  Cultural Centre for Plastic Arts, Unicaja Foundation
                  Málaga, Spain, 2021

                • 2020

                  PERFIL DE ESCALERA Madrid, Spain

                  La Cometa Gallery
                  Madrid, Spain, 2020

                • UNICAJA FOUNDATION

                • 2019

                  EL VIAJE A ROMA. Resident photographers at the Spanish Academy in Rome. Madrid, Spain

                  Casa de América. Curator: Rosa Olivares
                  Madrid, Spain, 2019

                • 2019

                  PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE FOUNDATION ENAIRE Madrid, Spain

                  Real Botanic Garden
                  Madrid, Spain, 2019

                • 2019

                  LA RADICE DEL DOMANI. Real Academia de España en Roma 2017-2018 Madrid, Spain

                  Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Curator: Jesús Donaire
                  Madrid, Spain, 2019

                • 2019

                  LUZ, MATERIA. Madrid, Spain

                  Taide & Daniel Benjamin Gallery Program
                  Madrid, Spain, 2019

                • 2019

                  EL VIAJE A ROMA. Resident photographers at the Spanish Academy in Rome. Avilés, Asturias. Spain

                  Niemeyer Center. Curator: Rosa Olivares
                  Avilés, Asturias. Spain, 2019

                • 2020

                  OLVIDADOS DEL TIEMPO Cerezales del Condado, León. Spain

                  The Cerezales Antonino y Cinia Foundation (FCAYC). Curator: Alfredo Puente
                  Cerezales del Condado, León. Spain, 2020

                • 2020

                  UTOPIE ABITATIVE Madrid, Spain

                  Corviale / Serpentone / Scampia. ETSAM-UPM. Madrid: Curators: Manuel Blanco and Marta Muñoz
                  Madrid, Spain, 2020

                • FUNDACIÓN CENTRO CULTURAL INTERNACIONAL OSCAR NIEMEYER

                • H.E.F COLLECTION

                • 2019

                  ESTAMPA 2019 Madrid

                  Galería Espacio Líquido
                  Madrid, 2019

                • 2019

                  UTOPIE ABITATIVE Matera. Italia

                  Corviale / Serpentone / Scampia. Museo Palazzo Lanfranchi (cur. Ermanno Tedeschi).
                  Matera. Italia, 2019

                • ROYAL ACADEMY OF SPAIN IN ROME

                  Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of Spain

                • DKV COLLECTION

                • 2018

                  CITY OF CASTELLON PLASTIC ARTS AWARD. Castellón City Council. Spain

                  First Prize
                  Castellón City Council. Spain, 2018

                • 2018

                  XV MOSTRA DE ARTE NATURGY A Coruña, Galicia. Spain

                  Museum of Contemporary Art of the Naturgy Foundation
                  A Coruña, Galicia. Spain, 2018

                • 2018

                  NORLANDIA Valladolid, Spain.

                  Javier Silva Gallery
                  Valladolid, Spain., 2018

                • 2018

                  XII BIENAL DE ARTES PLÁSTICAS CIUDAD DE ALBACETE Albacete, Spain

                  Municipal Museum.
                  Albacete, Spain, 2018

                • 2018

                  MIRÓ, ORIGEN REVELAT. Juan Baraja i Rif Spanhi Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca. Spain

                  Casal Solleric/ Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró Mallorca. Casal Solleric. Curator: Francisco Copado
                  Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca. Spain, 2018

                • 2018

                  PROCESSI 145 Roma, Italy

                  Real Academia de España en Roma
                  Roma, Italy, 2018

                • 2018

                  PREMI CIUTAT DE PALMA ANTONI GELABERT D'ARTS VISUALS. Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca. Spain

                  Casal Solleric
                  Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca. Spain, 2018

                • 2017

                  II CONTEST OF PROPOSALS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC CREATION ON MEDINA AZAHARA Córdoba, Spain

                  Special Mention
                  Córdoba, Spain, 2017

                • 2017

                  GRANT FROM THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SPAIN IN ROME Roma, Italy

                  Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
                  Roma, Italy, 2017

                • 2017

                  IV PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE CIUDAD DE BADAJOZ Badajoz. Spain

                  Museum of the city Luis de Morales.
                  Badajoz. Spain, 2017

                • 2017

                  XXXIII EXHIBITION OF YOUNG ART LA RIOJA Logroño, Spain


                  Logroño, Spain, 2017

                • 2017

                  OBRA ABIERTA, INTERNATIONAL PRIZE OF PLASTIC ARTS Plasencia, Spain

                  Caja de Extremadura
                  Plasencia, Spain, 2017

                • 2016

                  CATEDRALES Madrid, Spain

                  Arte Lateral - Open Studio
                  Madrid, Spain, 2016

                • 2014

                  ÁGUAS LIVRES Gijón. Spain

                  Espacio Líquido Gallery
                  Gijón. Spain, 2014

                • 2012

                  A RAPA Bilbao. Spain

                  Presentation of the artist book A RAPA
                  Bilbao. Spain, 2012

                • 2012

                  CATEDRALES Madrid. Spain

                  Utopía Parkway Gallery
                  Madrid. Spain, 2012

                • 2011

                  ARCHITEKTUREN Berlin. Germany

                  Berlín Plataform
                  Berlin. Germany, 2011

                • 2011

                  ARQUITECTURAS Toledo. Spain

                  Toledo Demarcation of the Association of Architects of Castilla-La Mancha.
                  Toledo. Spain, 2011

                • 2011

                  FUERA DE ESCENA Bilbao, Spain

                  PHOTOGALLERY20 Gallery
                  Bilbao, Spain, 2011

                • 2011

                  A RAPA Madrid. Spain

                  Presentation of the artist book A RAPA
                  Madrid. Spain, 2011

                • 2009

                  BILBAO Bilbao. Spain

                  PHOTOGALLERY20 Gallery
                  Bilbao. Spain, 2009

                • 2017

                  BANCA MARCH INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE Madrid. Spain

                  PhotoEspaña 2017. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.
                  Madrid. Spain, 2017

                • 2017

                  MARDEL VISUAL ARTS PRIZE Valencia. Spain

                  Centre del Carme Cultura Contemporània
                  Valencia. Spain, 2017

                • CEREZALES ANTONINO Y CINIA FOUNDATION

                • 2017

                  RAFAEL BOTÍ PLASTIC ARTS BIENNIAL Córdoba, Spain

                  Art Center Rafael Botí
                  Córdoba, Spain, 2017

                • 2017

                  AUS DER TIEFE Winterthur. Swiss

                  Sandra Recio Gallery Studio
                  Winterthur. Swiss, 2017

                • 2014

                  VOLTA 10 BASEL Swiss

                  Contemporary Art Fair. Espacio Líquido Gallery
                  Swiss, 2014

                • 2014

                  ArcoMadrid14 Madrid. Spain

                  Contemporary Art Fair. Espacio Líquido Gallery
                  Madrid. Spain, 2014

                • 2016

                  ARTE LATERAL - OPEN STUDIO Madrid. Spain

                  Prize
                  Madrid. Spain, 2016

                • 2009

                  ESTAMPA 09 Madrid. Spain

                  PHOTOGALLERY20
                  Madrid. Spain, 2009

                • 2015

                  ADDAYA CENTRE D´ART ALARÓ Mallorca. Spain

                  Artistic Residence
                  Mallorca. Spain, 2015

                • 2015

                  XXV UNED PLASTIC ARTS CONTEST Madrid. Spain

                  Adquisition prize.
                  Madrid. Spain, 2015

                • 2014

                  LISTHUS Iceland

                  Artistic Residence
                  Iceland, 2014

                • 2014

                  IV INTERNATIONAL ART PRIZE Pollença. Spain

                  First Prize
                  Pollença. Spain, 2014

                • 2014

                  XVI EDITION UCM YOUNG ART AWARD Madrid. Spain

                  First Prize
                  Madrid. Spain, 2014

                • 2013

                  PHOTO ART PRIZE. FLORENCE-SHANGHAI PRIZE Florence-Shanghai

                  Second Prize
                  Florence-Shanghai, 2013

                • 2013

                  YOUNG CREATORS CONTEST 2013 Madrid. Spain

                  First Prize
                  Madrid. Spain, 2013

                • 2011

                  BILBAOARTE Bilbao. Spain

                  Award / Residence
                  Bilbao. Spain, 2011

                • 2011

                  XIX CITY OF CÓRDOBA NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST. MEZQUITA PRIZE Córdoba, Spain

                  Prize
                  Córdoba, Spain, 2011

                • 2011

                  EL BROCENSE PLASTIC ARTS CONTEST Cáceres. Spain

                  Adquisition prize
                  Cáceres. Spain, 2011

                • 2011

                  CONTEST OF YOUNG ARTISTS OF CASTILLA-LA MANCHA 2011 Castilla-La Mancha. Spain

                  First Prize
                  Castilla-La Mancha. Spain, 2011

                • 2010

                  XXII PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST- ARCHITECTURE 2010. COACM Toledo. Spain

                  First Prize
                  Toledo. Spain, 2010

                • 2010

                  VI ARCOMADRID_2010 PHOTO REPORTAGE CONTEST Madrid. Spain

                  Prize
                  Madrid. Spain, 2010

                • 2008

                  I BIENNIAL OF PLASTIC ARTS OF NAVACERRADA Navacerrada. Madrid. Spain

                  Adquisition prize
                  Navacerrada. Madrid. Spain, 2008

                • 2010

                  ALCALÁ CITY PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD 2010 Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. Spain

                  First Prize
                  Alcalá de Henares. Madrid. Spain, 2010

                • CRISTINA MASAVEU FOUNDATION

                • CONCHITA RÁBAGO FOUNDATION

                • ADDAYA CENTRE D´ART

                • SPANISH PHOTOBOOKS COLLECTION

                  MNCARS

                • UNED CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION

                • UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE FOUNDATION

                • EL BROCENSE CULTURAL INSTITUTION

                • ARTPHILEN FOUNDATION

                • POLLENÇA MUSEUM

                • NAVACERRADA CITY COUNCIL