Bio
Elena Montesinos is a visual artist whose passion for art emerged at an early age. She graduated in Fine Arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, specializing in drawing and painting, which marked the beginning of her artistic career.
Since 2008, she has been exhibiting her work in various national and international exhibitions. Her ability to convey emotions and narratives through painting has made her a versatile and creative artist.
The year 2015 marked a turning point in her career when she decided to travel to the small island of Formentera to participate in an Artists’ Fair. The influence of the Mediterranean landscape and her commitment to artistic experimentation became evident during the eight consecutive summers she spent on the island, where she ultimately decided to settle.
El año 2015 marcó un punto de inflexión en su carrera cuando decidió viajar a la pequeña isla de Formentera para participar en una Feria de Artistas. La influencia del paisaje mediterráneo y su compromiso con la experimentación artística se manifestaron de manera notable durante los ocho veranos consecutivos que pasó en la isla, donde finalmente decidió establecerse.
He painted daily and exhibited his works in galleries and fairs. Persistently, he observed and recreated the same insular landscape insistently, exploring different techniques, materials and supports, but always with the same horizon. At each fair he showed his work to people of diverse backgrounds and artistic affinities, which allowed him to learn from their reactions and perceptions. Thanks to this interaction, he refined his technique and deepened his search for a unique artistic language.
What could have been interpreted as a creative block - the repetition of the same landscape over and over again - became a technical exercise in research, trial and error, reaffirmation and stylistic confidence for her.
Finally, in 2022, he decided to leave the island of Formentera with the intention of exploring and presenting new horizons and landscapes through his art, taking with him the rich experience and artistic evolution he gained in twenty-two idyllic kilometres of the Mediterranean.
Exhibitions
- 2025: Exposición colectiva “REALITATS ENTRELLAÇADES” en Fundació Úniques, Barcelona.
- 2024: Exposición individual “HEDONISME” en CS Art Gallery, Formentera.
- 2023: Exposición individual “SOUVENIR” en Yoko Art Gallery, Barcelona.
- 2023: Exposición individual “SOUVENIRS PARADISE” en Sala de l’Ajuntament Vell Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera.
- 2021: Exposición colectiva “Col·lectiva de Nadal” en Sala de l’Ajuntament Vell de Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera.
- 2019: Exposición individual “ABSTR-ACCIÓ” en Sala de l’Ajuntament Vell Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera.
- 2017: Exposición individual “DE DALT A BAIX” en Sala de l’Ajuntament Vell Sant Francesc Xavier, Formentera.
- 2017: Exposición colectiva “ENVERS” en Centre Antoni Tur Gabrielet, Formentera.
- 2015-2020: Exposición temporal. Temporada estival en Mercat Artístic, Sant Ferran de Ses Roques, Formentera.
- 2017-2022: Exposición temporal. Temporada estival en Mercat Artesà de la Mola, Formentera.
- 2015: Exposición individual “Diáspora tropical” en Chico Ostra, Valencia.
- 2014: Exposición individual “Elepalmonte sobre papel”, Valencia.
- 2014: Exposición individual en La Peseta, Oliva.
- 2014: Exposición colectiva “L’artista no és seriós” en Casa Museu de Maians, Oliva.
- 2012: Exposición colectiva “Dones” en Espai d’Art, Gandía.
- 2010: Exposición colectiva “Colectivo Perrería” en Centro Cultural, Crew Hassan, Lisboa, Portugal.
- 2009: Exposición colectiva “Visual Arts” en Cidade Universitaria de Lisboa.
- 2009: Exposición colectiva “Tiempografias” en Centro Cultural, Patraix, Valencia.
- 2008: Exposición colectiva “Tirant lo blanc” en Ciutat Vella, Valencia.
- 2008: Exposición colectiva “Tarlatinta” en Casa de la Cultura Burjassot, Valencia.
- 2008: Exposición colectiva “Procedimientos creativos” en Jardín Botánico, Valencia.