Juls Gabs (born 1989, San Sebastián) is a Spanish artist working in Painting and Digital. She claims her education started after college in 2015 thought collaborations, residencies and studio experimentation in London, UK. She currently lives between Boston, MA and UK. Her work has been exhibited at Watou Art Festival 2023 (BE), Silvermine Art Centre (US), Vertical Crypto Art (Metaverse), Onstream Gallery (IT), Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop (UK) among others. In 2014, Gabs was awarded with the European Research of New Creative Spaces in new media, and the Revelation Artist Prize Mayte Spinola in 2019. In that same year, Gabs was recognised by Arteninformado through her inclusion on their list of ‘The 12 artist focus on the next generation’.
In 2023 she is showing a 13ft painting at Watou Art Festival 2023 commissioned by the government of Poperinge (BE). Her work Possibly Maybe is Shortlister for the National Prize Show 2023, at Cambridge Art Association, and she is the winner of the Finalist edition of Teravarna Award in Landscape. And her work "Ninfas' Secrets" was exhibited at QUEERwerks in Silvermine Art Centre (CT).
Previous solo exhibitions were "Blending Boundaires" (Rome), "error" (London, 2020), Unit 1 Gallery|Workshop, "Daring Forest" (Madrid, 2018), and "Goodies Boobies" (Madrid, 2018).
Selected for residencies "The Columbia Residency" with Roman Road Gallery (London, 2021) and "Sommer Atelier Aschersleben" (Germany 2021), Unit 1 Radical Residency® IV (London, 2019) and "Paradise AIR" for solo Art Residency (Tokyo, 2018). Exhibited works in art fairs like "(un)fair Milano" (IT 2023), SCOPE (Miami Beach, 2018) and JustMad8 (Madrid, 2017)
She had a commission by Aston Martin F1 in 2022 and her work constitutes part of Private Permanent Collections such as Lycee Moliere (Brussels, Belgium), Merode’s Castle (Gmünd, Austria), Palast Hohenems (Austria) Milton Keynes Arts Center (Milton Keynes, UK), Contemporary Museum Mayte Spinola (Marmolejo, Spain).
Her work has been published in media channels like 99 Future Blue Chip Artists, Aston Martin F1, FAD Magazine, London Arts Events, Assemblage Magazine, Image.ie (2020) and Arteinformado, Ultima Hora Mallorca (2019).
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BIOGRAPHY
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Spanish Painter currently living in Boston.
Juls Gabs is a painter who dissolves the classical definition of painting and re-applies its significance to address contemporary demands. She explores new figuration through the digital and invents alternative canvases through a combination of traditional and technology-inspired methods.
Major Achievements
Solo Exhibitions
2024
2022
2020
2018
2018
Blending Boundaries - Onstream Gallery (Rome, IT)
404: error - Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop (London, UK)
Goodies Boobies - Casa Navacerrada (Madrid, SP)
Daring Forest - Sala de Exposiciones Miguel Hernandez (Madrid, SP)
Landscapes of Future Era, Today - HallSpace Gallery
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2023
2023
2024
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
2021
2020
2019
2019
2017
2016
2015
QUEERwerks - Silvermine Art Centre (CT, USA)
/kom.po'zi.ci.o:/ - Kunstenfestival Watou (Watou, BE)
Vertical Crypto Art 4th cohort - Metaverse
Ex_xTension - V.O curations (London, UK)
Life's a Beach - Mmad_art (London, UK)
2:3 - Wet Dovetail (Middlesbrough, UK)
Reimagine Newham - De/Konzept (London, UK)
Still Journey - Roman Road Gallery (London, UK)
Galleri Bellman (Stockholm, SE)
Smylife Collection - Thyssen Museum (Madrid, SP)
Radical Residency IV - Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop (London, UK)
WaterMelon Salad Perfornmance - SLADE School of Arts (London, UK)
Enquire in my own room - Noir Villanine. Hotel Pasteur (Rennes, FR)
Vistiendo la Sombra - Museo del Traje (Madrid, SP)
Teraverna Award, Teraverna Gallery (LA, USA)
Blue - Cambridge Art Association (MA, USA)
ESC 2031 SS: Nature Sync - 0-1 gallery (The Hague, NL)
Art Residencies
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
2021
2019
2018
Vertical Crypto Art 4th cohort - Metaverse
ORBIT (online)
Sommer Atelies Aschersleben (Aschersleben , GE)
The Columbia Residency - Roman Road Gallery (London, UK)
Rubb3r_ Residency (online)
After Illussion Residency (online)
Radical Residency IV - Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop (London, UK)
Paradise AIR Residency (Tokyo, JP)
Art Fairs
2023
2018
2016
(un)fair Milano
Scope Miami Beach
JustMad 8
Awards
2023
2023
2019
2014
CAA's National Prize Show, shortlisted (MA, USA)
Teraverna Award, finalist in Landscape (LA, USA)
Mayte Spinola Revelation Artist Award, finalist (Madrid, SP)
Indagacion en Nuevos Espacios Creativos, finalist (Madrid, SP)
Publications
2022
2023
2022
2022
2022
2020
2020
2019
Workshop & Presentations
2022
2022
AR Workshop - Elephant LAB + colart.com
"Juls Gabs presentation at "Teoria del Arte Contemporaneo" - Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Museum Collection
2015
“Vistiendo la Sombra #5” adquired by Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Mayte Spínola for its permanent collection.
Art Festivals
2023
/kom.po'zi.ci.o:/ - Kunstenfestival Watou (Watou, BE)
Commissions
2022
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team (Sylverstone Grand Prix, UK)
Education
2014-2015
MA, Development of Creative Business
Fundación Museo Thyssen (Madrid, SP)
2010-2014
BA, Fine Arts
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid, SP)
2010-2014
BA, Media and Communication
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid, SP)