JAVIER INFANTES

Born in Estepona (Spain). Resides in NYC since 2007. He studied painting in Seville and Madrid obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and a Masters in Education.

He also studied graphic design, photography and drawing in Spain and in the USA. Javier worked as an Art teacher in his country as well as an interior decorative painter and muralist. Since 1997 he has published his work in various Spanish media including ABC Newspaper and Claves de Razon Practica ( Madrid), El Viejo Topo (Barcelona) and Extramuros (Granada). He illustrated texts of Noam Chomsky, Stephen Jay Gould and an interview to the former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, among other illustrious public figures. Moreover, he has been showing his work in both solo and group exhibitions in art galleries and international art fairs in Europe and in the USA for more than two decades. In addition, his works are part of some art private’s collections in the USA and Spain.

His work has been reviewed in different mass media in the USA, Italy and Spain, having the honor to have been featured in January of 2015 in the Spanish leading art magazine “Descubrir el Arte”.
Javier has recently participated in the international Summer Art Festival 2014 (SAF) “FEEL LIFE” organized by KateSHIN Gallery & Waterfall Mansion in NYC. The event featured original works by international contemporary artists alongside with the artwork of some more well-known names as Andy Warhol, Takashi Murakami, Nam June Paik, Keith Haring, Robert Indiana among others.

He is an artist of great versatility: paintings,  digital work and drawings, some of them already published. In painting, he uses mainly mix techniques in a certain informality very personal (Group “Deep”), coexisting with the geometric games of the group ( “Labyrinth”)  and the figurative canvas  from the group (“Haiku”). The digital work dazzles by its contemporary clasicism, while the drawings show a Javier Infantes close to surrealism and caricature,  as well as hints of Pop Art.

Education

BFA (Complutense University of Madrid and Santa Isabel de Hungria of Seville) Spain
MA in Education (Complutense University of Madrid) Spain

Snug Harbour Cultural Center, NYC
P.I. Art Center, NYC

?Certificate in Multimedia Design. Spain

Attended to the: NYFA’s Artepreneur Boot Camp program, in colaboration with Spain culture NYC and SPAINRED. 2013-14
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Experience

2014. Large scale street mural commissioned by the Town Hall of Estepona, Spain.

2012 “HarvestedFresh Art” curated by Javier Infantes, Studio 580, NYC

2010. DIGITAL ART EXHIBITION CONTEST. Juror: Javier Infantes,
A.L. Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2008, Invited to be part of the art project TELL ME by Gema Alava. Other participants of the project include artist Robert Ryman, Merril Wagner and Arne Svenson

Freelance illustrator (since 1997):
Diario ABC, Newspaper. Madrid, Spain (Illustrating daily news and articles in most of the sections of the Newspaper) 1997-1999

He also published his works in various Spanish magazines:
El Viejo Topo, Revistart, Escribir y Publicar (Barcelona)
Calviva, Claridad, Claves de Razon Practica (Madrid)
Extramuros (Granada)
In the last few years Javier Infantes has illustrated texts and articles of illustrious public figures as important as Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (former Spanish Prime Minister), Noam Chomsky ( linguist, philosopher, political activist), among others

• Art Teacher, Spain.
• Interior decorative painter, Spain and USA.
(Developing Fine Arts projects of murals and decorative and restoration assignments for Meyer Sandy Frucher at Frucher LLC)
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Selected Exhibitions:

Solo Shows:

2015
Tenri Cultural Institute, “Flavors”. NYC

2014
A&C Gallery. Madrid (Spain)
Venezuelan Consulate. “Two Pleasures: Painting and Cuisine” NYC
Tenri Cultural Institute, “Recollections”. NYC
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2013
Stoa Gallery “Sediments of Memory”. Estepona (Spain)
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2012
Chrystoph Marten Salon (Chelsea-Manhattan) NYC
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2009
A.L. Art Gallery. Brooklyn, NYC
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2008
Spanish American Institute. Manhattan, NYC
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2006
Exhibitions and Congresses Palace of Estepona. Spain
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1993
Cultural Center of Estepona, Malaga. Spain
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1992
Uruguay Pavillion. Seville
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Group Shows:

2014

Chilean Independence Day Celebration. Mineola (Nassau County) NY
SAF 2014 “FEEL LIFE” at the Waterfall Gallery & Mansion, NYC (Participants: Takashi Murakami, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, NamJune Paik among others)
Artspace Anna Maria. “Round: About”. Florida
Dacia Gallery. “Initium Novum”. Manhattan, NYC

2013
Stoa Gallery. “Variations in Black”. Estepona (Malaga). Spain
Broadway Gallery. Manhattan, NYC
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2012
Stoa Gallery. “Masculine Plural”. Estepona, (Spain)
Jadite Gallery. “ArchiteXture”. Manhattan, NYC
Galerie 5th People Project. “What’s on your mind”. Berlin (Germany)
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2011
Greenpoint Gallery. Annual drawing group show. Brooklyn, NYC
Pop-Up Pianos. Sing For Hope. NYC.
MOCA (Museum of Computer Art)
The Chelsea Room at the Chelsea Hotel, NYC
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2010
New York Couture Fashion Week. Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Bang&Olufsen. New York, Frankfurt and Istanbul
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2009
Governors Island Art Fair, NYC
Stoa Gallery. Estepona, Spain
Collective Hardware (Le Cirque d’Art Gallery) . Manhattan, NYC
ARTEXPO NY. International Art Fair. Jacob Javits Center, Manhattan NYC
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2008
Port Authority Bus Terminal. Manhattan, NYC
Stoa Gallery. Estepona, Spain
Colombian Consulate. Art group show . Manhattan, NYC
Tower Theater. Iberoamerican Art Exhibition . Miami, USA
Hpgrp Gallery. Art Fair @ destination. Manhattan, NYC
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2007
Congresses Palace Marbella. International Art Fair , Marbella, Spain
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2005
Victor’s Gallery. Marbella, Spain
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1996
Complutense University. Fine Arts Exhibition Hall. Madrid
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1993
Uruguay Pavillion. Seville

“Descubrir el Arte” Revista/Magazine. “Javier Infantes y Pablo Carpio”. Artículo escrito por/Article written by Manuel Alejandro Rodriguez Pardo. Enero/January 2015, #191. Páginas/Pages 94-96
SAF 2014 “FEEL LIFE” Catalog of the collective exhibition. Waterfall Gallery & Mansion, NYC (Participants: Takashi Murakami, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, NamJune Paik among others)
XTRart España. On-line art magazine. “Recollections”, Javier Infantes Solo Show at Tenri Institute of New York
“Sediments of Memory”, September- November 2013. Individual catalog of his Solo Show at Stoa Gallery. (Spain)
Book “Love Is”. Two of my paintings have been included in this Art-book published in Australia featuring a collective from 6 continents of written and unique artwork.
Australia, (2013)
“Marb Art 09 Catalog”. As part of the list of artists of the Stoa Gallery, during the 5th International Contemporary Art Fair, Marbella, 2009 (Spain)
“Javier Infantes”, September 2009. Individual catalog of his works at Stoa Gallery
(Spain)
“…In the meeting point…”, Catalog of the collective exhibition that took place at Stoa Gallery, September, 2009
“Premio Terna 02, Arte Comtemporanea”. ?Work featured in the catalog. Italy, 2008.
“Marb Art 07 Catalog”, International Contemporary Art Fair. Marbella 2007. (Spain)
Revistart, Art Magazine. #125. Page 52. Barcelona, 2008
Familias Siglo XXI, Magazine. #3. Page 41. May 2009 (Spanish Magazine)
He has also published his works in several Spanish magazines since the 90’s:
Diario ABC, Madrid.
Claves de la Razon Practica, Madrid: #194, July 2009; #165, September 2006; #161, April 2006; #158, April 2005; #146, October 2004; #141, April

2004
De Libros, Barcelona: #184, February 2005
Claridad, Madrid: #2, 2005
Escribir y Publicar, Barcelona: #14, 1999; #16, 2000
Extramuros, Granada: June, 1999
El Viejo Topo, Barcelona: #131, July-August 1999
CALVIVA, Madrid: #4, 1997. Pages: 9,10 and 13