Violeta Maya McGuire

Born in Madrid in 1993 (Spain), currently living in Barcelona.
Violeta graduated in 2015 in BA Interaction and Moving Image at Central Saint Martins, London with a First Class Honours.
Despite her young age she’s exhibited in various galleries, art residencies and festivals, outstanding: 71A Gallery (London, UK), AE Gallery (Seoul, South Korea), Lethaby Gallery (London, UK), NB7 Gallery (Madrid, Spain), Galería Rodrigo Juarranz (Aranda del Duero, Spain), Galería Mercedes Roldan (Madrid, Spain), Art Farm Residency (Verona, Italy), The Curious Festival at Barbican Center in London and Hybrid Festival (Madrid, Spain) amongst others.
She was the first prize winner of the “Big White Wall” by Cass Art, Windsor and Newton and Central Saint Martins, London. Also, first prize winner of “EL FLECHAZO” prize at FLECHA Madrid’19. One of the 3 winners of the BBC Radio-1 Contest “Re-score Drive”. Accepted at Royal College of Art, London and finalist in the selection process for La Caixa Scholarship for postgraduate studies.
Violeta has also participated in a good number of art fairs in Europe and the US such as: CONTEXT Art Miami 2019, AFF Art Fair London 2019, Brussels Art Fair 2019, The Other Art Fair New York 2019, FLECHA Madrid 2019, Verona Art Fair 2019, FLECHA Bilbao 2019, London Art Fair 2019 and LUVART2020, Seoul, South Korea amongst others.
She has also worked as an assistant for the artist Zimoun at his studio in Bern, Switzerland, as well as at Andrew Everett Sculptor Engineering studio in London, and at the studio of the artist Carlos Diaz de Bustamante in Madrid, Spain.

Violeta's work is in various private collections such as: Petrus Fernandini (Lima, Perú), Adolfo Atruic (Madrid, Spain), amongst many others in countries like USA, Colombia, Perú, France, Hong Kong, Belgium, Italy, United Kingdom and Spain amongst others.
Currently, she is represented by Galería de Arte Rodrigo Juarranz (Aranda del Duero, Spain), Galería FLECHA/NB7 (Madrid, Spain) y AE Gallery (Seoul, South Korea).