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Exhibition Date: 15 June –31 July 2026 Kate Contemporary presents “Elements of Memories”, a visual archive of the human psyche. The collection leads viewers into the formative experiences that shape adult identities. Featuring the oil on canvas works of Valerie Chua, Jep Dizon, Kim Oliveros and Garryloid Pomoy, the exhibit’s variety of subjects pieces together the fragmented, fleeting nature of nostalgia. It invites viewers to step into a collective consciousness where the bo

Thea Quiachon is a figurative contemporary artist specializing in works that examine human relationships. Through her signature impasto layers, her acrylics on canvas reveal an almost porcelain-like image that is both surprising and inviting. Originally inspired by architectural drawings, her anonymous figures have transformed into a profound exploration of connection, offering vague yet evocative imagery that speaks differently to every observer. For more information, please

Bea Batungbacal sees painting as an act of preservation—a way to grasp the fleeting traces of spaces and moments. Her work, shaped by her life in Manila and beyond, looks closely at the intimacy of the everyday. These layered compositions slowly reveal themselves and never all at once; instead, they invite the viewer to linger until the hidden meaning emerges. The spaces depicted assume her familiarity with typical homes in Madrid. For more information, please email us at...

Chiara Capony’s art moves between the physical body and the natural world, using water as a symbol of memory and change. Working across traditional and digital media, the Philippine-born, Europe-based artist captures "landscapes of the interior." With an academic background from both Manila and Paris, she has exhibited across Europe and Asia, offering a figurative style that is a dialogue between the philosophical and the profoundly personal. She has called Belgium home in th

Rocío Gmu is a contemporary abstract artist based in Madrid whose work serves as a sophisticated meeting point between natural organic forms and human introspection. Her practice focuses on the intersection of texture and emotion, utilizing high-relief techniques to translate the rhythmic energy of the Mediterranean into a tactile experience. For her, the canvas is a collaborative space between her coastal inspirations and the viewer’s personal narrative. For more informatio

Melchor Balsera is a contemporary mixed media artist whose work explores the intersection of memory and materiality. Using a unique process of layering glazes and fiberglass mesh, he creates atmospheric landscapes that favor sensory experience over literal geography. His work is widely exhibited across Spain and internationally. He has received several awards, most recently the First Prize in Painting from AEDAS Homes and the Premio de Pintura “Félix Revello de Toro” from the

Beatriz Ortega Fraile is a multifaceted artist and educator with a background in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid and a technical degree in Interior Design. Her artistic perspective was further refined through contemporary painting studies at the Accademia d’Arte in Florence. Driven by the intersection of art and social impact, she completed doctoral research focused on art therapy and social integration. She maintains a diverse practice spanning design, il

With a career spanning continents, Kay Woo is a full-time mixed media artist in Madrid. A graduate of Seoul National University, she worked for 15 years in the United States as a graphic designer and automotive sculptor. From there, she has dedicated her time to creating art, from sculptures to paintings in Spain. Employing a wide variety of styles, she has evolved constantly in her art, allowing viewers to see a deeply personal yet sophisticated command of technique and mate

As a painter and theater producer, Charlotte Seuntjens creates expressive abstract works that bridge the gap between street art and surrealism. Her mixed-media pieces are tactile and vivid, drawing inspiration from her surroundings and internal emotional landscape. By infusing each work with passion, she produces joyful, non-didactic narratives that invite the viewer to share in her creative enthusiasm. Notably, music and travel play a big role in her creative process, allowi

Ana Belén Alfonsel Diego finds extraordinary beauty in the ordinary. Drawing on 20th-century genre painting, she uses vintage collage and vibrant color to turn domestic moments into timeless memories. Her art is a tribute to the familiar—a meeting point between personal stories and shared, universal experiences. Her series of chairs, which are tight and of mixed media, invites viewers to inhabit the domestic space she creates. For more information, please email us at...

Exhibition Date: 14 May – 8 June 2026 Meeting Point is an open invitation to find ourselves in someone else’s perspective. No hierarchies, no heavy baggage, just five cultures colliding in a space that feels both global and deeply personal. Kate Contemporary brings together artists from Japan, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and Spain to see what happens when different visual frequencies start to sync up. However, this isn’t just about where we came from; it

Exhibition Date: 16 April – 8 May 2026 Life Lately This exhibition is about the fleeting moments, the "did that just happen?" reality of right now. It’s capturing the “in betweens”, “the intimacy of the everyday”, or even, the ordinary. Forget the polished filters because this is about the quiet (but somehow loud) moments that make up life. It’s taking a look outside from the comforts of home, sketches and imaginings, fitting shoes, how flowers dry up, and how light hits the

Madrid Art Week: 4–8 March 2026 Kate Contemporary is privileged to present a special showing at the gallery during Madrid Art Week, 4–8 March 2026. Becoming , featuring JM Saycon and Laura Hernández Pérez, reflects on meaning in the mundane and the value embedded within it. For the full catalogue for this exhibit, click here . For more information, contact us via WhatsApp +34 619 701 477 or send us an email at katecontemporarymadrid@gmail.com Kate Contemporary is located at c

Exhibition Date: 5 – 26 March 2026 cellophane I. No memory is mutual, but I pray that you’ve kept this one under my name: Stand face-to-face with a girl you’ve grown up to. II. Allow her to ring her hands around your neck & tighten them, slowly then quickly as the light begins its outburst. As she cinches your throat closed, relax your head & allow it to tilt backward, lightgazing at the sky stitched to the dark of your eyelids. III. Light is baited by patience: when your bre

Exhibition Date: January - February 2026 Highlighting the relationship between nature and new beginnings, Aurora underscores how creative interpretations of nature can be seen as symbolic representations of starting anew. The limited exhibit features the works of Melchor Balsera, Katrina Cuenca, Teresa Esteban, Laura Hernández Pérez, Teetuch Hongkhongkha, Aileen Lanuza, Quiban, and Margarita Ramirez, and runs from January to February 2026. Nature has long been an enduring sub

Exhibition Date: 20 November - 30 December 2025 In The Weight of Seeing, SAIS contemplates the quiet complexity of observation, how sight, emotion, and presence intertwine in moments both lucid and uncertain. Using charcoal's rich gradations, he builds portraits that hover between definition and disappearance, their features dissolving into the atmosphere. The restrained monochrome invites reflection, allowing shadow and light to speak in murmurs rather than declarations. Fo

Exhibition Date: 10 November - 30 December 2025 Kate Contemporary and J Studio present “Synthesis”, a group show featuring Norman Dreo, Alvin Florentino, Binong Javier, Didi Lopa and Norlie Meimban . On view from 10 November - 30 December 2025, the show combines the works of five different Filipino artists in an exhibit that highlights the keen ability of artists to bring distinct, almost contradicting elements to create a cohesive whole. Norman’s social imagery immerses

Exhibition Date: 27 October - 13 November 2025 Kate Contemporary presents the works of Quiban , Crystal Tranquilino , and Margarita Ramirez in the group exhibition “Can You Feel What I see?”. Featuring a variety of landscape, still life and abstract art, the three artists’ works invite viewers to a degree of sensibility that goes beyond perception to one of immersion and appreciation. Quiban is a Filipino architect based in Singapore known for his impressionist renditions

Crystal Tranquilino is a Philippine-based artist who approaches her creative process through her treatment of materials. The vitality of her still-life works reflects her skillful use of color and her understanding of its opacity, intensity, texture, and viscosity. Evocative and moving, her works encourage viewers to see common, everyday subjects with fresh eyes and without preconceived notions. Through her innovative handling of subject and material, she moves beyond the con

Madrid-based Margarita Ramirez is an abstract artist who has maintained a relationship with painting since childhood. Constantly seeking ways to refine her practice, she is currency exploring new techniques and materials at the Academia de Arte Taller del Prado. This profound connection with painting reveals how she finds in art a space for self-discovery, emotional freedom, and refuge. Her abstractions are personal, reflecting the intimacy of her history while inviting viewe