BIOGRAPHY
Eva Martín Soler is a multidisciplinary Spanish artist born in Vigo and currently based in the Balearic Islands. She studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid, Film and Photography at ECAM (Madrid), and Photography in Vigo. She also has a strong background in literature and has received several literary awards. Her work explores emotional and philosophical themes through painting, writing, and visual media. In addition, she is the founder of L’Ambigú a restaurant in Palma where art and gastronomy come together.
CV
Awards & Mentions
• Solo exhibition at CCA Andratx Museum of Contemporary Art, Mallorca (2012)
• Winner, VII Short Story Contest – Benferri Town Hall (The Rapid Melting of Antarctica, 2007)
• Story published in the Tic-Tac anthology, alongside Rafael Reig, Ouka Lele, and Luis Eduardo Aute (2007)
• Third Prize, Astorga Film Festival – Short Story category (2007)
• Second Prize, Young Creators Painting Contest, Aranjuez (2006)
• Selected work, National Painting Competition, Mora (Toledo, 2006)
• Group exhibition Núcleos, Isabel de Farnesio Cultural Centre, Aranjuez (2006)
• Public art projects in Madrid:
– Birdhouses for Integration, led by Antonio Herrera (Aranjuez, 2005)
– 11M Memorial Actions, led by Fernando Clavería (Plaza Mayor, Reina Sofía, Atocha, 2005)
• Audience Award (2nd place), Quick Painting Contest, Aranjuez (2002)
• Group exhibitions at Sala Juan de Villanueva and Galería 67, Aranjuez (2002)
• Assistant in short films: Taxidermia by Ramón Salazar, Desaliñada by Gustavo Salmerón (2000–2001)
• Collaboration in photography departments, ECAM – Madrid Film School (2000–2001)
• Second Prize, Galician Photographic Marathon, Vigo (1992)
• Group photography exhibition, Mulleres Progresistas, Sala Laxeiro, Vigo – featured in Faro de Vigo newspaper (1988)
STATEMENT
My most recent body of work, titled H O P E, marks a new chapter in my evolution. It has been thirteen years since my first major solo exhibition at the CCA Andratx Museum of Contemporary Art in Palma de Mallorca, today I find myself exploring new horizons, both technically and conceptually. I am currently working with mixed media – primarily acrylics, pastels, watercolors, and different elements . This new phase is by soft pastel tones, particularly pinks, blues and mint greens which are not only aesthetic choices but symbolic vehicles of a future filled with light, optimism, and emotional regeneration. My works are visual capsules of serotonin: stimuli that aim to activate the brain stem and intestine of the viewer, awakening joy and well-being on a cellular level. In a world driven by digital interactions and urgency, I seek to offer a moment of stillness – an invitation to introspection and sensory. Each artwork aspires to gently alter the internal landscape of those who stand before it, creating new neural pathways and memory traces imbued with peace and presence. This artistic inquiry is deeply rooted in a lifelong fascination with meditation, biology, nature, the universe, and the invisible connections between the earthly and the magical. From a very young age, I believed that art – like science, ritual, or any human practice – must contribute positively, offering hope and leaving a meaningful imprint on the world. H O P E is, above all, an offering – a visual and emotional gesture toward collective healing.
