Cristina Gayarre
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Cristina Gayarre

Spain • 1975

Contrasts and duality of colors are always present in her works, seeking to exalt women through their form and silhouette.

Biography

Cristina Gayarre holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid (1999), specializing in Printmaking, she has taken printmaking courses with Paco Aguilar, Julio León, Manuel Ayllón, and Yoko Kataoka. Since 2016, she has studied Sumi-e painting with Gloria Gallego and Yano Koro.

She currently lives in Madrid, where she works on her art, focusing on printmaking, watercolor, and collage techniques. In 2023, she published a book of illustrations and texts on Yoga entitled Asanas.

She has been exhibiting her work in both solo and group shows for 24 years, notably participating in art fairs such as Estampa, Madrid; FIG Bilbao (Bilbao International Printmaking and Paper Art Festival); and Affordable Art Fair in cities including Hong Kong, London, Stockholm, Paris, and New York.

Gayarre specializes in the female figure and natural motifs, with a simple and personal style. Contrasts and dualities of color are always present in her works, seeking to exalt womanhood through form and silhouette. Her work is clean and direct, reflecting different states of womanhood always from a serene and tranquil perspective.

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