“The place of Maria Aparici in the art market is noteworthy. Her works, already part of prestigious collections in Germany, Spain, and beyond, are increasingly sought after. In a market that often prioritizes spectacle over substance, Aparici's paintings stand out for their intellectual rigor and emotional depth. Collectors and critics alike recognize her as a vital voice in contemporary art—a torchbearer for a new kind of feminist expressionism.
In comparing Aparici to a master of the past, one might think of Francisco Goya. Like Goya, Aparici is unflinching in her portrayal of the human condition. Both artists use distortion as a means of truth-telling, peeling back the layers of societal hypocrisy to reveal the raw, uncomfortable reality beneath. And like Goya, Aparici's work is deeply human, filled with both anguish and hope.”
Summary of reviews in Art Curator Magazine and Contemporary Art Curators.
EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS & CRITIQUES
- Named one of the “Most prominent and investible artists in 2025” by Contemporary Art Collectors.
- Personal review at Art Curator Magazine by Marta Puig, 2024
- Personal review at Contemporary Art Collectors, 2024
- 1st Feature Interview with Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, 2024
- 2nd Feature Interview with Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, 2024
Featured in Contemporary Art Publications by renowned Spanish art critic Gregorio Vigil Escalera;
- De qué va el arte contemporáneo
- El péndulo del arte ultracontemporáneo (cover art is my painting “Wedding Planning")
- La pasión de los muertos es el arte
And by artist and art critic Ángel Alonso Blanco;
- Travesía en Chivichana
2025
Group Exhibition at BAAL Gallery. Madrid, Spain (March)
Art Screen TV Winter Digital Exhibition on Artsy (February)
Solo Exhibition at Galería Orfila. Madrid, Spain (February)
2024
Art Screen TV Digital exhibition at Montreux Art Gallery (MAG), Switzerland (November)
Art Screen TV Digital Exhibition at Hyperion Basel Messe during Art Basel. Basel, Switzerland (June)
Circle Foundation for the Arts at World Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE (May)
Galerie Thuillier, selected as top European artist, Paris, France (May)
Digital Exhibition with Circle Foundation at Art Expo New York, NY, USA (April)
Art Screen TV Winter Digital Exhibition on Artsy (February)
L.A. Art Show, curated by Francesco Saverio Russo, L.A., USA (February)
2023
Circle Foundation Digital Exhibition at Miami Red Dot Art Fair, Miami (December)
Effetto Arte Fondazione with Salvatore Russo at Washington Leaders, Washington DC, USA (November)
Art Screen TV Digital Exhibition at Montreux Art Gallery (MAG), Switzerland (November)
Art Screen TV Digital Exhibition at Florence Biennale, Italy (October)
Art Screen TV Digital Exhibition at Art Basel, Switzerland (April)
Art Screen TV Digital Exhibition at World Art Dubai, Dubai (March)
2022
Galería Orfila, 50th Anniversary - solo show. Madrid, Spain (December)
Featured in “Gran Anuario Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo 2021-2022” curated by Guto Ajayu
Featured in “Extinction Catalogue 2022”
4th Barcelona Biennale at MEAM of Barcelona, Spain (November)
Luxembourg Art Fair with Monat Gallery. Luxembourg (September)
Azur Gallery (formerly known as Magda Belloti). Madrid, Spain (23 June-23 July)
Art Screen TV Digital Exhibition with Artsy (June)
2021
FIABCN. Barcelona, Spain (December)
Aequilibrium, Arte Borgo, Rome, Italy (October-November)
Florence Biennale. Italy (October)
Art Screen TV Digital Exhibition at Art Basel, Switzerland (September)
Paris Art Fair with Monat Gallery. France (September)
It’s Liquid Barcelona, Barcelona Contemporary Fair, Spain (September)
Singulart Online Gallery, selected in the collection of Tracey Emin, (August)
Group Exhibition at Monat Gallery “Collector’s Vision”, Madrid, Spain (July-August)
MADS Milano, International Contemporary Exhibition “ROMANTICA - Shape of my Art”. Italy (April-May)
Contemporary Art Curator Magazine “Infinite Dreams - Artists of the Future”. Online exhibition (January-June)
ITSLIQUID International Art Fair: Contemporary Venice 2021 (January-February)
Sala Aires, Un Grito por el Arte. Córdoba, Spain (January-February)
Art Screen TV on Artsy. Online exhibition (December 2020-January 2021)
2020
Daimler Art Collection. Berlin, Germany (extended to 2021)
Galeria Orfila, We Amazing Women - solo show. Madrid, Spain (November)
Nominated as one the ‘50 Artists to Invest In’ and ‘Artists of the Year 2020’ by curators Salvatore & Francesco Russo
Winner of the Frida Kahlo Prize
Winner of the Boticelli Prize
Nominated as Artist of the Year 2020 by the Palm Art Award
2018
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Madrid, Spain (July)
Arte Ponte. Scope Basel, Switzerland (June)
Musa, Women's Essence, Pons Foundation. Madrid, Spain (April)
2017
Great Banyan Art, Around the World in 7 Days. Claridges Hotel, New Delhi, India (March)
2016
Barcelona International Art Fair. Museo Maritim, Barcelona, Spain (December)
Art and Science Award. Museo D’Arte E Scienza, Milan, Italy (May)
Great Banyan Art, Telling Tales. New Delhi, India (March)
The Jubilee Of The Mercy 2016, International Association Gallery Il Collezionista, Palace Maffei Marescotti (February) and the Vatican in the Palace of the Chancellery (March), Rome, Italy
2014
Galeria Orfila - solo show. Madrid, Spain
"Art In Mind", The Brick Lane Gallery. London, UK
http://www.mutantspace.com/maria-aparici-paintings-highly-emotive-pictures/
2013
3 works selected to be exhibited on screens at Saatchi Gallery. London, UK
2012
The Lloyd Gill Gallery. Weston-Super-Mare, UK
2011
Colorida Gallery. Lisbon, Portugal
Marzia Frozen Gallery, "Apocalypse Now". Berlin, Germany
2010
II Palacio Gipsoteca Libero Andreotti, "Art & Integration". Pescia, Italy
2009
Showdown Winner at Saatchi Gallery. London, UK
2008
Galería Orfila - solo show. Madrid, Spain
2006
Galería Orfila - solo show. Madrid, Spain
2005
Galería Akka - solo show. Valencia, Spain
2004
Arte Sevilla with Galería Victoria Hidalgo 'De Arte'. Madrid, Spain
Galería Orfila - solo show. Madrid, Spain
Galería Agurcho Iruretagoyena - solo show. Pamplona, Spain
2003
Chelsea Gallery. New York, USA
2002
Galería Crisolart. Barcelona, Spain
Ward-Nasse Gallery. New York, USA
Galería Ofelia Aparici - solo show. Madrid, Spain
2001
Gallery Design Consortium - solo show. Cincinnati, OH, USA
International Association of Women in the Arts. Madrid, Spain
Artexpo New York. New York, USA
Ward-Nasse Gallery. New York, USA
Arte Santander. Santander, Spain
"Artemanía". Madrid, Spain
Artexpo San Francisco. SF, CA, USA
2000
Cultural Center "Anabel Segura" - solo show. Madrid, Spain
Studio Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada - solo show. Madrid, Spain
Galería de Arte Victoria Hidalgo - solo show. Madrid, Spain
Montserrat Gallery. New York, USA
Gallery Design Consortium. Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ward-Nasse Gallery. New York, USA
Art Fair "InterArte". Valencia, Spain
Art Fair "Artemanía". Madrid, Spain
1998
World Economic Forum, Hotel Belvédère - solo show. Davos, Switzerland
A number of her paintings are distributed amongst several international corporate art collections, such as the Daimler Collection, Investcorp – Bahrain, Healey & Baker – Madrid, and a number of private collectors.