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Chechu Álava (Piedras Blancas, Asturias, 1973) is a Spanish painter, living in Paris. With international projection and that has been included in the publication “100 Painters of Tomorrow”, by the editorial Thames & Hudson.

Biography
Her father worked in the Asturian iron and steel industry, and her mother was a midwife. In 1995 she went on Erasmus to Gerrit Rietveld Academie (Amsterdam).

She graduated in Fine Arts from the Universidad de Salamanca, in the class of 1991-1995. She graduated in Fine Arts from the Universidad de Salamanca, in the class of 1991-1995.

After graduating, she has had multiple exhibitions, both solo (such as "Paintings and Drawings" in 1995 at the Municipal House of Culture of Avilés; "La vida breve" at 2004 at Espacio Líquido Gallery, of Gijón; or “Souvenir”, at Nueveochenta Gallery in Bogotá, Colombia and “Sisters”, at Utopia Parkway Gallery in Madrid, both in ARCO International Art Fair, at Espacio Líquido Gallery, in Madrid (among them in 2014); “100 painters of tomorrow” at Beers Contemporary Gallery in London (2014); or JOBURG Art Fair at the Smac Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa (2013). The Asturias Plastic Arts Exhibition allowed her to make herself known and in the year 2008 she won the painting prize from the General Board of the Principality of Asturias. Her work is part of national museums such as the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museum of the Ministry of Culture, the General Board of the Principality of Asturias, as well as private collections in the Netherlands, Austria, Mexico, Germany, Portugal, United States, France and Spain. Her painting is based on figurative, with the woman as the protagonist, but with a great dream load, which shows painting as a tireless search for answers. In her works you can see a certain evolution from a more expressionist work (typical of the year 2006) or a return to the masters of the past (which can be seen clearly in the year 2007). The paintings from this time are more elaborate, with delicate glazes, a darkened palette, as opposed to the occasional gestures of previous works. The themes are timeless despite being full of personal impressions, experiences or memories.

In her portraits of women you can feel the density of the nebula that brings the viewer closer to the aura of those portrayed, many of them recognizable by many. They are works full of peace and tranquility, full of the subjectivity of the artist.

Enlaces externos

 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDLYjt38LSA
 * Exposición en el museo Thyssen. Madrid, marzo de 2020
 * Retrato de familia.

Category:1973 births

[[Categoría:Alumnado de la Universidad de Salamanca en el siglo XX