CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Bloom. Arma Gallery | Madrid – Coming
Indomitables. Cultura Inquieta | Madrid 2019
Light in Feminine. Sugar Gallery | Madrid 2015
Desde la Piel. María Pandora | Madrid 2014
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS AND FAIRS
Art Madrid. Art Fair, Arma Gallery | Madrid 2023
Acrónimos. Collective exhibition, Arma Gallery | Madrid 2022
Los Ilustrados de Ornamante. Collective exhibition | Bcn 2017
‘Who is Miss Catbantry?’. Collective, Miscelánea | Bcn 2016
OTHER INTERVENTIONS, AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
Oddisey of the Seas. Private collection, ‘Royal Caribbean Cruises’ | USA 2023
‘The Gold’, BBC. Artwork for the filmset | Almeria 2022
La Alborada. Artist Residency | Malaga 2022
‘The English’, BBC. Artwork for the filmset | Madrid 2021
Harmonies by Boa mistura. Studio assistant | Paris 2020
Borders. Mural Intervention, Burmese Refugee School | Thailand 2020
‘Soulmates’, AMC. Artwork for the filmset | Madrid 2019
‘Élite’, Netflix. Artwork for the filmset | Madrid 2017
Nadia Benyahya (Madrid, 1984) es una artista visual contemporánea especializada en pintura figurativa al óleo. Como a Kerouac, a esta madrileña de apellido irrepetible sólo le interesa la gente loca por vivir, loca por hablar, loca por salvarse, con ganas de todo al mismo tiempo. Y esa locura que nos mantiene cuerdos es la protagonista de su trabajo. Incombustible y con el instinto por ciencia, busca ese segundo que acaba de irse, creando fotogramas de un incendio. ¿Cómo no iban a parecer sus cuadros un verso sucio de Sabina en la boca de Sofía Coppola? Macarra y delicada al mismo tiempo, su pintura es como recibir un golpe de luz en mitad del estómago.
STATEMENT
Vivimos en un mundo de apariencias en el que nos hemos desconectado de nosotros mismos y de los demás. Invertimos todo nuestro esfuerzo en el escaparate, y dejamos la habitación principal en completa oscuridad. Con mi pintura intento ofrecer un interruptor que ilumine el camino de vuelta.
Busco la reconexión con la naturaleza y con nosotros mismos a través del arte.
Nadia Benyahya (Madrid, 1984) is a contemporary visual artist specialized in figurative oil painting. She combines a colourful and playful work filled with light, symbolism and irony. In each canvas, Nadia integrates both concept and colour to create crisp clean work. Just like Kerouac, the only people for this artist from Madrid with an unrepeatable surname are the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time.
It is this slight madness which keeps us sane that is the protagonist of her work. Tireless and with an instinct for science, she captures the moment just before it dissipates. Provocative and elegant, sensual yet delicate, her paintings are like a punch of light in the stomach.
STATEMENT
We live in a world of appearances, disconnected from others and our own selves. We invest all our effort in the showcase, leaving the main room in complete darkness. With my painting I try to offer a switch that lights the way back in.
In this connection, i seek to express that light and those feelings surrounding it using oil on canvas, linen or wood. My goal is to reconnect with nature and our selves.