About
Beacon, 2023 - Oil on canvas - 80 x 80 cm
Borne by "life-forming questions," existential inquiries that often hold an underlying sense of loneliness, the practice finds its roots in the autobiographical. It expands outward to speak to the "Other," investigating the tangled relationship between the physical and the psychological across the individual and the collective.
The work oscillates between image, subject, and object to capture the intangible nature of time and the quiet interplay between internal thought and sensory perception. Figures are treated not as specific portraits, but as anonymous vessels and psychological thresholds for universal reflection.
The practice serves as an intentional grounding, a fertile site of quiet preservation where one can return, decelerate, and reflect. Through intimacy, softness, and delicacy, the paintings seek to establish a boundary of protection and freedom—a motherly act of care and embrace.
Education
2023 Royal College of Art, London - MA Painting
1999 - 2003 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London - BA (Hons) Fine Art
1998 - 1999 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London - Foundation in Art and Design
1995 - 1998 Llotja, Barcelona - Grau técnic superior - Arts Aplicades al Mur
Solo exhibitions
2022 Dancing in the Sky, Waiting for the Sunset, Ione & Mann, London
2018 A Matter of Time, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona
2014 Familiar, La Galería Encantada, Barcelona - 2014
Group exhibitions
2026
NADA NY, Dohing Art Gallery, New York
2025
NADA Miami, Dohing Art Gallery, Miami
In spirit and truth (come closer and see), Ione & Mann, London
Kiaf Seoul, Dohing Art Gallery, Seoul
NADA NY, Dohing Art Gallery, New York
2024
Stories Beside, Dohing Art Gallery, Seoul
2023
HERE, Ione & Mann Gallery, London
RCA Degree Show Truman Brewery, London
Positions I. Alma Pearl Gallery, London
New Landscapes Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona
2022
Piccadilly Lights Screening projection of ‘Last Lesson’, Selected as highlight of London Gallery Weekend, curated by Julia Peyton Jones, London
2021
Our Home, This Mortal Coil, Ione and Mann Gallery, Cromwell Place, London
A Call Across Rooms, Liliya Art Gallery, London
2020
All River Flow into the Sea: The International Young Artist Growth Plan, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China
London Grads Now, Saatchi Gallery, London
External Degree Show, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London
Snap Shot, Hockney Gallery RCA, London - 2020
Barcelona Plan B, Chiquita Room, Barcelona
2019
Lacuna, Sotto Sale Projects, London
Opening Season, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona
The Distance Between, Hockney Gallery RCA, London
WIP Show, Royal College of Art, London
2018
Barcelona Plan B, Chiquita Room, Barcelona
Affordable art fair Brussels, Brussels
Palau de Casavells, Alzueta Gallery, Gerona
2017
31st Edition of the BMW painting award, Centro Galileo, Madrid
2015
HerTiki, Curated by María Pons, Aloha Tiki, Barcelona
Swab, International Contemporary Art Fair, La Galería Encantada, Barcelona
2014
20 x 20, La Galería Encantada, Barcelona
Fem Art' 14, Cos Desobedient, Ca la Dona, Barcelona
Swab, International Contemporary Art Fair, La Galería Encantada, Barcelona
You, Me, Swab and the Local Artists, Street Banners at Paseo de Gracia, Barcelona
2004
49 Salon Européen des Jeunes Créatures, Montrouge, Paris
2003
Reduced, Acava Cremer Street Studios, London
Artexpo, Espai d’Art Emergent, Fira de Montjuic, Barcelona
Mix & Stir, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London
2001
View, Bryan Shaw College, London
1999
Founded, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London
Press
2025
Painting as a shelter: Spanish Artist Bárbara Alegre on art, grief and emotional healing - Global Voices by Omid Memarian- Link
The Ultimate Guide to New York’s Spring Art Fairs - Artnet News - Link
NADA Unveils Revamped Fair With New Venue, Global Exhibitors, and a Texas-Mexico Focus - Artnet News - Link
Between You and Me - Harper’s Magazine -Link
2023
Royal College of Art graduates- 5 Painters to watch - Ocula by Annabel Downes- Link