Born in 1986 in Zamora (Spain) where he still lives and works.
Diego Benéitez began his career in the world of urban art. He pursued an artistic education and, since 2010, focuses on painting, exhibiting widely at national and international level.
His painting is a dialogue that borders on abstraction if not an ever-present horizon. His work is characterized by soft, muted colours and fine lines that create soothing atmospheres. Centered on a vibrant streak of light and broad bands of contrasting colours, Benéitez’s works are first painted in oil to achieve rich tones and chromatisms, which he then complements with glazes and halftones in acrylic.
The artist emphasizes the simplicity of everyday life: the silence of the countryside, the clear sky, the blue of the morning or the grey of a cloudy day. He paints moments that seem unimportant but whose singular beauty generates an important memory. Far from being abstract and empty of meaning, his landscapes, sometimes rural, sometimes urban, have an existential depth. They awaken the imagination and encourage contemplation.
“What impresses me the most about the landscape is the changing atmosphere, its light, time; that attractive uncertainty of the rhythm of the natural”.
Diego Benéitez creates silent and fertile pictorial spaces where the viewer can rest or escape and where harmony is possible.
Selected solo shows:
2021
Calm – Hugo Galerie – New York – USA
2020
Diálogos X: Diego Benéitez and Marta S. Luengo – Galeria Bat Alberto Cornejo – Madrid – SP
El Presente del Pasado – Galería BAT Alberto Cornejo – Madrid – SP
2019
Soberanía del Vacío – Galería Bea Villamarín – Gijón – SP
2017
Línea de Luz – Galería Bea Villamarín – Gijón – SP
2016
Compleja Sencillez – A2 Garage – Madrid – SP
Horizontes – Pago de los Capellanes – Burgos – SP
2015
Skylines – Galería Rodrigo Juarranz – Aranda de Duero – SP
Evocaciones – Galería Arte Mayor 44 – Palencia – SP
Lejos del Desorden – Galería Ángel Cantero – León – SP
2014
Paisaje Onírico – Galería Montón de Trigo – Segovia – SP
La Línea del Cielo – Galería Octógono – Avilés – SP
2013
Distancia – Diputación de Zamora – Zamora – SP
2012
Kilómetros en Lienzo – Palacio de la Alhóndiga – Zamora – SP
Seleted group exhibitions:
2022
Summer show – Galerie Artima – Paris – FR
2021
Winter Collective II – Hugo Galerie – New York – USA
2020
Art Show L.A – Galería Bea Villamarín – Los Angeles – USA
Art Karlsruhe – Galería Rodrigo Juarranz – D
2019
Off Basel – Design Hunters – Miami – USA
Exposición Subasta – Museo Thyssen-Bornemizsa – Madrid – SP
Orígenes – Galería BAT Alberto Cornejo – Madrid – SP
Estampa – Galería Rodrigo Juarranz – Madrid – SP
London Hampstead – Galería Rodrigo Juarranz – London – UK
Art Karlsruhe – Galería Rodrigo Juarranz – D
Art Madrid’18 – Galería Rodrigo Juarranz – Madrid – SP
2018
Cielo y Tierra – Museo de Santa Cruz – Toledo – SP
Hamburg Art Fair – Galería Rodrigo Juarranz – D
Art Paris – Paris – FR
London Hampstead – Galeria Rodrigo Juarranz – London – UK
Lausanne Art Fair – CH
2016
Art Medellín – Galería Casa Cuadrada – Bogotá – CO
2015
Exposición Premio BMW de pintura – Casa de Vacas – Madrid – SP
Bienal de pintura Torres García–Ciudad de Mataró – Barcelona – SP
2014
Bienal de Cerveira – PT
2013
Certamen Jóvenes Pintores de la Fundación Gaceta – Salamanca – SP
2008
21 Emergen – Palacio de la Alhóndiga – Zamora – SP
Selected awards:
Prize Artemisia Contest of the District of Moncloa-Aravaca – Madrid – SP
Acquisition Award Bienal de Arte no Morrazo – Pontevedra – SP
Acquisition Award XV Virgen de las Viñas Contest – Ciudad Real – SP
Honourable Mention XLVII award Ciudad de Alcalá de Henares – Madrid – SP
Finalist Young Creators contest Madrid City Council – Madrid – SP
Selection Queen Sofia Prize for Painting and Sculpture – Madrid – SP
Finalist BMW Painting Prize – Madrid – SP
1st Painting Prize Ministry of Agriculture – Madrid – SP
1st Painting Prize International Painting Contest Alcaudete – Jaén – Spain – SP
1st Painting Prize Certamen Ciudad de Meco – Madrid – SP
1st Prize of Painting Juan Almagro – Pegalajar – Jaén – SP
1st Painting Prize Climent Muncunill Roca – Manresa – SP
1st Prize Painting Ministry of Agriculture – Madrid – SP
1st Prize III Biennial “Cromática” Cum Laude Foundation – Ourense – SP
1st Prize Painting Contest City of Ávila – Ávila – SP
1st Prize Painting Contest Alcalá de Henares – Madrid – SP
1st Prize Juan José Fernández Leicega Painting Contest – A Coruña – SP
1st Prize Painting Contest Real sitio del Pardo – Madrid – SP
Principal collections:
Complutense University – Madrid – SP
Ministry of Agriculture – Madrid – SP
Autonomous Deputation of La Rioja – SP
Municipal District – Moncloa-Aravaca – Madrid – SP
Villanueva University Centre – Madrid – SP
District of Fuencarral-El Pardo – Madrid – SP
City Council of Alcalá de Henares – Madrid – SP
District of Arganzuela – Madrid – SP
Museum of Manresa – Barcelona – SP
Ourense Provincial Council – SP
City Council of Zamora – SP
Granada City Council – SP
Ávila City Council – SP
Caja España Foundation – SP
Cruzcampo Foundation – SP
Bancaja Foundation – SP