Ay, de mí, llorona. 2022. Digital photography.
Nerea Garzón Arenas is a visual artist and graphic designer based in Madrid. Her work explores themes related to nature, science, and everyday life through a multidisciplinary practice that blends artistic creation, cultural heritage, and visual communication. With a strong interest in the democratization of knowledge and accessibility, she incorporates environmentally conscious materials and contemporary technologies into her creative process.
She holds a degree in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), where she specialized in photography and sculpture. She also completed training in Graphic Design at Artediez Art School and in Advanced Digital Technologies for the Dissemination and Enhancement of Cultural Heritage at the National University of Distance Education (UNED).
Her professional background is closely tied to cultural and exhibition management. As part of a specialized training grant in the Management of Historical-Artistic and Scientific-Technical Heritage at UCM, she actively contributed to the coordination of temporary exhibitions at leading institutions, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
She has been awarded several scholarships and grants for artistic creation and research, including the prestigious FormARTE grant from the Spanish Ministry of Culture in the category of Visual Arts and Photography. This residency in Paris marked a turning point in her career, allowing her to deepen her photographic practice and develop new bodies of work.
Her pieces have been featured in numerous group exhibitions, in venues such as the Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid, the Madrid Planetarium, and the Faculty of Medicine during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25). Some of her works are part of both public and private collections, including the permanent art collection of the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid. In May 2025, she will present her first solo exhibition at the Collège d'Espagne in Paris.
Garzón Arenas’ practice is rooted in observation, experimentation, and a poetic yet precise approach to form and concept. Her projects often combine analog and digital techniques, educational aims, and reflections on the intersection between art, science, and sustainability.