
Hugo
Alonso
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He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Salamanca and Rome, and develops exhibition projects of a heterogeneous nature. His work has gradually expanded from painting into other fields such as video, sound and audiovisual installation.
His most recent distinctions include the Acquisition Prize, Colección Studiolo, UVNT Art Fair 2025; Acquisition Prize, Masaveu Foundation, UVNT Art Fair 2024; Acquisition Prize, Bassat Foundation, UVNT Art Fair 2024; Acquisition Prize, Colección SOLO, UVNT Art Fair 2023; the Gold Medal at the International Painting Exhibition of Valdepeñas 2022; Noca Paper Art Madrid 2016 Prize for Best Solo Project; Young Painters Prize, Fundación Gaceta 2013; Young Art Prize, Junta de Castilla y León 2011; Caja España Painting Prize 2008; Óptica Video Art Prize 2008 and 2007; Young Artists of Castilla y León, Caja Burgos Prize 2007; and the BMW Pictorial Research Grant 2002.
In 2024 he was awarded a residency grant by the Casa Nautilus Artistic Residency Programme in Lanzarote.
His work has been shown at national and international contemporary art fairs such as ARCO, ZONA MACO, UVNT, VOLTA, SEATTLE ART FAIR, ART TORONTO, ART PARIS, ART MIAMI, CONTEXT, ARTE SANTANDER and ESTAMPA.
His work forms part of public and private collections including Colección SOLO, MUSAC (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León), DA2 (Domus Artium 2002), CAB (Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Burgos), Fundación BMW, Fundación Masaveu, Pilar Citoler, Diputación de Salamanca, CEART (Centro de Arte Tomás y Valiente), Fundación Gaceta, Obra Social Caja España, Junta de Castilla y León, Fundación Bassat and Colección Rucandio. In October 2017 he was invited by The New York Times Magazine to create a specially commissioned work for its cover.