At Isolina Arbulu, each exhibition is thoughtfully curated to present a diverse mix of works by both emerging and established contemporary artists. Since opening in 2019 in Marbella, the gallery has gained recognition for its dynamic and engaging shows that challenge and expand the boundaries of contemporary art. With an eclectic program that reflects a strong commitment to innovation and dialogue, Isolina Arbulu has quickly become a vibrant destination for art lovers and collectors.
Current
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Peinture Trouvée: The art of serendipity
Hubertus von Hohenlohe 6 Jun - 2 Sep 2025 Where does beauty hide? Where does art emerge when no one is looking? In this series of large-format photographs, Hubertus Hohenlohe invites us to discover what remains unnoticed: crumpled paper fragments, towering piles of discarded sheets, forgotten fabrics, and other materials deemed worthless. What many see as mere waste, the... Read more -
Beyond the myth
Javier de Juan / Private viewing room 13 Jul - 19 Sep 2025 Beyond the myth presents the recent work of Madrid-based artist Javier de Juan , on view this summer in the Black Room of our gallery in Marbella. In this body of work, Javier de Juan explores the enduring power of mythological archetypes, reimagining figures such as Medusa, Minerva, and Fausto... Read more
Forthcoming
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Imagining the everyday
Montserrat Gomez Osuna 12 Sep - 6 Nov 2025 We are proud to present Imagining the Everyday , Montse Gómez Osuna’s first exhibition with Isolina Arbulu Gallery. In this body of work, Monse invites us into an intimate world where the everyday becomes quietly enigmatic. Her still lifes unfold in mysterious landscapes, suspended between reality and imagination. Nature, light,... Read more -
The Alchemy of Light
Las Ánimas: Trini Salamanca & Pablo Párraga – Black Room 4 Oct - 21 Nov 2025 In The Alchemy of Light , Las Ánimas — the artistic duo formed by Trini Salamanca and Pablo Párraga — unveil a series of resin totems that pulse with color, mystery, and symbolic force. Presented in the gallery’s black room, the exhibition becomes a charged ritual space where material, light,... Read more -
Decoding Chaos
Jaime Velázquez 14 Nov 2025 - 9 Jan 2026 Read more
Past
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The Weight of Emptiness
Jose Juan Botella - Black Room 17 May - 13 Jun 2025 Exploring the relationship between sculpture and drawing from an expanded perspective. Through the subtraction of material, Juan José Botella transforms marble and alabaster into delicate three-dimensional lines, where emptiness becomes more important than the stone itself. His work exists at the threshold between the material and the ethereal, blurring the... Read more -
Form and color. A dialogue between artists
Patrick Fossey intervenes Quique Sarzamora's space 17 - 30 May 2025 We are pleased to present a special intervention by artist Patrick Fossey as part of Quique Sarzamora's exhibition, which will take place in the main gallery over the next few weeks. Fossey, whose work takes drawing as the central focus of his artistic practice, will show a series of plaster... Read more -
Whims, the part and the whole
Quique Sarzamora 21 Mar - 30 May 2025 'The return of experience through presence is essential.' In Whims, the part and the whole, Quique Sarzamora invites us to inhabit color as experience—a living territory that can only be understood through closeness, through total immersion in the physical presence of the work. His painting is far more than representation;... Read more -
Space for transition
Eva Menezz - Black Room 11 Jan - 9 May 2025 In Space for Transition, Eva Menezz unfolds her singular artistic proposal through the Blocks series, a visual language that turns colour into a tool for synthesis and abstraction. Each work is constructed from chromatic blocks that function as autonomous fragments, each encapsulating a tonality resulting from a fusion of colours... Read more
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Uro Uro: The Eternal State of Being Away
Claudia Torán 22 Nov 2024 - 12 Mar 2025 The Eternal State of Being Away invites us into the world of Claudia Torán, a young artist who delves into the experience of being in transit, living between here and there. This exhibition immerses us in a visual realm where distance and movement are constant, reflecting the sensation of always... Read more -
De Agua
Ana Sanchez - Black Room 14 Nov - 23 Dec 2024 Through sculptures made entirely from recycled paper, Ana transforms everyday materials into works of art that flow, vibrate and seem to come to life. These pieces, installed on the wall as three-dimensional reliefs, transmit an energy that oscillates between the ethereal and the earthly, suggesting the fluidity of a river,... Read more -
Symphony of Disruption
Nanon Morsink 13 Sep - 14 Nov 2024 Symphony of Disruption invites us into a realm where the mundane and the extraordinary seamlessly blend, challenging our perception of reality. Nanon Morsink delves into the fragmentation of human identity through intricate works that transform the familiar into something unexpectedly provocative. Her art dissects human forms into fragments, subtly critiquing... Read more -
Ikigai
Marie Isabelle Poirier - Black Room 13 Sep - 8 Nov 2024 Isolina Arbulu Gallery's Black Room proudly presents 'Ikigai,' a captivating exhibition by the renowned textile artist Marie Isabelle Poirier-Troyano. Of French and Andalusian descent, Poirier-Troyano infuses her work with a deep connection to her roots and the picturesque village of Genalguacil, Málaga, where she resides. In 'Ikigai,' Poirier-Troyano seamlessly merges... Read more
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Crómlech
Group eshibit curated by Sema D'Acosta 24 May - 15 Aug 2024 Grpup Exhibit featuring: Paz Pérez Ramos, Ignacio Tovar, José María Bermejo, Concha Ybarra, Paloma Gámez, Las Ánimas, Quique Sarzamora, Elena Núñez Mallén. Curated by Sema D'Acosta Read more -
Handle with care
Angélica Arbulu - Black Room 24 May - 15 Aug 2024 With a long career as a photographer, Angélica explores in this new work the delicate transition of adolescence. Her approach invites us to contemplate the fragility of those who find themselves between childhood and maturity, initiating a conversation about the generation marked by social networks and the pandemic. This exhibition... Read more -
The drive
Lola Guerrera - Black Room 23 Mar - 26 Apr 2024 Renowned for her captivating aerial sculptures, Lola Guerrera now ventures into a new frontier by harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence to go beyond traditional artistic boundaries. With a unique installation, she immerses us in a world of unexpected connections, where the inert comes to life and the intangible materialises... Read more -
Stardust, a universal poem
Aixa Portero 16 Feb - 10 May 2024 We are pleased to announce the second exhibition in our gallery featuring the exceptional Malaga artist, Aixa Portero. Her creative talent returns to flood our space with an assembly of elements that transcend the conventional: Chinese inks, feathers, iron, books and fantasy intertwine in a visual symphony that captivates the... Read more
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Urban dystopia
Dionisio González - Black Room 16 Feb - 16 Mar 2024 In the tense spaces occupied by the city, Dionisio González finds the breeding ground for his artistic proposal, in which architectural recreation coexists with destruction and ruin. Using photography, video and installation, he materialises long processes of research into contemporary cities. With his characteristic panoramic images - where traditional constructions... Read more -
Trascending Shadows
Jaime Velazquez 17 Nov 2023 - 9 Feb 2024 Isolina Arbulú gallery presents the first solo exhibition of Cadiz artist Jaime Velázquez, 'Trascending Shadows', an exhibition that fuses identity, collective memory and new technologies through the work of the young artist. This exhibition invites us to explore a visual narrative that challenges the limits between reality and fiction, questioning... Read more -
Out and about
Javier de Juan - Black room 4 Nov - 22 Dec 2023 The works presented here are a sample of the work developed by the artist Javier de Juan in recent years. It is an observation of our movement as urban beings, as we all are in this global, physical and virtual space in which we move. It is a search for... Read more -
Shattered visions
Pablo Mercado 15 Sep - 10 Nov 2023 Pablo Mercado's work focuses on exploring human memory and how the brain processes and stores recollections. His work combines complex installations with more traditional oil paintings. The Malaga-born artist has developed an interesting fusion between science, psychology and visual arts where his pieces combine pictorial and conceptual elements challenging the... Read more
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The woman condition
Group photo exhibition 9 Jun - 16 Aug 2023 - ADRIANA DUQUE - CIUCO GUTIERREZ - MAGDALENA CORREA - BRYAN ADAMS - ANGÉLICA ARBULU - HUBERTUS HOHENLOHE Isolina Arbulu is delighted to present its first photo group exhibition, showcasing the works of six talented photographers from different cultural backgrounds. The exhibition explores the multifaceted experiences of women in contemporary... Read more -
The virtue of beauty
Rosa Rubio 14 Apr - 31 May 2023 In art, beauty has often been associated with symmetry and proportion, as seen in the perfectly balanced compositions of the Renaissance masters. However, the development of modern art movements such as Cubism and Abstract Expressionism challenged traditional notions of beauty, emphasising the expression of emotions and the exploration of new... Read more -
Wild at heart, weird on top
Nanon Morsink - Black room 24 Mar - 1 Jun 2023 Isolina Arbulu Gallery in Marbella presents Nanon Morsinks' latest exhibition, a collection of works that explore the dichotomy between the visible and the invisible. Her pieces will be displayed between March 25th and May 22nd in the dark room of the gallery, creating an atmosphere of mystery and intrigue that... Read more -
Quantum entanglement
Anna Bondar 17 Feb - 7 Apr 2023 Isolina Arbulu Gallery is pleased to present the work of Ukrainian artist Anna Bondar, a collection of medium and small oil paintings on canvas that explore themes of loss, connection and displacement. The works were created after Bondar fled her native country and settled in Marbella, Spain, and reflect her... Read more
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Here's looking at you
Group exhibit - Black room 17 Feb - 17 Mar 2023 The famous phrase 'Here's looking at you, Kid' from Casablanca is a toast, Americans have been using it since the 20th century, even long before the film. Although there is no literal toast, it means to honour the person you are talking to. The toast 'Here's looking at you' comes... Read more -
A line destined to vanish
Rodrigo Zamora 25 Nov 2022 - 3 Feb 2023 Isolina Arbulu gallery presents the work of Chilean artist Rodrigo Zamora (Santiago 1970), a fragmented universe in which the artist invites the viewer to complete through his gaze the reconstructed elements that are presented to us, being our subjective perception the one that completes the meaning of his work. Zamora... Read more -
Pink is not a colour
Javier Erre 23 Sep - 17 Nov 2022 Pink is not a colour presents the pictorial work of young Zamora-born artist Javier Erre (1981); The works are a reflection on memory, the artist's memories, and their survival and influence on the present. Twenty-one oil paintings on wood, linen and canvas in which the artist mixes his own memories... Read more -
Painted Scriptures
Javier de Juan 17 Jun - 2 Sep 2022 The work that Javier de Juan produced during the lockdown of 2020. Eighteen acrylic paintings on paper in which the artist, in an exercise of freedom and delving into the folds of the subconscious, rescues characters from the biblical stories of his childhood. This exhibition of PAINTED SCRIPTURES arises almost... Read more
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Frontiers of earth
Paula Valdeon Lemus 11 Mar - 8 Jun 2022 This new exhibition at the Isolina Arbulu Gallery in Marbella presents paintings and ceramics by Paula Valdeón (Badajoz, 1992). In her series Eliminating the Earth , the artist continues her exploration of the decorative designs, patterns, and colours of dwellings, this time focusing on the indigenous villages of the San... Read more -
Frontiers of light
Lola Guerrera 11 Mar - 8 Jun 2022 This new exhibition at the Isolina Arbulu Gallery in Marbella presents the work of Lola Guerrera (Córdoba, 1982). In her project La última frontera, la luz , the artist portrays a fragmented earth where light, as a visual metaphor, recreates the immensity of constellations emerging from the small, ephemeral, and... Read more -
Of words and form
Ana Sanchez 26 Nov 2021 - 23 Feb 2022 A work in constant duality between the intimate and the expansive, the solitude of reading versus the colourful advertising posters that deafen with messages empty of content. The scream and the murmur coexist simultaneously in Ana Sanchez's work, where the artist is capable of constructing works of different materials in... Read more -
La nuit mecanique
Angel Haro 24 Sep - 22 Nov 2021 'La nuit mecanique', the latest exhibition project by the artist Angel Haro, in which he continues his singular trajectory as a builder of a volumetric imaginary that seduces us with its unsettling proximity to the telluric, to darkness, to light and shadow. Haro's great knowledge of plastic tools and the... Read more
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Narcissistic overload
Hubertus von Hohenlohe 16 Jul - 13 Sep 2021 Hubertus Von Hohenlohe infiltrates his photographs in a shameless and almost arrogant way, being both spectator and protagonist, an uninvited voyeur who sneaks into his own party. The artist successfully mixes intuition and careful post-production work to create a universe that is totally playful, fresh and different. For those of... Read more -
Inhabitants of my dreams
Juan Béjar 14 Jun - 11 Jul 2021 With his images, the artist invites us to enter fully into his perfect world, quiet, static and dynamic at the same time. His works are composed of enigmas waiting to be solved in an aura that surrounds it and makes it vibrate, yes vibrate, because Juan Béjar with his painting... Read more -
Lost souls make strong spirits
Nanon Morsink 5 Mar - 21 May 2021 The Dutch artist Nanon Morsink calls herself a multidisciplinary artist as she has always worked with different materials and techniques. However, her latest works have focused on the use of textiles. Using various salvaged materials, the artist constructs three-dimensional works linked to textile art. Paintings in which the artist develops... Read more -
Order in chaos
Rosa Muñoz 20 Nov 2020 - 14 Feb 2021 This permanent deconstruction and construction in Muñoz's work has led the artist to atomise images in order to explore the link, the expressive and visual capacity of any fragment of them. In this exercise of breaking and composing, she incorporates wood and cellulose as supports that allude to a now... Read more
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Between pain and nothing
Pablo Mercado 16 Sep - 5 Nov 2020 A life without experiences of pain is a half-life. However, when we remember, it is not the original experiences that we evoke, but their last update, since our brain stores remnants of memories that we recompose every time we recall them. Thus, the more times we remember an event, the... Read more -
Organic geometry
Gala Fernandez 12 Jun - 4 Sep 2020 All the pieces presented in the room are part of the AA Murano contemporary glass line and have been blown in Murano in the Antichi Angeli oven, and are therefore unique and surprising pieces. The collection stands out for its organic shapes and bright colors typical of the Murano tradition. Read more -
Beyond the horizon
Angélica Arbulu 11 Dec 2019 - 20 May 2020 The photographs that look beyond the limits contrast as in an impossible dialogue with the figures trapped by technology that cruelly ignore the reality that surrounds them. Stella Kamazón's sculptures propose a reflection between the gaze of the two artists: men who are lost in a different horizon, trapped in... Read more -
The song of the tree
Aixa portero 19 Sep - 21 Nov 2019 One of the most incisive and surprising voices of the current Spanish contemporary art scene. Portero's work creates a poetic world in which different artistic techniques, installation, sculpture and painting are mixed using the same lyrical and subtle language, loaded with philosophical messages where dream and reality come together. All... Read more
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In the end it turns out that being alive was about moving
Javier de Juan 7 Jun - 6 Sep 2019 Juan's recent work sometimes evokes classical paintings, from the collective imagination, epic battles that could pass for rugby matches, struggles of modern man converted into this irrelevant circular game, stripped even of the law of gravity, where the characters seem to fly in circles. Or the case of his reproduction... Read more -
Lives at the limit
Magdalena Correa 8 Mar - 23 May 2019 Magdalena Correa has specialised in artistic projects in which, through photography and video, she shows her sociological research in isolated and extreme territories where human beings live. The artist carries out a complete personal immersion in the places she visits, resulting in a long series of striking images of lives... Read more
