Isabela Lleó
"UNBEAT often stands as an imperative for the liberation of the individual from the structure of the collective."
Between Liberty and Curves
Alabaster
2020
Lonely Mountain
Marble
37x27x10 cm
2022
Silent Hollows
Macedonian Marble
120x40x30 cm
2018
Cloud
Alabaster
2020
Isabela Lleó
Education and Training
Visual Arts:
  • 1980-1982: San Fernando Faculty of Fine Arts, Madrid
  • 1982-1984: University of Fine Arts, Munich
  • 1985-1990: University of Fine Arts and Cinematography, Hamburg
Attended workshops with: Joseph Beuys, Nam June Paik, Henrik Christiansen, Hermann Nitsch, Franz Erhard Walther, Helke Sanders, Sigmar Polke, Bernd Koberling, Robert Cahen.
  • 1991: Bachelor's Degree in Art and Visual Communication
  • 1995: Postgraduate Degree in Computer-Assisted Imaging, Universitat Illes Balears MAISCA
  • CNBDI, Angoulême
  • Metrolight Studios, Los Angeles
  • 2000: Joan Miró Foundation, Printmaking course with Joan Barbará
  • 2013: Joan Miró Foundation, Printmaking course with Masataka (mezzotint technique)
Awards and Grants
  • 1996: Madrid Council supports the project "Young Artists," Matadero de Legazpi
  • 1997: Muenchener Elektrizitaetswerke Award
  • 1998: Gaswerke Hamburg Award
  • 1999: Otto-Versand Award for the film Kopaniez (Poland-Germany, 16mm, 40 min)
  • 2000: The Cultural Council of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and Hamburger Wasserwerke support the creation of KAIFU-ART-CENTER, an art and exhibition center and international artist exchange studios (600 m²)
  • 2005: Grant from the Spanish Ministry of Culture for MAISCA
  • 2007: Funding from the Balearic Government for The Temptations of Saint Anthony, a computer-animated short film
  • 2019: Council for New and Innovative Works, Australia – Award for the sculpture Silent Hollows!
Group Exhibitions
  • 1984: Young Artists, Matadero de Legazpi, Madrid
  • 1993: Corrida – Three Madrid Artists, Kaifu-Art-Center, Hamburg
  • 1997: Boersenkammer, Hamburg / Casal Balaguer, Por Amor a l’Art, Palma de Mallorca
  • 1998: S’Estació de Santa Maria, Sculpture / Casal Balaguer, Premi Ciutat de Palma / Casal Balaguer, Nosaltres X Ti
  • 1999: Casal Solleric, 30 Artists for the Fundació Atlètic Balears, Palma de Mallorca
  • 2002: Erotic Art Museum, Hamburg
  • 2003: Per Amor a l’Art, Alcudia / Santa Maria del Camí, VI Sculpture Exhibition
  • 2009: Galería ArtQuestion, Oslo Art Fair
  • 2010: Monforte de Lemos, Lugo / La Casa de España, Mexico – Spanish Painters on Amate Paper
  • 2011: Hotel La Residencia, Deià – Group Sculpture Exhibition
  • 2012: Palmyra Sculpture Centre, Mallorca – Artist in Residence, S’Escorxador, Marratxí, Mallorca
  • 2013: Woman & Water, Palmyra Sculpture Center, Mallorca / Laberintos de Miradas, Iglesia Vieja de Ses Salines, Mallorca / Ellas y Arte, ArtQuestion, Ourense / Galería Espai d’Art 32, Pollença, Mallorca
  • 2014: National Print Museum, Marbella / Colegio de Aparejadores, La Rioja / Fundació Coll Bardolet, Valldemossa
  • 2015: Nit de l’Art, Felanitx, Mallorca / FIG 15, International Print Fair, Bilbao
  • 2016: XIV International Forum Sculpture Network, Antwerp, Belgium
  • 2017: Venice Biennale, ECC Giardini Marinaressa / Fundació Cosme Bauzá, Nit de l’Art, Felanitx / Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi / Sculpture Network New Year’s Brunch, CCA Andratx / FIG16, International Print Fair, Bilbao
  • 2017: FIG 17, Galería DKS, Vitoria
  • 2018: Sculpture Network New Year’s Brunch, Ses Salines / Es Baluard, Tramuntana Mission with Robert Cahen
  • 2019: Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Australia / Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Australia / Rossocinabrio, Rome – 15th Contemporary Art Day / 27 London Art Fair – The Line, London / FIG 19, International Print Fair, Bilbao with Taller Fuera de Registro
  • 2020: Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Australia / FIG20 / International Print Biennale of Douro, Portugal
  • 2021: JoanArt, Calvià Town Hall / Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Australia / FIG21 / SCULPTO
Solo Exhibitions
  • 1986 Galerie Abriss, Hamburg
  • 1986 Galerie Geheim, Hamburg
  • 1991 Premiere of the film Kopaniez, Metropolis, Hamburg
  • 1992 Galería Chlodna, Suwałki, Poland
  • 1992 Inauguration of Kaifu-Art-Center, Hamburg
  • 1993 Torre Vella, Tarragona
  • 1994 Kaifu-Art-Center, Hamburg – Digital Love
  • 1994 Galería Arsenal, Białystok, Poland
  • 1994 Die Kunsttreppe, Hamburg
  • 1994 Torre Vella, Tarragona
  • 1995 No-Budget Film Festival, Hamburg – L’espoir de vivre
  • 1998 Galerie Elke Jensen, Hamburg
  • 1998 Patio San Antoniet, Palma de Mallorca
  • 1999 Fundación Matías Kühn, Palma de Mallorca
  • 2002 Els Rentadors del Jonquet, Palma de Mallorca
  • 2002 Castillo de Son Mas, Andratx, Mallorca
  • 2002 Puerto de Sóller – La Fuente de La Vida, sculptural ensemble
  • 2004 Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 2004 Galería Cunium, Inca, Mallorca
  • 2004 Fundación Alfaz del Pi, Alicante
  • 2005 La Caixa, Pollença
  • 2005 La Misericordia, Palma de Mallorca
  • 2008 Sala de Exposiciones de Bunyola, Mallorca – MNEMOSYNE
  • 2013 Woman & Water, Palmyra Sculpture Center, Mallorca
  • 2013 Laberintos de Miradas, Iglesia Vieja de Ses Salines, Mallorca
  • 2013 Ellas y Arte, ArtQuestion, Ourense
  • 2013 Galería Espai d’Art 32, Pollença, Mallorca
  • 2015 Santanyí Town Hall, Mallorca
  • 2016 Sculpture Network – New Year’s Brunch
  • 2016 Galería Espai d’Art 32, Pollenç
  • 2016 Can Gelabert, Binissalem, Mallorca
  • 2016 Screening of Árboles Vivos, Árboles Muertos with Banda Municipal de Música de Santanyí, Es Rose
  • 2016 FIG16 – Taller Fuera de Registro, International Print Fair, Bilbao, Galería DKS, Vitoria
  • 2017 Casa de Cultura de Felanitx, Mallorca
  • 2017 Inauguration of Taller de Grabado Fuera de Registro, Ses Salines, Mallorca
  • 2019 Sala Busser, Santanyí Town Hall – Hivern
Works in Collections
  • Pedro Serra Collection, Mallorca.
  • Fundación Alfaz del Pi Collection, Alicante.
  • Hamburger Wasserwerke Collection.
  • Otto Versand Collection.
  • Münchener Elektrizitätswerke Collection.
  • Mathias Kühn Collection.
  • Sa Bassa Rotja Collection.
  • Es Baluard – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Palma de Mallorca.
  • Private collectors in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, New York, and other locations.
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