Guillem Nadal

Lives and works in Mallorca, Spain

Guillem Nadal’s artistic practice stems from a fascination with the hidden codes that govern nature. His creations resemble living bodies, their meaning unfolding through a circular journey that resists any external narrative, where nature emerges as a mirror. Nature is not the subject of his work; rather, it operates through it, revealing itself as a reflection within the artwork. His pieces are fragile, teetering on the edge of shipwreck or failure, of coming to fruition or not, much the living experience. Executed on canvas, paper, or wood, his works retain the presence of raw materials and share a distinct sculptural quality. Nadal embraces experimentation as an essential part of his practice; as he states: “It’s unlikely that words will ever replace images, which is why it’s also improbable that “explaining” my work will make sense. There are too many gaps to fill and too many empty words. I believe that trying to decipher some of nature’s codes—chaos—while being so close to the acts of unconsciousness and brutality of the self-proclaimed sapiens is quite a long journey”

Guillem Nadal was born in Mallorca (Spain), where he currently lives and works. Over the course of his career, he has achieved sustained international recognition. His work has been presented in solo exhibitions across Europe at leading galleries including Galerie Forsblom (Finland), Galerie Boulakia (UK), Galerie Florian Schönfelder (Germany), and Alzueta Gallery (Spain). His work has also been featured on numerous occasions at major international art fairs, including Art Basel and FIAC. The consolidation of his artistic trajectory has led to his works becoming part of significant public and private collections, including the the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain de Nice, the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, and the Colección La Caixa, among others.

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Serie Bangkok, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2023)
De sal i cendra, Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2022)
Obras recientes, Galería Alvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2022)
Sediments, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2021)
Carving a new nature, Galerie Boulakia, London, UK (2020)
Fire & Earth, Galerie Florian Schönfelder, Berlin, Germany (2019)
Obras recientes, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2018)
Proyecto para una isla, Galería Gema Llamazares, Gijón, Spain (2018)
Projecte per a una illa, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2017)
La mirada del foc, Casal Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2016)
Caos, Serie Chiang Mai 2, Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2014)
Projecte per a una illa, Galeria Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2014)
Solo Exhibition, Espacio Micus, Ibiza, Spain (2013)
Caos, Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2013)
D’aigua, terra i foc, Museu de Ciutat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain (2012)
Guillem Nadal, 5 telas, 5 papeles, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2011)
Solo Exihbition, Galería Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland (2010)
Guillem Nadal, Pintura y Escultura, Espacio Micus, Ibiza, Spain (2009)
Sediments, Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2009)
Guillem Nadal, Jacqueline Diffring Fundation, Berlin, Germany (2009)
Guillem Nadal, Galeria Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2008)
Guillem Nadal, Galerie Stefan Röpke, Cologne, Germany (2007)
Guillem Nadal, Galerie Forsblom, Helsinki, Finland (2007)
Guillem Nadal, Sala Cai-Luzán, Zaragoza, Spain (2006)
Solo Exhibition, Academia Gallery, Salzburg, Austria (2004)
Solo Exhibition, Galería Colón XVI, Bilbao, Spain (2004)
Solo Exhibition, Galería Metta, Madrid, Spain (2004)
Solo Exhibition, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany (2004)
Solo Exhibition, Centre Cultural Ca n’Apol·lònia, Son Carrió, Spain (2003)
Terra, Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2003)
Mapes d’aigua, Galeria Mario Sequeira, Braga, Portugal (2002)
Solo Exhibition, Galerie Academia, Salzburg, Germany (2001)
Solo Exhibition, Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany (2001)
Solo Exhibition, Lang Galerie, Vienna, Austria (2001)
Mogador, Sala Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2000)
Illes de Sal, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (2000)
Indienreise, Galerie Tobias Hirschmann, Frankfurt, Germany (2000)
Caus de Foc, Galerie Tobias Hirschmann, Frankfurt, Germany (1999)
Solo Exhibition, Galeria Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (1998)
Terra de Brau, Reckermann Gallery, Cologne, Germany (1997)
Illes del Sol, Tobias Hirschmann Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany (1997)
Naufragi, La Cité Gallery, Luxembourg, Luxembourg (1997)
Solo Exhibition, Michaela Möller Gallery, Salzburg, Austria (1997)
Paisatges de la Memòria, Bäumler Gallery, Regensburg, Germany (1996)
Solo Exhibition, Michaela Möeller Gallery, Salzburg, Austria (1995)
Solo Exhibition, Chapelle des Capucins, Aigues-Mortes, France (1995)
R.A.S., Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes, France (1995)
Mapa de Foc, Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (1995)
The Ten Best, Spanish Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia (1995)
Trilogia, Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice, France (1994)
Bonjour Guillem, Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes, France (1994)
Vulcano, La Cité Gallery, Luxembourg, Luxembourg (1994)
Solo Exhibition, Lauter Gallery, Mannheim, Germany (1994)
Solo Exhibition, Tobias Hirschmann Gallery, Munich, Germany (1994)
Solo Exhibition, Michaela Möeller Gallery, Salzburg, Austria (1994)
De Carn, Tobias Hirschmann Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany (1994)
Solo Exhibition, Tobias Hirschmann Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany (1993)
Solo Exhibition, Galerie Martine Queval, Paris, France (1992)
Metamorphosen, Galerie Reckermann, Cologne, Germany (1992)
Sculptures, Galerie Joachim Becker, Paris, France (1992)
Ritual, Centre Cultural de la Caixa de València, Valencia, Spain (1991)
Solo Exhibition, Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes, France (1991)
Omphalos, Centre Cultural de la Misericòrdia, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (1991)
Oeuvres sur papier, Galaerie Joachim Becker, Cannes, France (1990)
Solo Exhibition, Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes, France (1989)
Solo Exhibition, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Castres, France (1989)
Solo Exhibition, Galeria Dau Al Set, Barcelona, Spain (1988)
Solo Exhibition, Galería Sa Pleta Freda, Son Servera, Spain (1985)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Looking through, Kommunale Galerie, Berlin, Germany (2024)
La terre est bleue comme une orange, Alzueta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (2023)
Sin rumbo: Confrontar la Imago Mundi (VVAA), Es Baluard Museu d’art Contemporani, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (2023)
Maestros de la abstracción, Galería Maria Segovia, Madrid, Spain (2022)
Comunidad, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2022)
Temps, Illa, Existència, Untitled MLXF, Andorra La Vella, Andorra (2022)
Visto y no Visto, Galería Álvaro Álcazar, Madrid, Spain (2021)
Nunca real / Siempre verdadero, Atzkuna Zentroa Alhóndiga, Bilbao, Spain (2019)
Montaigne a Sa Torre, Torre de Canyamel, Capdepera, Spain (2018)
Una colectiva, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2018)
IsleAr, L’Accademia Reale di Spagna a Roma, Rome, Italy (2013)
Isleart, Forum Factory, Berlin, Germany (2012)
Set, Galeria Pelaires, Palma, Spain (2012)

SELECTED ART FAIRS
ART ROTTERDAM, Alzueta Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2025)
ARCO, Galeria Pelaires, Madrid, Spain (2024)
ESTAMPA, Galeria Pelaires, Madrid, Spain (2023)
VOLTA BASEL, Alzueta Gallery, Basel, Sweden (2022)
ART PARIS, Alzueta Gallery, Paris, France (2022)
MASTERPIECE LONDON, Alzueta Gallery, London, UK (2022)
ARCO, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2021)
ESTAMPA, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2021)
ARCO, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2020)
ESTAMPA, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2020)
ESTAMPA, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2019)
EURANTICA, Alzueta Gallery, Belgium, Brussels (2018)
ARCO, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2018)
LONDON ART FAIR, Alzueta Gallery, London, UK (2018)
ARCO, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2017)
ARCO, Galería Álvaro Alcázar/Galeria Pelaires, Madrid, Spain (2015)
ARCO, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain (2014)
PINTA LONDON ART FAIR, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, London, UK (2014)
SILICON VALLEY CONTEMPORARY, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, San Jose, USA (2014)
PULSE MIAMI, Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Miami, USA (2013)
ARTE FIERA BOLOGNA, Galeria Pelaires, Bologne, Italy (2010)
ARTE FIERA BOLOGNA, Galeria Pelaires, Bologne, Italy (2009)
ART COLOGNE, Galeria Pelaires, Cologne, Germany (2008)
ARTE FIERA BOLOGNA, Galeria Pelaires, Bologne, Italy (2008)
ART COLOGNE, Galeria Pelaires, Cologne, Germany (2007)
ARTE FIERA BOLOGNA, Galeria Pelaires, Bologne, Italy (2007)
KIAF, Galeria Pelaires, Seoul, Korea (2006)
ART COLOGNE, Galeria Pelaires, Cologne, Germany (2006)
KIAF, Galeria Pelaires, Seoul, Korea (2005)
ART COLOGNE, Galeria Pelaires, Cologne, Germany (2005)
ART COLOGNE, Galeria Pelaires, Cologne, Germany (2003)
ART COLOGNE, Academia Gallery, Cologne, Germany (2002)
ART COLOGNE, Academia Gallery, Cologne, Germany (2001)
ART COLOGNE, Galeria Pelaires/Reckermann Gallery, Cologne, Germany (2000)
FIAC, Galerie Joachim Becker, Paris, France (1995)
FIAC, Galerie Joachim Becker, Paris, France (1994)
ART BASEL, Galerie Joachim Becker, Basel, Sweden (1993)
FIAC, Galerie Joachim Becker, Paris, France (1993)
ART BASEL, Galerie Joachim Becker, Basel, Sweden (1992)
FIAC, Reckermann Gallery, Paris, France (1992)
ART BASEL, Galerie Joachim Becker, Basel, Sweden (1991)
FIAC, Reckermann Gallery/Galerie Joachim Becker, Paris, France (1991)
ART BASEL, Galerie Joachim Becker, Basel, Sweden (1990)
ART BASEL, Galerie Joachim Becker, Basel, Sweden (1989)
ART COLOGNE, Galeria Dau, Cologne, Germany (1989)

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Centro Cultural de la Caja de Ahorros de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Lausanne, Sweden
Collection Dobe, Zurich, Sweden
Colección La Caixa, Barcelona, Spain
Conselleria de Cultura, Educació i Esports del Govern Balear, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice, France
Museu Europeu d’Art Modern, Barcelona, Spain
Consell Insular de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Bibliothèque National de France, Paris, France
Stiftung Grundig, Baden-Baden, Germany
Museum am Dom, Würzburg, Germany
Kunstsammlung der Diözese, Regensburg, Germany
Ambassade de l’Espagne, Yakarta, Indonesia
Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Fundación Coca-Cola, Madrid, Spain
Fundación AENA, Madrid, Spain
Caja de Ahorros de las Baleares «Sa Nostra» Ajuntament de Palma de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Museum Würth, Künzelsau, Germany