Sofía Cristina Jiménez · Contemporary Artist · Madrid
El Espacio Permanente
Sofía Cristina Jiménez is a contemporary Spanish visual artist with a studio in Madrid and creator of El Espacio Permanente, a space dedicated to painting, visual poetry and the exploration of the surrealist imaginary.
After more than thirteen years working as Leather goods and accessories Manager for international luxury companies such as Loewe or Delpozo, since 2019 she has focused on developing her creative art studio.
Although I searched for it, I could not find another path that could calm my spirit, and it is in the most turbulent moments, when our vocation returns to heal us
Space where only the soul sprouts
|and the calm is perpetual|.
The permanent space
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Her work has been presented in different exhibition contexts, including international fairs in Madrid and Paris, as well as museums and galleries in Spain and Europe.
Over the past few years, he has participated in exhibitions at institutions such as the Zabaleta Museum, Dcontemporary gallery or Casa de Vacas in Madrid, as well as contemporary art fairs such as Art Madrid and JustMad.
Among the awards received are the Carta Puebla 2025 Prize - first prize of the XLVII Miguelturra Plastic Arts Competition -, the second prize in the Sanya Tropical City International Art Competition (China, 2025), the first prize for poetry in Spanish from the IE Foundation (Madrid, 2021) and the selection in the list 100 Emerging Artists of 2026 of Arts to Hearts Project, curated by Sonia Bloom.
In September 2026 she will be participating in the Internacional contemporary art fair in Madrid ESTAMPA.
In her works, both on canvas and paper, she explores complex current concepts and realities through surreal creations accompanied by poetry and wordplay; she longs to move the public and escape with them into the world she has created, in which the images condense abstract and sometimes opposing feelings.
Recently, for her poetic work, she has been awarded the first prize in Spanish poetry 2021 by the IE Foundation and for her pictorial work she has received the certificate of artistic merit 2021 from La Pinacothèque, Luxembourg museum.
Photo credits: Mike Chaney for Casual Magazine
In January 2022, she presented the series Plastic Nature and Childhood at ART3F, International Contemporary Art Salon, Paris.
In August 2022 she was selected to participate in the exhibition at the Zabaleta museum derived from the LII international painting competition in homage to Rafael Zabaleta.
In September 2022, the work "Essence of Sayalonga" was selected for exhibition at the Morisco Museum of Sayalonga.
In October 2022, the work "Plastic Nature: the tiger and the monkey" was selected for exhibition at the 89th Autumn Salon in Casa de Vacas (El Retiro, Madrid) organized by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors.
In November 2022, the works "Metallic Light", "Two Sponge Bath" and "Phantom Stravaganza" were part of the VII AEPE Drawing Salon.
In December 2022, she received an Honorable Mention at the YOT Art Prize.
In May 2023, she was selected to participate in the XVII Spring Salon at the Valdepeñas Municipal Museum.
In November 2023, the work and poem "The cage" were selected with Special Mention in the TherapyArt contest organized by Cultura Inquieta.
In November 2023, the work "Air" was selected for exhibition at the 90th edition of the Autumn Salon at Casa de Vacas (El Retiro, Madrid) organized by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors.
In 2024, her work Naturaleza Plástica VIII was exhibited at Museo Cromática in Toledo.
In March 2024, she participated in Art Madrid'24, represented by Galería Uxval Gochez.
In May 2024, she held a solo exhibition presenting the series "Naturaleza Plástica" at the Madrid art gallery Juca Claret.
In June 2024, she created the work "El circo de los animales voladores" for the permanent collection of Museo Cromática in Toledo.
In August 2024, she participated as guest artist of the month at Gallery Riviera in Benalmádena, Málaga.
In August 2024, her work La proyección (y la caja de los secretos) was selected for the Certamen Nacional Fidel María Puebla in Toledo.
In November 2024, the works "El desenlace," "La brea," and "Desafío a un instante" were selected for the IX Salón de Dibujo de AEPE.
In December 2024, the work "Truthi en la estepa" was selected for the XXVIII Certamen Internacional de Pintura Juan Almagro.
In March 2025, she participated in the JustMad 2025 contemporary art fair, represented by Galería Juca in Madrid.
In May 2025, she was selected for the D Contemporary International Award and subsequently took part in the exhibition Full Disclosure at D Contemporary gallery in London.
In July 2025, her work "El oso polar y el puffin" was selected for the XXXIV Premio Nacional de Pintura "Antonio Arnau."
In September 2025, she was awarded second prize in the China (Sanya) Tropical City International Art Competition for the CBD Art Museum Sanya.
In October 2025, she received the "Carta Puebla" Award from the city council at the Certamen de Artes Plásticas Miguelturra 2025.
In February 2026, she was selected to participate in Create! Magazine, Issue #56, 2026 International Women's Edition, USA, curated by Sonia Borrell.
In March, she was selected for "100 Emerging Artists of 2026" by the international contemporary art platform Arts to Hearts.
In April, she participated in the group exhibition "Arte desde o fin da terra" at Galería Casa das Peritas, Fisterra.
In May, she participated in the institutional group exhibition "Un paseo por Madrid" at Museo Cromática in Madrid.
In June, she served as a juror for the international art magazine ART Maker Issue 5, and her work was selected for the L Certamen de Vila de Pego, Alicante; in July, she was selected as one of the "100 International Artists of 2026" by the international contemporary art platform Arts to Hearts, curated by Sonia Borrell.
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Find out more about the artist in her interview for Kooness: her inspiration, her process and her influences
Awards and Recognition
2026
100 International Artists, Arts to Hearts. International contemporary art platform
2026
Shortlisted L Vila de Pego International Competition, Alicante
2026
100 Emerging artists, Arts to Hearts. International contemporary art platform
2025
"Carta Puebla" Award, Miguelturra Town Hall 2025, Ciudad Real
2025
Second prize, CBC Art museum Sanya International art competition
2025
Shorlisted, Xxxiv “Antonio Arnau” National Painting Prize, Toledo
2025
Shortlisted ,D contemporary international award, Dcontmporary gallery, London.
2024
Shorlisted, XXVIII Juan Almagro International Contest, Jaen
2024
Shortlisted, IX Drawing and Illustration Salon, Madrid
2024
Shortlisted, Fidel María Puebla National Competition, Toledo.
2024
Artist of the month, Museo Cromática, Toledo
2023
Shortlisted, 90 Autumn Salon, Casa de vacas (El Retiro), Madrid
2023
Shorlisted, Special Mention, TherapyArt Competition, Madrid
2023
Shortlisted, XVII Spring Salon, Valdepeñas Municipal Museum, Ciudad Real
2022
Honorable Mention , YOT Art Prize
2022
Shortlisted, VII Drawing and Illustration Salon, Madrid
2022
Shortlisted, 89 Autumn Salon, Casa de vacas (El Retiro), Madrid
2021
Shortlisted, XXII National Competition "Adolfo Córdoba", Moorish Museum of Sayalonga, Málaga
2021
Shortlisted , LII International Competition "Rafael Zabaleta", Zabaleta Museum, Jaén
2021
Artistic merit certificate, La Pinacotheque, Luxermburg
2021
First prize, Poetry in Spanish by IE Foundation , Madrid
Permanent Collection
2025
Mako Irusus II, Permanent collection Royal Caribbean art Collection, Miami
2025
"Animal Flying Circus" Permanent collection in Cromatica Museum, Toledo, Spain
International Contemporary art fairs
2025
JUSTMAD 2025 represented by Juca gallery, Madrid
2024
ART MADRID 2024 represented by Uxval Gochez gallery, Barcelona
2022
ART3F Salon International Contemporary art, Paris, France
Solo and Group exhibitions
2026
2026
2024
2024
A stroll through Madrid, Cromática Museum, Madrid.
Art from the end of the land, Galeria Casa das Peritas, Finisterre.
Artist of the month, Gallery Riviera, Benalmádena, Málaga.
Permanent Collection, Chromatic Museum, Toledo
2024
SOLO exhibition, Plastic Nature , Juca Claret gallery, Madrid
2023
P³- Pintores pensando en pintura, Galería Espacio 75, Madrid
2021
Entre Flores by NikuaFloral ,Ermita de Tudela de Duero
Featured in Art books and Magazines
2026
Juror for Art Maker Magazine, Issue #5. Boston, USA
2026
Create! Magazine. Issue #56, 2026 International Women's Edition. USA.
2026
Art Maker Magazine, Second Issue. Interview Boston, USA
2025
Casual Magazine. Madrid Edition. UK
2025
Art Maker Magazine, Issue #1. Boston, USA
2025
Artells Magazine: Fine Art & Visual Art September 2025
2024
Koones Art Platform Artist Interview: June 2024
2024
Book Study of rubrics and signatures of contemporary Spanish art
Education
2019-2021
Advanced Management Program_ IE Business School, Madrid
2011-2014
Master in Marketing Management _ Polytechnic University of Madrid
2006-2007
Master in Communication & Fashion Industry, European Institute of Design, Madrid
2002-2006
Major in Communications _ Saint Louis University (MO,EEUU)
2002-2006
Minor in Studio Art _ Saint Louis University (MO,EEUU)
ACQUISITIONS, COMMISSIONS, EXHIBITIONS
The Permanent Space | Contemporary Artist
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