The permanent space - Contemporary Artist
El espacio permanente

Sofía Cristina Jiménez is a visual artist from Madrid and creator of El Espacio Permanente, a studio of contemporary art and visual poetry.
After more than thirteen years working as a Leather Goods and Accessories Manager for international luxury companies such as Loewe and Delpozo, since 2019 she has dedicated herself to 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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In her works, both on canvas and paper, she explores complex contemporary concepts and realities through surreal creations accompanied by poetry and wordplay; she aspires to move the audience and escape with them into the world she has created, where images condense abstract and sometimes opposing feelings.
Recently, for her poetic work, she was awarded the first prize in Spanish poetry in 2021 by the IE Foundation, and for her pictorial work, she received the Certificate of Artistic Merit 2021 from La Pinacothèque, a museum in Luxembourg.
In January 2022, she presented the series "Plastic Nature" and "Childhood" at ART3F, the International Contemporary Art Fair in Paris.
In August 2022, she was selected to participate in an exhibition at the Zabaleta Museum as part of the LII International Painting Contest in homage to Rafael Zabaleta.
In September 2022, the work "Essence of Sayalonga" was selected for an exhibition at the Morisco Museum in Sayalonga.
In October 2022, the work "Plastic Nature: the Tiger and the Monkey" was selected for exhibition at the 89th Autumn Salon at Casa de Vacas (El Retiro, Madrid), organized by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors.
In November 2022, the works "Metallic Light," "Bath of Two Sponges," and "Phantom Stravaganza" were part of the 7th Drawing Salon of AEPE (Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors).
In December 2022, she received an Honorable Mention in the YOT Art Prize.
In May 2023, she was selected to participate in the 17th Spring Salon at the Municipal Museum of Valdepeñas.
In November 2023 the artwork and the poem "The Cage" were shortlisted with an special mention in TherapyArt contest hosted by Cultura Inquieta.
In November 2023 the artwork "Air" was selected for exhibition at the 90th Autumn Salon at Casa de Vacas (El Retiro, Madrid), organized by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors.
In 2024, her artwork "Naturaleza plástica VIII" was exhibited at the Museo Cromática in Toledo.
In March 2024, she participated in Art Madrid '24, represented by the gallery Uxval Gochez.
In May 2024, she held a solo exhibition showcasing the series "Naturaleza Plástica" at the Madrid-based art gallery Juca Claret.
In June 2024, she created the artwork "El circo de los animales voladores" for the permanent collection of Museo Cromática in Toledo.
In August 2024, she participated as the guest artist of the month at Gallery Riviera in Benalmádena, Málaga.
In August 2024, her artwork "La proyección (y la caja de los secretos)" was selected for the Fidel María Puebla National Contest in Toledo.
In November 2024, her artworks "El desenlace," "La brea," and "Desafío a un instante" were selected for the IX AEPE Drawing Salon.
In December 2024, the artwork "Truthi en la estepa" was selected for the XXVIII Juan Almagro International Painting Competition.
In March 2025, the piece participated in the contemporary art fair JustMad 2025, represented by Juca Gallery in Madrid.
©All rights reserved. Sofía Cristina Jiménez, 2025.
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Find out more about the artist in her interview for Kooness: her inspiration, her process and her influences
Awards
2025
Shortlisted,D contemporary international award, Dcontmporary gallery, London.
2024
Shortlisted, XXVIII Juan Almagro International Competition, Jaen
2024
Shortlisted, IX Drawing and Illustration Salon, Madrid
2024
Shortlisted, Fidel Maria Puebla National Competition, Toledo.
2024
Artist of the month, Museo Cromática, Toledo
2023
Shortlisted, 90 Salón de Otoño, Casa de vacas ( El Retiro) , Madrid
2023
Shortlisted, Special Mention, Concurso TherapyArt, Madrid
2023
Shortlisted, XVII Salón de Primavera, Museo municipal de Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real
2022
Honorable Mention , YOT Art Prize
2022
Shortlisted, VII Illustration and Drawing Salon, Madrid
2022
Shortlisted, 89 Salón de Otoño, Casa de vacas ( El Retiro) , Madrid
2021
Shortlisted, XXIICertamen Nacional "Adolfo Córdoba", Museo Morisco de Sayalonga, Málaga
2021
Shortlisted, LII Certamen Internacional "Rafael Zabaleta", Museo Zabaleta, Jaén
2021
Artistic merit certificate, La Pinacotheque, Luxermburg
2021
First prize, Poetry in Spanish by IE Foundation , Madrid
International Contemporary Art fairs
2025
JUSTMAD 25 represented by Juca gallery, Madrid
2024
ART MADRID 2024 represented by Uxval Gochez gallery, Barcelona
2022
ART3F Salon International Contemporary art, Paris, France
Exhibitions
2024
Artist of the month, Gallery Riviera, Benalmádena, Málaga.
2024
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
Education
2019-2021
Advanced Management Program_ IE Business School, Madrid
2011-2014
Master in Marketing Management _ Polytechnic University of Madrid
2006-2007
Master 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)


