Isabel Arocena

Terrace of Casa de Vacas at dusk, Retiro Park, Madrid

Isabel Arocena

Currently in the studio

Tower of women

Stoneware clay · in progress

Updated October 2026

Visitors chatting around Vega at the London Art Biennale, 2023

Worthy moments

Ukrainian ladies chatting around Vega

London Art Biennale · July, 2023

SHOWS 2026

New York CityOne Art Space40.71° N · 74.01° W

MadridCasa de Vacas40.41° N · 3.68° W

BarcelonaEuropean Museum of Modern Art41.39° N · 2.18° E

Noche, glazed clay sculpture by Isabel Arocena

Sculpture by Isabel Arocena on a black background

Casa de Vacas

Madrid

Imagen del show · European Museum of Modern Art

European Museum of Modern Art

Barcelona

Imagen del show · One Art Space

One Art Space

New York City

Vídeo · pantalla completa

Rojo, glazed clay sculpture by Isabel Arocena

Rojo2026

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El baño2025

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Noche2026

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Marina, stoneware clay sculpture by Isabel Arocena

Marina2021

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Venus, glazed clay sculpture by Isabel Arocena

Venus2022

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Housing crisis, glazed clay sculpture by Isabel Arocena

Housing crisis2026

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Vega, bronze and resin sculpture by Isabel Arocena

Vega2023

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Tower of womenin progress

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Foto 1 · imagen limpia de estudio

Foto 2 · en contexto (da la escala)

Foto 3 · detalle de material y acabado

Vídeo · giro 360°

Vídeo · proceso (manos, arcilla, esmaltado, horno)

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Technique: Modelado, esmaltado y cocción (técnica y temperatura)
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Process: Proceso de realización
Availability: Available · Sold · Private collection
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Updated: October 2026

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Isabel Arocena was raised under the influence of the Basque sculptor Oteiza, who was closely linked to her family. She was educated in architecture between Belgium, Lisbon and Madrid. Subsequently, she moved to Rome for a year-long collaboration with the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome. It was during this chapter that the hunger to sculpt arose.

She is currently based in Madrid.

Relevant Shows

LondoncurrentGagliardi GalleryPermanent exhibition.
New York2026One Art SpaceInterconnecting Lines, international group exhibition curated by Artio Gallery (Toronto). Selected by jury.
Barcelona2026European Museum of Modern ArtInterconnecting Lines, international group exhibition curated by Artio Gallery (Toronto). Selected by jury.
Madrid2026Casa de VacasFinalist, Reina Sofía Prize.
Madrid2024Casa de VacasExhibition at the 91st Autumn Salon, established by the Community of Madrid together with the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors, in the Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid.
Madrid2024Galería UlmacarisaGroup sculpture exhibition, ‘Vernissage’.
London2023London Art BiennaleSelected by the jury of the London Art Biennale to represent Spain with a bronze and resin sculpture: ‘Vega’.
Madrid20238th Realist Art ExhibitionSelected by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors to exhibit the sculpture ‘Vega’.
Málaga2022City of Álora Sculpture CompetitionSelected by the Álora Town Council to exhibit the sculpture ‘Venus’.
Rome2019Royal Academy of SpainProject to renovate and enhance the cloister of Bramante's Templete at the Spanish Academy in Rome. Subsequent collective exhibition and development of thesis for archive.
Venice2016Venice BiennaleSelected by Federico Soriano to exhibit the architectural project ‘Reporting from the Front’ at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

Rome at night, with the dome of St Peter's in the distance

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