MARÍA ARGÜELLES
María Argüelles (Madrid, 1988) is a visual artist and predoctoral researcher at the Complutense University of Madrid. Her academic background spans Clinical Psychology (2012) and Fine Arts (2017), both completed at UCM—an intersection that informs the perceptual and affective dimensions of her practice.
María’ work unfolds through a sustained engagement with the meticulous and the latent. Her research gravitates toward subtle, often overlooked encounters—moments that arrest attention and invite proximity. She explores what remains concealed, buried, or only partially disclosed. In this sense, her practice constructs atmospheric fields rather than explicit narratives: spaces that operate through suggestion, immersion, and sensory ambiguity. These environments do not fully reveal themselves; instead, they envelop the viewer in a delicate tension between presence and absence, functioning as thresholds—quiet invitations to enter, linger, and continue unfolding meaning.
She has developed her practice across both solo and group exhibitions. In 2011 she was awarded the Young Artist Prize at the 8th National Painting Competition Pincel Verde (Madrid). In 2015 she participated in JustMad with the project La Grieta, and in 2016 she joined Galería Espositivo (Madrid).
WORK
Memory of Almería
Tissue paper on canvas
50x65 cms
2020
€ 1.100,00 (excl. VAT)
Remains
Oil on canvas
60x80 cms
2020
€ 1.200,00 (excl. VAT)
Memory of a Landscape
Tissue paper on paper
28,3x21 cms
2023
€350,00 (excl.VAT)
Memory of Another Landscape
Tissue paper on paper
21x28 cms
2023
€350,00 (excl.VAT)
Memory of Landscape
Tissue paper and pigments on panel
50x70 cms
2023
€ 1.200,00 euros (excl. VAT)
Wound
Tissue paper and wax on canvas
80x60 cms
2020
€1.200,00 (excl.VAT)
I remember telling you that
Tissue paper and fabric on panel
40x60 cms
2020
€ 1.050,00 euros (excl. VAT)
In 2017, her work was presented at the 2nd First-Person Film Showcase with the audiovisual piece 1975/1988 (Cine Estudio, Madrid). In 2018, she was awarded second prize in the video art category at the Celso y Manolo competition (Madrid), as well as third prize in audiovisual creation granted by CNP Partners in collaboration with the Faculty of Fine Arts at UCM. In 2019, her work was recognized in the 4th Visual Arts Competition for the Four Seasons Hotel Madrid.
Since 2020, she has participated in a range of national and international group exhibitions, including Arte Aparte XII (Sala Juan Francisco Casas, Jaén), Conga (Atelier XIII Gallery, Bratislava), Procesos. El bosque (Galería Arniches, Madrid), and A Chance for a Link (Shimokitazawa Arts Gallery, Tokyo, 2024).
She currently lives and works in Madrid, where she combines her artistic practice with teaching.
Irreversible Objects
Tissue paper and found objects on canvas
130x130 cms
2020
€ 3.500,00 (excl. VAT)