Lita Cabellut

Working on large-scale canvases, Spanish artist Lita Cabellut is known for a contemporary variation of the classic fresco technique. Cabellut is also a multi-disciplinary artist whose works also include drawings on paper, sculptures, photography, scenography, installations, poetry, visual poems and videos.

• Illustration — Miquiztli, from the series A Chronicle of the Infinite, 2018 • Illustration — Antares, from the series A Chronicle of the Infinite, 2018 Cabellut's work is grouped conceptually in collections or series of paintings. The collection Frida, The Black Pearl (2010) pays tribute to Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, in which Cabellut depicts Kahlo's life while including many of her own experiences. This series inspired Cabellut to create “Coco, The Testimony of Black and White” (2011), a collection that portrays this fashion icon through 35 large-scale portraits. “A Portrait of Human knowledge” (2012) continues Cabellut's previous work with portraits of some of the most influential icons of knowledge from the past 150 years, including Stravinsky, Nureyev, Marie Curie, Billie Holiday, Federico Garcia Lorca, Rudolf Steiner and Sigmund Freud. With The Trilogy of the Doubt, a collection composed by socially inspired triptych paintings about power, injustice and ignorance, Cabellut received attention both in her native Spain in The Netherlands. The portrait collection “Dried Tear” (2013) expresses Cabellut's fascination and admiration for Asian culture. Cabellut's series about the Dutch Golden Age entitled “The Black Tulip” (2014) was inspired by one of the most famous national symbols of the Netherlands. For her collection Blind Mirror (2015), Cabellut explored culture and religion, focusing on some of the most influential religions that have been known to humanity.

• 2011: Premio de Cultura Gitana de Pintura y Artes Plásticas (Gypsy Culture Award for Paint and Plastic Arts) by Instituto de Cultura Gitana (Institute of Gypsy Culture), in recognition to the work done in benefit of this group's culture anywhere in the world • 2015: Invited to be on the jury of the Premios Figurativas por la Fundació Privada de les Arts i els Artistes, an annual artistic prize dedicated to promoting figurative art • 2015: Placed as 333rd position in the "top 500" of the most famous contemporary artists in the world, by Artprice magazine, which was recognised Cabellut as the most well-known Spanish female artist • 2017: IX Premio Time-Out Barcelona, for her contribution to the promotion of the city of Barcelona through her much-visited retrospective exhibition at the Fundació Vila Casas • 2018: Fuera de serie de las Artes Award in Madrid • 2020: Artist of the Year 2021 in The Netherlands