About me

José Antonio Ochoa was born in Mexico City in 1990. From a very young age, he developed an interest in art, particularly painting. In 2009, he received a scholarship that allowed him to pursue studies in Art. In 2010, he traveled to Chicago (USA) to participate in various courses at the American Academy of Art. In 2011, he moved to Seville to begin his Fine Arts degree, receiving a solid academic foundation in the Andalusian capital. In 2013, he was awarded a SICUE Scholarship and transferred to Valencia to continue his studies at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, graduating with a degree in Fine Arts two years later. Although he has focused primarily on painting, in recent years he has ventured into sculpture, working with various materials such as stone, metal, resin, and wood.

He has exhibited his work in Mexico City, Querétaro, Chicago, Seville, Valencia, Zaragoza, Logroño, and Madrid. He has also been selected for several prestigious painting competitions, including the PB Portrait Award, the BMW Painting Prize, the Mainel Foundation Painting Prize, and the IberCaja Young Painting Prize, among others.

Currently, his works are part of collections in Mexico, Canada, Israel, Nigeria, the USA, and Spain.

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José Antonio Ochoa

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2017: Master’s Degree in Artistic Production, Polytechnic University of Valencia.
2015: Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Polytechnic University of Valencia (Years 1-2 at the University of Seville).
2010: American Academy of Art (Chicago, USA).

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

2016: Painting Workshop “Masters of Figuration”, Antonio López, Museum of the University of Navarra.
2013: Creative Workshop “Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow, and Blue?”, Juan Fernández Lacomba, Andalusian Center of Contemporary Art (Seville).

GALLERIES

My Name’s Lolita Art Gallery (Madrid)
Vangar Gallery (Valencia)
Aldama Fine Art Gallery (Mexico City)
Eclectic Gallery (London)

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

2023

Selected, XXVIII Painting Contest Ciudad de Algemesí.

2022

Honorary Mention, Ibercaja Young Painting Prize (Zaragoza).
Selected, XXXVII BMW Painting Prize.
Selected, III María Isabel Comenge Biennial.
Selected, XXXII Ciudad de Álora Painting and Sculpture Contest.

2021

Selected, XXVII Ciutat d’Algemesí Painting Prize.
Selected, XVII National Contemporary Painting Contest Casimiro Baragaña.

2020

First Prize, XXVII Vila de Paterna Biennial (Valencia).
Selected, XVI Casimiro Baragaña Contemporary Painting Contest (Asturias).
Selected, XXXVI Young Art Exhibition in La Rioja.
Selected, XXI National Painting Prize, Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos (Valencia).
Selected, VI Dcoop Plastic Arts Contest (Cordoba).

2019

Selected, IberCaja Young Painting Prize (Zaragoza).
Selected, Fundación Cañada Blanch Prize (Valencia).
Selected, 10th National Painting Contest, Parliament of La Rioja (Logroño).
Selected, XXI National Painting Prize, Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos (Valencia).

2018

Selected, XLIX Ateneo Mercantil Painting Prize (Valencia).
Winner, XXI Mainel Foundation Painting Prize (Valencia).
Selected, XLII National Painting Contest Villa de Pego (Alicante).
Selected, XXXIX Minipaintings Contest, Huestes del Cadi (Alicante).

2017

Acquisition of 10 works: Kaluz Museum (Mexico City).
Selected, BP Portrait Award, National Gallery (London).
Honorary Mention, IberCaja Young Painting Prize (Zaragoza).
Accésit, XX Mainel Foundation Painting Prize (Valencia).
Acquisition of work: European Museum of Modern Art (Barcelona).
Selected, TransportArte, PAM17 and EMT (Valencia).
Selected, 10th National Painting Contest, Parliament of La Rioja (Logroño).

2015-2010

Scholarship, Mexican Art Foundation for Promotion and Excellence (Mexico City).

2015

Honorary Mention, XVIII Mainel Foundation Painting Prize (Valencia).
Selected, 30th BMW Painting Prize (Madrid).
Selected, XXXIX National Painting Contest Villa de Pego (Alicante).

2014

Selected, XXXVI Minipaintings Contest, Huestes del Cadi (Alicante).
Selected, XXXIV Painting Prize S. Soria, Villa de Benissa (Alicante).
Acquisition of sculpture for public square, Sumarcarcer Town Hall (Valencia, Spain).
SICUE Scholarship, University of Seville.
Acquisition of graphic work: University of Seville Collection.

PUBLICATIONS

2022: El Instante Decisivo, José Antonio Ochoa, Aldama Fine Art (Mexico City).
2019: Ut Pictura Kinesis, José Antonio Ochoa, Querétaro Art Museum and Kaluz Cultural Foundation (Mexico City).
2018: Kaluz Collection, Kaluz Cultural Foundation (Mexico City).

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023: La Acción del Silencio, Vangar Gallery (Valencia).
2023: El Instante Decisivo, Aldama Fine Art Gallery (Mexico City).
2023: La Pintura al Servicio de las Nubes, Vangar Gallery (Valencia).
2019: Mirar el Tiempo, My Name’s Lolita Art Gallery (Madrid).
2018: Tiempo Sostenido, Thema Gallery (Valencia).
2018: Ut Pictura Kinesis, Querétaro Art Museum (Querétaro, Mexico).
2017: Reverse Shots, Hanken School of Economics (Helsinki).
2016: Herois, La Societat Cultural Space (Sumarcarcer, Valencia).
2011: Trapos, Legislative Palace San Lázaro (Mexico City).

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

(Selection from 2024-2013)

2024: Stories Told by Two Voices, Eclectic Gallery (London).
2023: The Meaning of Beauty, Eclectic Gallery (London).
2022: Tiempo Redimido, Vangar Gallery (Valencia).
2021: Pop-Up Exhibition, Eclectic Gallery (London).
2020: Mixing Styles, Eclectic Gallery (London).
2018: 11th National Painting Contest, Parliament of La Rioja (Logroño).
2013: Bienal Russafart: Other Views of Russafa, Platform per Russafa (Valencia).
2012: Alter Ego, Casa Jaime Sabines (Mexico City).
2009: Foundations, Bill L. Parks Gallery (Chicago, USA).