Uslé, Juan

(Santander, 1954) is one of Spain’s foremost contemporary painters internationally. He has lived between New York and Saro (Cantabria) since 1987. Uslé has participated at major events such as the Venice Biennale (2005), Documenta 9 (1992), the Istanbul Biennial (1992) and the São Paulo Biennial (1985). He has held solo shows at Bombas Gens Centre d’Art de Valencia (2021); Kunstmuseum Bonn (2014); the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea in Santiago de Compostela (2013); Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK) in Gent (2004); the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Dublin (2004); the Fundación Botín in Santander (2004); the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid (2003); the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) (1996); and the Institut Valencià d’Art Modern (IVAM) in Valencia (1996), among others. His work is part of numerous international public and private collections, for instance: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA), Dublin; the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA); the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Musée d’Art Contemporain du Luxembourg; the Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao; the Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid; the Museu Serralves, Porto; the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK), Gent; and Tate Modern, London. In 2002, his work and career were honoured with the National Prize for Plastic Arts, awarded by Spain’s Ministry of Culture.