Oliver Roura

1978 Born in Barcelona, Spain
2001 Dramatic Arts at the Nancy Tuñón Theatre School, Barcelona
2008 Graduated in Applied Arts from the Massana School, Barcelona. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

His work has earned him scholarships and residencies such as: Artist Residency at the Otto-von-Guericke Faculty of Medicine. Institute of Inflammation and Neurodegeneration? (2018); Artist Residency Program at WAA, Mumbai? (2016); Artist Residency Program at Space 118. Mumbai? (2013); Winner of the XIV La Caixa Penedés Young Art Award and Anquin's Gallery? (2012); Artist Residency Program at GlogauAir. Berlin (2010); Winner of the VIII Contemporary Art Cycle in Tárraga. Spain? (2009).
Work in collections: Soho House Hotel, Hotel de Crillon Paris?Neue Berliner Kunsverain, Artothek?, Pinnae Foundation, ?Chamber of Urban Property of Barcelona?.

Oliver Roura's pictorial work takes shape through constant technical experimentation. Metaphorically speaking, we could say that in his work, the pictorial exercise develops and takes place within the painting itself; it is as if the actions, gestures, and details come to life within it. His way of working with paint "from within" generates forms that seem to bring the internal structure of the painting itself to the surface.