ALL EXHIBITIONS
Recent Exhibitions
Solo exhibition: Beyond the Limits. The work of Yolanda del Riego through her techniques
Museo Luis González Robles
Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (Alcalá de Henares, España)
Del 3 de noviembre de 2022 al 15 de enero de 2023
Exposición retrospectiva que recorre cinco décadas de la obra de Yolanda del Riego a través de sus variadas técnicas: la obra de tórculo, la pintura, el dibujo, su obra textil, sus “objetos de papel” y obra digital.
Información de horarios en la página del museo.
Group exhibition: La conservación de un legado
Luis González Robles Museum,
University of Alcalá de Henares (Alcalá de Henares, Spain)
January 27–30, 2022
A look back at the many exhibitions organized by the museum over the past two decades via works by the artists who participated in them.
Past Exhibitions
Group exhibition: El universo creativo de las mujeres en la colección del Museo Luis González Robles
Luis González Robles Museum,
University of Alcalá de Henares (Alcalá de Henares, Spain)
February 2–April 3, 2020
A selection of works by women artists from the museum collection.
Group exhibition: Sobre el papel. Entre el texto y la estampa en la colección del Museo Luis González Robles
Luis González Robles Museum,
University of Alcalá de Henares (Alcalá de Henares, Spain)
March 18–April 17, 2021
A sample from the collection that aims to establish a dialogue between the written word and the art of printmaking and printing.
Group exhibition: Arte para un museo
Luis González Robles Museum (Alcalá de Henares, Spain)
July 14–December 2, 2016
A selection of works from the museum collection.
View the catalog [PDF; in Spanish].
Solo exhibition: Climate Change: An Artist's Perspective
Le Caudan Waterfront (Port Louis, Mauritius)
July 27–August 5, 2016
Exhibition organized by the United States Embassy to Mauritius and Seychelles to celebrate African Day of Seas and Oceans 2016 with a selection of recent works from the exhibitions The Sea as I See It and Escalada insostenible.
Solo exhibition: Unsustainable Escalation
Siluro Concept (Madrid, Spain)
May 18–June 2, 2016
A collection of digital prints by Yolanda del Riego about environmental degradation
Solo exhibition: The Sea as I See It
CCA ESPAI (Andratx, Mallorca, Spain)
August 20–October 11, 2015
A collection of digital prints by Yolanda del Riego that manifest her fascination with the sea.
Retrospective exhibition:
YR Through Printmaking. The creative trajectory of Yolanda del Riego: 1976–2015
Sala LA LONJA, Casa del Reloj (Madrid, Spain)
March 4–30, 2015
A retrospective selection of works by Yolanda del Riego from the mid-1970s to the present that highlights her unique visual language across different mediums.
Individual exhibition: Trees to Meet You
Siluro Concept (Madrid, Spain)
September 2014
A collection of digital prints featuring abstract landscapes that reveal the artist's passion for trees. Inspired by walks through wooded areas and parklands in the Madrid and Seattle environs.
Group exhibition: America, the European temptation (I). Art from Mexico and the Caribbean in the collection of the Luis González Robles Museum
Luis González Robles Museum (Alcalá de Henares, Spain)
September 25–December 20, 2013
Group exhibition featuring works from the permanent collection of the Luis González Robles Museum by artists from Mexico and the Caribbean, which included three of Yolanda del Riego's works. (Yolanda del Riego was born in Central America during the political exile of her parents, who were both from Asturias in northern Spain.)
Solo exhibition: True-to-Self. Yolanda del Riego's digital works
Clorofila Digital (Madrid, Spain)
March 2013
Recent digital prints that illustrate the influence of traditional printmaking techniques on the artist's use of digital tools and technologies.
Exhibition Highlights
A selection of solo and group exhibitions, international art fairs, and biennials. See below for a complete list of exhibitions.
Museums & Institutions
YR Through Printmaking. The creative trajectory of Yolanda del Riego 1976-2015. LA LONJA Hall, Casa del Reloj, Madrid, Spain. Solo retrospective exhibition covering four decades of work. [2015]
Yolanda del Riego: Treinta años de creación sobre papel 1977-2007. Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. Solo retrospective exhibition featuring works on paper. [2009]
Obra gráfica (1976-1986). Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, Spain. Solo exhibition featuring a decade of printmaking works. [1986]
Obra reciente. United States Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain. Solo exhibition in collaboration with the United States Embassy in Madrid. [1983]
Oleos, grabados y textiles. Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana, Madrid, Spain. Solo exhibition sponsored by the United States Embassy in Spain. [1983]
Works on Paper. Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum, Anchorage, Alaska USA. Solo exhibition featuring works on paper [1979].
Artistas seleccionadas del Premio Nacional de Grabado y Arte Gráfica 2001. Calcografía Nacional, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain. Group exhibition of selected artists considered for the National Printmaking and Graphic Arts Award. [2002]
Arte gráfico español. Instituto Cervantes, Amman, Jordan. Group exhibition featuring a selection of contemporary Spanish artists. [1998]
Selección de obra gráfica. Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, Spain. Group exhibition featuring works from the collection of the Biblioteca Nacional de España [1989].
La estampa contemporánea en España (150 artistas gráficos). Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Madrid, Spain. Group exhibition featuring 150 contemporary graphic artists. [1988]
International Art Fairs & Biennials
ARCO (ARte COntemporáneo), Madrid, Spain. Galería EUDE stand. [2000, 2001, and 2002]. Named one of the top-20 artists at ARCO 2001 by the ABC Cultural: "Viente para los viente" (YR featured in the photo).
Estampa, Madrid, Spain. Galería Kreisler Stand. [2001, 2004, and 2005]. International contemporary art fair focused on multiple art.
Biennale d’Alexandrie 16. Centre National d'Arts, Alexandria, Egypt. Spanish Pavilion: one of four artists selected to represent Spain. [1987]
Bienal Ibizagrafic. Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa, Ibiza, Spain. [1982 and 1996]
Triennial Art Exhibition, Spanish Pavilion. United Arab Emirates [1997]
Biennale Internationale de L'Estampe. Perpignan, France [1988]
Primary Galleries
Galería Rafael García, Madrid, Spain. Solo exhibition featuring first collection of digital artworks. [2006]. Other solo exhibitions in 1998, 2000, and 2008.
Galería EUDE, Barcelona, Spain. Solo exhibitions in 2003 and 2006.
Complete List of Solo Exhibitions
2018
Reflections on Climate Change. Frailes (Jaén), Spain
2017
Triangulation Through Science Communication. Copenhagen, Denmark
2016
Climate Change. An Artist's Perspective. La Caudan, Port Louis, Mauritius.
Unsustainable Escalation. Siluro Concept - Madrid, Spain.
2015
YR Through Printmaking. The creative trajectory of Yolanda del Riego: 1976-2015. Sala LA LONJA, Casa del Reloj - Madrid, Spain.
The Sea As I See It. CCA ESPAI - Andtratx (Mallorca), Spain.
2014
Trees to Meet You. Siluro Concept - Madrid, Spain.
2013
True-to-Self. La obra digital de Yolanda del Riego. Clorofila Digital - Madrid, Spain.
2009
Yolanda del Riego Thirty years of works on paper 1977-2007, Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias - Oviedo, Spain.
2008
El fluir del tiempo. Galería Rafael García - Madrid, Spain.
2006
welcome! Galería Rafael García - Madrid, Spain.
Acuarelas de Arousa. Galería Lembranza-Sargadelos - O'Grove (Pontevedra), Spain.
2003
Más arriba de la Mar. Galería EUDE - Barcelona, Spain.
Los cuatro elementos. Casa-Fuerte Bezmiliana - Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga), Spain.
2002
Cuatro colores para una isla.
Galería Sargadelos - Lugo, Spain.
Galería Sargadelos - Pontevedra, Spain.
2000
Horizonte de Arousa. Galería Rafael García - Madrid, Spain.
1999
Obra reciente. Galería EUDE - Barcelona, Spain.
1998
Impresiones y expresiones.
Galería Rafael García - Madrid, Spain.
Biblioteca de la UCAV - Ávila, Spain.
1996
Explorando los límites del papel. Galería Deán - Valencia, Spain.
1989
Métodos calcográficos. Galería María Salvat - Barcelona, Spain.
Yolanda del Riego. El Corte Inglés Castellana - Madrid, Spain.
1987
Óleos: Tierra y cosmos. Galería Macarrón - Madrid, Spain.
El mundo del grabado de Yolanda del Riego. El Corte Inglés Castellana - Madrid, Spain.
1986
Yolanda del Riego Graphic Works 1976-1986. National Library of Spain - Madrid, Spain.
1983
Yolanda del Riego Recent Works. United States Cultural Center of Madrid - Madrid, Spain.
Oleos, grabados y textiles. Instituto de Cooperación Iberoamericana - Madrid, Spain.
1980
Obra de tórculo. Galería de la Mota - Madrid, Spain.
Original Oils. Collector’s Gallery - Anchorage, Alaska USA.
1979
Works on Paper. Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum - Anchorage, Alaska USA.
1978
Works by Yolanda del Riego. Art Inc. - Anchorage, Alaska USA.
Prints, Paintings and Drawings. Artique - Anchorage, Alaska USA.
1977
Works on Paper. Old Store Gallery - Anchorage, Alaska USA.
Complete list of Group Exhibitions
2018
El universo creativo de las mujeres en la colección del Museo Luis González Robles - Museo Luis González Robles, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
2016
Arte para un Museo. Museo Luis González Robles, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
2013
América: La tentación Europea (I). Arte de la colección del Museo de Luis González Robles - Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
2002
Exposición Premio Nacional del Grabado 2001, Calcografía de la Real Academia de San Fernando - Madrid, Spain.
Doce artistas de la galería, Galería Rafael García - Madrid, Spain.
1999
Exposición del IV Premio de Grabado Contemporáneo, Dirección General de la Mujer de la Comunidad de Madrid - Madrid, Spain
1996
XIV Biennal Ibizagraphic, Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa - Ibiza, Spain.
1988
Obras originales sobre papel, Rayuela Galería de Arte - Madrid, Spain.
1987
16 Biennale d'Alexandrie, Musée des Beaux Arts - Alexandria, Egypt.
1982
X Biennal Ibizagraphic, Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa - Ibiza, Spain.
1981
IV Certamen Internacional de Pintura, Ayuntamiento de Andratx - Andratx, Mallorca Spain.
Fourth Annual Invitational Drawing Exhibition, Emporia State University - Emporia, Kansas USA.
1980
Visual Arts Center of Alaska traveling show, Churchill Gallery - Perth, Australia.
1979
Alaska Prints '79, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska USA. Juror: Roy DeForest, artist.
14th Annual All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition, Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum - Anchorage, Alaska USA. Juror: Henry T. Hopkins, Director San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Received an Honorable Mention for the work "Winter Landscape/Evening Light".
25th Annual Drawing & Small Sculpture Show, Ball State University - Muncie, Indiana USA. Juror: Leon Arkus (former Director of the Carnegie Museum of Art). Awarded a Cash award for the work "Ice Fog".
31st Spokane Annual Art Exhibition, Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum - Spokane, Washington USA. Juror: Jacob Lawrence, Professor of Art at the University of Washington.
World Art Exhibition Print Competition, Hynes Auditorium - Boston, MA USA.
Fourth Annual Invitational Drawing Exhibition, Emporia State University - Emporia, Kansas USA.
2nd North Dakota Print & Drawing Annual, North Dakota USA.
1978
13th Annual All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition, Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum - Anchorage, Alaska USA. Juror: Roy Slade, President Cranbrook Academy of Art. Awarded the Drawing Award and the Museum Purchase Award for the work "Turnagain"
1977
12th Annual All Alaska Juried Art Exhibition, Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum - Anchorage, Alaska USA. Juror: A. Graham Collier, Professor of Art at the University of Georgia.
1976
11th Annual All-Alaska Juried Art Exhibition, Anchorage Historical and Fine Arts Museum - Anchorage, Alaska USA. Juror: Margo Hoff, artist.
1972
The Ogunquit Art Center Fifty-second Annual National Exhibition of Paintings The Ogunquit Art Center - Ogunquit, Mainie USA.
1970
The Ogunquit Art Center Fiftieth Annual National Exhibition of Paintings The Ogunquit Art Center - Ogunquit, Mainie USA.