Pintor Alejandro Cabeza (Valencia, 1971) is a leading figure in the field of oil portraiture. He graduated in 1993 from the San Carlos Faculty of Fine Arts at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. His significance in the art world is reflected in his inclusion in several prestigious publications, such as the Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Valencian Artists (1999), Valencian Artists of the Twentieth Century (2000), Contemporary Valencian Artists (1997), and Artists Who Leave a Mark (2000). In 2001, the Provincial Council of Valencia published his landscape book, Luz Valenciana.
His portraits are part of the permanent collections of renowned institutions, including: the National Theatre Museum, the National Museum of Natural Sciences, the National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, the National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, the Geomineral Museum of Madrid, the Provincial Museum of Fine Arts of Badajoz, the National Museum of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Madrid, the Army Museum (Alcázar of Toledo), the Blasco Ibáñez Museum in Valencia, the Helsinki University Museum (Finland), the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) in Madrid, the Cervantes Birthplace Museum, the Miguel de Unamuno House-Museum, and various Spanish universities such as those of Seville, Zaragoza, Santiago de Compostela, and the Complutense University of Madrid.
A significant portion of his work has been acquired by international collectors across Europe, South America, and North America. His paintings have also been selected as cover art for numerous publications, most notably the anthology of short stories by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (Akal, 2009). Recently, he has launched a new research line focused on leading figures from the worlds of archaeology, anthropology, and paleontology, with several portraits already integrated into the permanent collections of national museums like the Altamira Research Center and the Geomineral Museum of Madrid.
Pintor Alejandro Cabeza