October 7, 2026

Ouka Leele, Colita and Pilar Aymerich participate in Constelaciones fotográficas. Pensar desde las imágenes , the first exhibition drawn from the collection of the Centro Nacional de Fotografía, on view at the Centro Niemeyer in Avilés from 2 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.

Curated by Mónica Carabias Álvaro, Director of the Centro Nacional de Fotografía, the exhibition brings together 102 works by 38 artists and offers a broad overview of some of the key figures, visual languages and trends that have shaped contemporary Spanish photography. For the first time, the project brings together in a single exhibition works by all the artists awarded the Premio Nacional de Fotografía to date, alongside Premio Velázquez de Artes Plásticas recipient Marisa González and a range of voices from more recent generations.

Within this wider survey, Ouka Leele, Colita and Pilar Aymerich hold a prominent place. They were awarded the Premio Nacional de Fotografía in 2005, 2014 and 2021, respectively. Their careers offer different ways of understanding the photographic medium while also reflecting some of the profound social, cultural and political transformations that have taken place in Spain over recent decades.

Constelaciones fotográficas. Pensar desde las imágenes thus approaches photography as a space for encounter, from which new relationships between past and present can be established. The diversity of the works on display reveals both the evolution of the medium and its capacity to record, question and transform the imaginaries of each era.

«Constelaciones fotográficas. Pensar desde las imágenes»
Centro Niemeyer, Avilés
2 October 2026 — 31 January 2027

Further information about the exhibition is available at the following link: Centro Niemeyer

On 24 September, an exhibition opened at Cultural Cordón in Burgos, Mapas para un tiempo sin certezas. Obras de la Colección Fundación Caja de Burgos , a group exhibition bringing together a selection of works from the Foundation’s collection, including works by Pepo Hernando and Gonzalo Elvira. The exhibition forms part of the programme of the I Burgos Biennial and will be on view until 10 January 2027.

Curated by Javier del Campo, the exhibition presents works drawn entirely from the Caja de Burgos Foundation Collection, acquired over the past decade, between 2016 and 2026. Among them are works by Pepo Hernando and Gonzalo Elvira, both artists represented by RocioSantaCruz.

The presence of their works also reflects both artists’ longstanding ties to the Caja de Burgos Foundation and its Caja de Burgos Art Centre (CAB). In 2023, the CAB devoted the solo exhibition Todo paisaje es una metáfora to Pepo Hernando (Burgos, 1950–2022). Curated by Javier del Campo, the exhibition brought together a substantial selection of works produced during the final years of the artist’s life.

For his part, Gonzalo Elvira (Neuquén, Argentina, 1971) presented the solo exhibition Leer el sueño at the CAB between 2022 and 2023, also curated by Javier del Campo. Through drawings, paintings, objects and books, the exhibition explored the connections between formal investigations developed around the Bauhaus and psychoanalysis, within an artistic practice closely linked to historical and social research.

Mapas para un tiempo sin certezas forms part of Afluente panorama, the title of the first Burgos Biennial, an initiative promoted by the Caja de Burgos Foundation to mark its centenary. This first edition brings together 39 artists from 18 countries, presenting their work across a network of 21 venues, including museums, art centres, heritage sites and various urban locations throughout Burgos.

Within this broader programme, Cultural Cordón, located in the historic Palacio de los Condestables de Castilla, hosts the selection dedicated to the Caja de Burgos Foundation Collection, which includes works by Pepo Hernando and Gonzalo Elvira. The exhibition will be on view at this venue from 24 September 2026 to 10 January 2027.