about
Gema Galán (Seville, 1983) is a photographer, visual artist, and educator. Her work revolves around transformation, time, and the relationship between nature, memory, and identity.
Through photographic processes—both analog and experimental—she explores how images can become spaces for reflection on time, memory, and our connection to the environment.
Experimentation holds a central place in her practice. She understands each project as a specific inquiry that requires its own tools, processes, and languages, constantly exploring new ways of creating, producing, and presenting images. Materiality, originality, and the search for unexpected perspectives are fundamental elements of her work.
Alongside her artistic practice, she develops editorial projects, portrait work, and collaborations related to dance, always maintaining a personal approach and a continuous drive to expand the boundaries of photographic imagery.
CV
Gema Galán
(b. 1983, Seville)
Education & Training
MA in Experimental Photography (Scholarship), Ágora – School of Experimental Photography, Barcelona
2025 – 2026
MA in Photography, Cobertura Photo, Seville, Spain
BA in English Literature, University of Seville
Photography courses and workshops with: Juan Manuel Castro Prieto, Antonio Pérez, Laura Covarsi, Ana Palacios, David Arribas, Alfredo Oliva, Manolo Espaliú, Séverine Sajous, Ana Becerra, Rafa del Barrio, Sofía Moro, Dimitri Stefanof, Virginia Rota, César Desfuli, Eduardo D´Acosta, among others
Teaching
Experimental Photography Instructor (Anthotype & Double Exposure)
2024 – Present
Teaches workshops and courses focused on experimental and analogue photographic processes, including anthotype (plant-based photographic printing using natural pigments and sunlight) and double exposure techniques, exploring materiality, chance, and visual narrative through hands-on practice.
Awards & Recognition
Bronze Award, Analog Sparks Awards (Film Soup Technique), 2024
Honorable Mention, Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers (Professional Film Portrait)
Finalist, FestComarcas, 2022
Best Photo Project, CoberturaPhoto, 2020–2021
Curatorial Projects
Valencina Visual - Curator & Project Developer. 2025-Present.
Curator and coordinator of Valencina Visual, a collective exhibition project bringing together eight emerging photographers and visual artists. The project explores themes of community and territory, supporting the conceptual development, artistic dialogue, and exhibition production while fostering connections between contemporary visual practices and local cultural context.
Exhibitions (Selected)
Women by Women, Imagination – Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris, 2025
Wonderland – CoberturaPhoto, Seville, 2024
Hybrid Art Fair – Madrid, 2022, 2023, 2024
Invisibles – CoberturaPhoto, Seville, 2021
Proyección Alumnos Curso Anual – CoberturaPhoto, Seville, 2022
FotoNostrum Pollux Awards – Barcelona, 2022
Ongoing presentation – The Stendhal Room, Madrid, since 2024
Residencies
Heritage Lens Residency – 2025–2026 (EU-backed, Seville)
Publications
Photovogue – featured work, 2023–present
Iconic Artist – featured work, 2023–present
Press
“Hybrid Art Fair 2024 Highlights,” El Periódico, 7 March 2024
Un Acto de Combustion, Revista DeFlamenco, 10 April 2024
