Gema Galán is a visual artist and photographer whose work investigates transformation, impermanence, and the fluid relationship between humans and the natural world. Working primarily with experimental and analogue techniques, she embraces unpredictability in process and outcome to explore the intersections between ecology and identity. Her practice incorporates chance, material decay, and organic elements to examine how images can embody states of change and vulnerability. Often developed through direct engagement with the environment, her work reveals the tensions between control and surrender, permanence and fragility. Grounded in observation and sensitivity to materials, she constructs visual spaces that invite reflection on time, memory, and the interconnectedness of ecological and emotional landscapes

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Gema Galán 
(b. 1983, Seville)

Education & Training
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

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

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