About Jennifer Alarza

Born in 1991 in Spain, living in Madrid. Artist, daughter of a polifacetic self-taught fabric doll maker, grew up in a very artistic and natural environment surrounded by paint, cloth and nature. Climbing trees and drawing people around since my childhood made me realize that art makes the world a better place, and discovered early that my future was to be an artist. However, when the time of decisions came, right before finishing high school, I decided to pursue a passion that always had been at the back of my head; this passion was the fashion world. After working in a scenic costume atelier for a while, graduated in Fashion Design in 2013 in Arte10 School of Art. it was a good time, but not enough, the longing for expressing myself trough paint and brushes was still in my soul, so I started Fine Arts at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) in 2013 .


Today I feel satisfied with my artwork, evolving and expressing myself the way I love. Especially interested in portraits, how through graphite or paint stains we can recreate the soul of a person through the face. Real art to me is something mystical, which connects us with the Source and transmit its message in a paper, canvas or a rock of a cave as our ancestors did brilliantly. The materials I use are quite traditional; I like my paintings to have some mysterious aura, even when the colours are very bright.
As a freelance I combine work of book illustration and portrait commissions. My soul is self-taught, so I am always trying new things, digital and traditional. In addition to art, my passion is the old world and its mysteries, archeology and anthropology. While waiting for a painting to dry or taking a break after a day of creation, is easy to find me reading old books about ancient knowledge.