“The teachers at Metàfora really completed my experience. I learned a lot, both about tecniques and new materials, but also about expressing my ideas. “
Sophie Wright, LA
The program counts with a wide range of multidisiplinary artists and specialist in different techniques, ranging form traditional work methods to experimental materials.
In addition, Metàfora collaborates with a range of prestigeous institutions, galleries and curators who all form part of Barcelona’s vibrant artscene.
JETTE BJERG
Program director and co-founder
Passionate about Contemporary Art and alternative educational structures, Jette Bjerg is a founding member of Metàfora, and has directed the Studio Arts programs since its beginning in 1999. Jette studied Fine Art and Art History, BA(Hons) at Goldsmiths College in London and Art and Communication, MA, at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen.
ARASH FAYEZ
Head tutor and Academic Coordinator
MA Fine Arts from California College the Arts, San Francisco, BA architecture, Tehran.
Arash Fayez has exhibited/performed at venues such as Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Musée du quai Branly, Paris; the British Museum, London; the Wattis Institute, CA; MACBA and La Virreina Centro de la Imagen, Barcelona.
BEATRIZ MONTAÑA RUIZ
Program Coordinator
Drawn to collaborative and creative environments, Beatriz has worked as an editor for several publishing houses and as Research and Curatorial Assistant at Estudio Figueroa-Vives in Cuba.
She brings creativity, problem-solving, and a sense of humor to her work supporting students and faculty in Metàfora’s Studio Arts Program.
MARC LARRÉ
In-house tutor
Marc Larré studied Fine Arts, first at the University of Barcelona and later at The Cooper Union in New York. He is now represented by the Barcelona based gallery Estrany de la Mota. Marc has recently won prizes such as Fundación BBVA 2015 (Video Art), Miquel Casablancas 2014 (runner-up), Barcelona, and BCN Producció 2013, Barcelona.
ANNA IRINA RUSSELL
In-house tutor
Anna Irina Rusell’s artistic practice explores non-hegemonic forms of communication through sculpture and installation, using air and breathing as relational materials. She often approaches play as a way to investigate, reveal and subvert established systems of communication that usually go unnoticed. Her work has been exhibited at institutions and galleries including Fundació Vila Casas,Tabakalera, Bombon Projects, Fundació Joan Miró, La Panera de Lleida, Arts Santa Mònica, MACBA, La Casa Encendida and CCCB, among others. She received the Because of Many Suns Award from the Taurisano Collection at Art-o-rama in 2025 and the Miquel Casablancas Award in 2022. She is currently an artist in residence at La Escocesa.
LUCIA ANGEL C. DE PINO
In-house tutor
Cartier de Pino’s work explores material, language, the turbulence of circularity and archives. Has exhibited in places such as CA2M, Madrid; Centro Botín, Santander; Macba, Barcelona; Museo Patio Herreriano, Valladolid; Artiatx, Bilbao; Bethanien, Berlin; La Capella, Bcn; La Casa Encendida, Madrid; Espai 13 Fundació Miró, Bcn; Arts Santa Mónica, FAD, Bcn; Casa Asia, BCN; Larraskitu, Bilbao…
Has researched with the support of Triangle Astérides, Hangar, and Institut Ramón Llull, Marseille 2024; Fundación Botín Art Grants 2021; awarded Best Spanish Artist of 2020 by DKVSwab; Utopicus Art Collection Acquisition Award – BGW2020; ArtsFAD recognition award in 2019; 1st prize Casa Cultura Girona (2019).
Currently works with the galleries Prats Nogueras Blanchard and Elba Benítez.
DENNIS DIZÖN
In-house tutor
Dennis Dizon is a research-based artist and writer whose practice explores the intersections of technology and ecology, foregrounding research and methodology as sites of value and care.Dennis holds a Master of Research degree in Advanced Practices with a concentration in Contemporary Art History from Goldsmiths, University of London (UK), with distinction.
ORIOL TEXIDOR
In-house tutor, teacher (Sculpture, print)
Artist and director of the studio Arquitectura Plàstica.
Oriol is a Catalan sculptor specialized in artistic interventions in architecture.
His ample trajectory of exhibitions, residencies and awards is traceable both in Spain and internationally.
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), BA Architecture
CORY SCOZZARI
Art Histories
Cory John Scozzari (b. 1988, Florida) is a curator and artist. He is the founding director of Cordova, a not-for-profit multidisciplinary arts space initiated in 2016 in Vienna, currently located in Barcelona. He was also a founding member and co-director of Jupiter Woods, London/Vienna between 2014 and 2016. He received his MFA in Curating from Goldsmiths in 2015, and BFA in Photography and Art History from SCAD in 2010.
His writing and criticism has appeared in online and print publications such as Rhizome, Mousse, and Spike. Recent curatorial residencies include HIAP in Helsinki and SOMA in Mexico City. Some of his recent projects include Emily Jones: Bad To The Bone at Cordova in Barcelona and CITADEL at Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art.
MERCEDES MAGRANÉ
In-house tutor
Mercedes Mangrané is one of the most significant figures in contemporary Spanish painting and video. Her work stems from a close observation of everyday details, approaching them with both anthropological and poetic interest through a carefully crafted simplicity.
Mercedes’ work is shown internationally in a range of galleries and art fairs.
OSCAR TAYLOR
Sound Art
MARIA ROY
Ceramics
Maria Roy is a Catalan artist whose research-focused ceramics practice explores the earth beneath our feet. Combining traditional and experimental craft techniques, she approaches land as a living material carrying the political, ecological, and historical narratives of its locality. Her work seeks to uncover these subterranean stories through clay and ceramics.
Maria holds a BA in Art and Design from Escola Massana and an MA in Material Futures from Central Saint Martins. Her work was presented as part of The London Open 2022 at Whitechapel Gallery. She has collaborated with institutions including Fundació Miró and the Jan van Eyck Academy, and has taught at Escola Massana and ELISAVA.
ALBA ROMERA
Painting and drawing
Through painting, Alba explores her inner world, using imagery to connect with her emotions and bring her deepest experiences into awareness. Her work blurs the boundaries between reality and fantasy.
The body plays a central role in her artistic practice, serving as both her most immediate means of expression and a recurring source of inspiration.
A few of our collaborating institutions
→ MACBA www.macba.cat
→ Fuga Gallery · www.fuga.gallery·
→ Àngels Barcelona · www.angelsbarcelona.com
→ Fundació Antoni Tàpies: www.fundaciotapies.org
→ Al-Tiba9 Contemporary · www.altiba9.gallery
→ Bombón Projects Gallery · www.bombonprojects.com
→ ADN Galería · www.adngaleria.com
→ Home Session · www.homesession.org
External tutors and collaborators
→ Michael Lawton · Agustín Ortiz Herrera · Eulàlia Rovira · Serafín Álvarez · Joana Roda · David Bestué · Mario Santamaria · Francesca Gavin · Toni Hervas · Victor Ruiz Colomer · Alexandra Laudó · Nuria Güell · Hiuwai Chu · Ignasi Aballí · Ludovica Carbotta · Anna Pahissa · Ramus Nilausen · Gabriel Virgilio Luciani · Bernat Daviu · Xavier Acarin · Ángela Palacios · Ariadna Guiteras · Olivier Collet · David Bestué · Luz Broto · Oriol Fontdevila · Jo Milne · Francesc Ruiz · Sinéad Spelman · among many others…
THIS IS NOT JUST WHERE YOU STUDY ART.
It’s where you make it.