ABOUT
Jon Cazenave (b. San Sebastián, 1978) builds his photographic practice around the conflict between nature and culture as a kind of rhizome that has grown and expanded over the years. In his early work, he explored themes such as identity and memory, with the landscape as an ever-present backdrop. What began as a documentary approach has evolved into a dynamic relationship with the landscape – he intervenes in the medium that represents it or acts directly on the materials that inhabit it, using techniques such as cyanotype, Risograph printing, photogravure and screen printing.
He has exhibited his work in both public and private institutions such as: Guangdong Museum of Art (China), Museum Belvédère (Netherlands), Royal Academy of Spain in Rome (Italy), Fotomuseum Antwerp (Belgium), MUNTREF Museum of Visual Arts (Argentina), Carpintarias de São Lázaro (Lisbon), Canal de Isabel II Exhibition Hall (Spain), CaixaForum (Spain), Círculo de Bellas Artes (Spain), Royal Botanical Garden (Spain), Tabakalera (Spain), CentroCentro Palacio de Cibeles (Spain), and Jorge Oteiza Museum Foundation (Spain). He has participated in a number of international events, including: Les Rencontres de la Photographie d´Arles (France), Noorderlicht Photofestival (Netherlands), Guangzhou Image Triennial (China), BienalSUR (Argentina), Foto México (Mexico), and Photoespaña (Spain).
His work has been recognised in art competitions such as: Royal Academy of Spain in Rome Grant, FOAM Paul Huf Award, FotoPres La Caixa Grant, Basque Government Fine Arts Grant, Enate Artistic Residency grant, Arts Libris Prize, Tokyo International Photography Award, Descubrimientos Photoespaña, PDN Award, and Santa María de Albarracín Foundation Photography Grant.
Some of his works and publications belong to the collections of del CA2M, Centro Nacional de Fotografía (Ministry of Culture), AECID (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), MACBA, Kutxa Foundation and other private collections.
jon@joncazenave.com
+34 647 707 122
@joncazenave
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Photography
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Commission for the production of photography of the 10 operas that build the programme of 2025/26 season of Teatro Real in Madrid.
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Lecture and workshop at the 20th edition of the Design Gatherings at ESDIR in Logroño.
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Collective exhibition curated by Alejandro Castellote part of PhotoEspaña 2024.
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Collective exhibition at Royal Academy of Spain in Rome.
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Individual exhibition of the work produced during SOLU Bioart residency in 2023.
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Collective exhibition curated by Alejandro Castellote part of PhotoEspaña 2024.
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Review of the exhibition ‘Ice, soil, light & silence’ by Gloria Crespo in Babelia, El País.
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Residence Scholarship at the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome.
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SOLU Bioart Society residency fellowship held at the Biological Station of the University of Helsinki in Lapland.
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Best photography book for Galerna at Arts Libris fair in Barcelona.
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Individual exhibition of the audiovisual project AMA LUR at Luis Seoane Foundation in La Coruña.
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Nautilus artistic residency grant.
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Individual exhibition of the project Galerna at La Farinera del Clot part of ‘Art Photo Bcn’ festival.
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Collective exhibition at Altxerri Gallery in San Sebastian
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Online lecture for the Photography Course of the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague
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Commission of the photographic documentation of the Basque Government's art collection.
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Nomination for Paul Huf Award organised by FOAM of Amsterdam
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Collective exhibition curated by Constanza Huerta de Soto and Antonio de Clemente at Casa de los Morlanes in Zaragoza.
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The Ankaria Photo is an international photography prize focused on exploring new expressions in photography, especially those that look toward the future and move beyond traditional documentary approaches.
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Lecture at Círculo de Bellas Artes Madrid during the summer course called 'Photography & Creation'
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Review of the exhibition 'Galerna/Sòl' published on Exit Express by Marta Martín
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Article analysing the phenomenon of the contemporary Spanish photobook published by Marta Martín on the Bulletin of Spanish Studies.
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Individual exhibition of the project Galerna curated by Julián Barón at EACC Castellón.
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Commission of the photographic production for the exhibition and catalogue 'Mendiburu. Matter and Memory' of the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum curated by Juan Pablo Huércanos.
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The photobook Galerna selected among the best photography books of 2020 at PhotoEspaña
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The photobook Galerna selected among the best photography books of 2020 at Rencontres d´Arles.
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Workshop at Tabakalera as a practical approach to the infinite possibilities of editing, sequencing and designing of a photobook using a limited number of images, which will serve as a pretext to give meaning to the images as a whole and to value the ability to associate visual ideas when generating one's own discourse.
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Review of the photobook Galerna published by Colin Pantall on the Photographic Museum online platform.
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Review of the photobook Galerna published by Brad Feuerhelm on the online platform American Suburb X
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Review of the photobook Galerna published by Erika Weidmann for 9 lives magazine.
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Curator of an exhibition of photobooks commissioned by San Telmo Museum.
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Artistic residency at Tabakalera.
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Individual exhibition of the project Galerna curated by Fannie Escoulen at Artegunea Kutxa space in Tabakalera.
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Galerna photobook published by Éditions Xavier Barral and Dalpine.
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Basque Government Visual Arts Production Grant.
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Review of the photobook Galerna published by Gloria Crespo in Babelia, El País.
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Review of the photobook Galerna published by Rosendo Cid on the platform LUR estudios visuales
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Collective exhibition curated by Jesús Micó at Museo de las Artes Visuales MUNTREF part of BienalSur 2019.
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Collective exhibition curated by Alejandro Castellote at Carpintarias de Sáo Lázaro part of Imago Lisboa Festival.
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Lecture at UNED Tudela
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Coordination of an open call for a residency and an exhibition at Gandiaga Space in Arantzazu.
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Collective exhibition at Museum Belvedere in Heerenveen part of the official programme of Noorderlicht Photofestival.
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Individual exhibition of the work UR AITZ at Sala Amárica
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Conversation on author photography in Spain together with Jesús Micó and Jorge Villacorta
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Workshop at San Telmo Museum together with Awoiska Van der Molen and Federico Clavarino
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Collective exhibition curated by Alejandro Castellote at Guangdong Art Museum part of Guangzhou Image Triennial.
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Collective exhibition curated by Fannie Escoulen part of ‘Braakland’ programme at FOMU Antwerp.
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The photobook AMA LUR included in the group exhibition 'Photobook Phenomenon' curated by Moritz Neumuller at CCCB
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Audiovisual site specific produced for the 20th anniversary of PhotoEspaña festival at the Royal Botanic Garden.
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Artistic residency at 53 Art Museum in Guangzhou
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Collective exhibition curated by Jesús Micó at Sala Canal de Isabel II part of PhotoEspaña 2017.
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Cyanotype and silk-screen printing workshop with Alejandro Marote at La Casa Encendida
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Review of the work Numen published by Sharon Zelnick on GUP Magazine
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Coordination of an open call and exhibition at Gandiaga Space in Arantzazu.
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Duo exhibition with Lukasz Rusznica at Punta Begoña Gallery curated by Mikiko Kikuta and produced by GetxoPhoto Image Festival and EU-Japan Foundation.
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Artistic residency at Paradise Air in Matsudo
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Duo exhibition with Lukasz Rusznica curated by Mikiko Kikuta at BWA Gallery part of TIFF Festival Wroclaw
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Individual exhibition curated by Sonia Berger and Anna Planas at Galerie Tample in Paris.
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Talk on identity and landscape with Mireia Puigventós at GetxoPhoto Image Festival
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Group exhibition FotoPres´19 at CaixaForum space in Madrid.
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Duo exhibition with Alejandro Marote curated by Gonzalo Golpe at Jorge Oteiza Foundation.
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Collective exhibition at Art Factory Jonanjima in Tokyo
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AMA LUR photobook published by Dalpine
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The photobook AMA LUR selected among the best photography books of 2020 at PhotoEspaña
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The photobook AMA LUR selected among the best photography books of 2020 at Rencontres d´Arles
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Talk at CaixaForum Madrid part of the programme of activities of FotoPres'19 Fundación La Caixa exhibition
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Review of the exhibition IXIL AR by Noemí Méndez on ABC Cultural.
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Review of the photobook AMA LUR by Colin Pantall on the world´s foremost online photography bookstore and gallery Photo-Eye
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Collective exhibition curated by Iñaki Domingo part of PhotoEspaña 2014
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Individual exhibition of the work Herri Ixilean at Le Rocher de Palmer
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Review of the exhibition ‘Contemporary Practices in Spanish Photography’ by Jack Kramer in American Photo Magazine
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Duo exhibition with Alejandro Marote curated by Gonzalo Golpe at Gandiaga Space in Arantzazu.
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FotoPres'19 La Caixa Production Grant
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Article about the work AMA LUR by Lola Fabry for L'Oeil de la photographie
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Group exhibition at Museum Belvedere in Heerenveen as part of the official programme of Noorderlicht Photofestival.
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Collective exhibition curated by Christophe Laloi as part of the Voies Off Arles festival.
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Third prize in Emergentes DST Prize at the Encontros da Imagen festival in Braga.
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Photobook published by GetxoPhoto Image Festival
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Individual exhibition of the work Herri Ixilean at Sala Torrene during GetxoPhoto Image Festival
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
LOCATION
TYPE
YEAR
Teatro Real
Image production for the 2025/26 season
Madrid, Spain
Commission
2025
Off screen photography
Jornadas de diseño 2025 at ESDIR
Logroño, Spain
Talk
2025
OMAJI
Perpetuum mobile at Sala Salvador Amos
Logroño, Spain
Exhibition
2024
Una crepa nel paessagio →
Processi 151 at Royal Academy of Spain in Rome
Rome, ItalyExhibition
2024
Una crepa nel paessagio
Processi 151 at Royal Academy of Spain in Rome →
Rome, Italy
Exhibition
2024
Ice, soil, light & silence
Exhibition at Instituto Iberoamericano de Finladia
Madrid, Spain
Exhibition
2024
OMAJI
Perpetuum mobile at Círculo de Bellas Artes
Madrid, Spain
Exhibition
2024
Babelia, El País
When nature creates its own images, by Gloria Crespo
Madrid, Spain
Press
2024
SOLU Bioart Society
Selected artist for SOLU Bioarts Society residency program →
Lapland, Finland
Residency
2023
Galerna
Best photography book Arts libris
Barcelona, Spain
Award
2023
AMA LUR
Exhibition at Luis Seoane Foundation
La Coruña, Spain
Exhibition
2023
UR AITZ
Selected artist for Nautilus residency program
Lanzarote, Spain
Residency
2023
Galerna
Exhibition at La Farinera del Clot
Barcelona, Spain
Exhibition
2023
UR AITZ
El origen es ahora at Galería Altxerri
San Sebastian, Spain
Exhibition
2023
Galerna, a case study
Royal Academy of Art KABK
The Hague, The Netherlands
Talk
2023
Basque Government
Photography of the art collection of the Basque Government
Vitoria, Spain
Commission
2022
FOAM
Nominee for FOAM Paul Huf Award
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Award
2022
Galerna
Feeling/Concealing at Casa de los Morlanes
Zaragoza, Spain
Exhibition
2022
Ankaria Foundation
Finalist of Ankaria Photo Prize
Madrid, Spain
Award
2022
Landscape & Identity
Photography & Creation at Círculo de Bellas Artes
Madrid, Spain
Talk
2022
Exit Express
De tempestades y abrigos, by Marta Martín
Madrid, Spain
Press
2022
Bulletin of Spanish Studies
The complexity of the contemporary Spanish photobook, by Marta Martin
Madrid, Spain
Press
2022
Galerna
Exhibition at EACC
Castellón, Spain
Exhibition
2021
Fine Art Museum Bilbao
Image production for exhibition Mendiburu. Materia y Memoria
Bilbao, Spain
Commission
2021
Galerna
Selected for Photoespaña book award
Madrid, Spain
Award
2021
Galerna
Selected for Rencontres d´Arles best book award
Arles, France
Award
2021
Infinite photographic medium
Workshop in Tabakalera
San Sebastian, Spain
Workshop
2021
Photographic Museum
How a storm shapes a country, by Colin Pantall
Bologna, Italy
Press
2021
American Suburb X
Galerna, by Brad Feuerhelm
London, UK
Press
2021
9 lives magazine
La Tempete, by Ericka Weidmann
Paris, France
Press
2021
3X4=NOW
Exhibition at San Telmo Museum
San Sebastian, Spain
Curation
2021
Tabakalera
Selected artist for Tabakalera residency program
San Sebastian, Spain
Residency
2020
Galerna
Exhibition at Artegunea Kutxa Tabakalera
San Sebastian, Spain
Exhibition
2020
Galerna
Basque Government Fine Arts Grant
Vitoria, Spain
Grant
2020
Babelia, El País
La identidad vasca en paisajes y objetos, by Gloria Crespo
Madrid, SpainPress
2020
Babelia, El País
La identidad vasca en paisajes y objetos, by Gloria Crespo
Madrid, Spain
Press
2020
Lur, estudios visuales
Todos los tránsitos para decir 'Galerna' by Rosendo Cid
Madrid, Spain
Press
2020
Galerna
A certain landscape at BIENALSUR
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Exhibition
2019
Hatsa
New visions in contemporary photography in Imago Lisboa
Lisboa, Portugal
Exhibition
2019
Landscape & Identity
UNED
Tudela, Spain
Talk
2019
ARGI Arantzazu
Residency and exhibition at Gandiaga Foundation
Oñati, Spain
Curation
2019
UR AITZ
IN VIVO. The nature of nature in Noorderlicht Photofestival
Heerenveen, The Netherlands
Exhibition
2018
UR AITZ
Exhibition at Sala Amárica
Vitoria, Spain
Exhibition
2018
Author photography in Spain
Centro Cultural de España
Lima, Peru
Talk
2018
Landscape & Identity
San Telmo Museum
San Sebastian, Spain
Workshop
2018
Galerna
New generation of Spanish photographers ar FOMU
Antwerp, Belgium
Exhibition
2017
AMA LUR
Photobook phenomenom at CCCB
Barcelona, Spain
Exhibition
2017
Fílira
Exhibition at Royal Botanic Garden
Madrid, Spain
Exhibition
2017
53 Art Museum
Residency program at 53 Art Museum
Guangzhou, China
Residency
2017
Galerna
A certain landscape at Photoespaña
Madrid, Spain
Exhibition
2017
El pulso de la imagen
La casa encendida
Madrid, Spain
Workshop
2017
GUP magazine
Numen, by Sharon Zelnick
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Press
2017
ARGI Arantzazu
Open call for exhibition at Gandiaga Foundation
Oñati, Spain
Curation
2017
OMAJI
European Eyes on Japan at Getxophoto Image Festival
Bilbao, Spain
Exhibition
2016
Paradise Air
Short stay residency program at Paradise Air
Matsudo, Japan
Residency
2016
OMAJI
European Eyes on Japan at TIFF Image Festival
Wroclaw, Poland
Exhibition
2016
AMA LUR
Exhibition at Galerie Temple
Paris, France
Exhibition
2016
Landscape & Identity
Getxophoto
Bilbao, Spain
Talk
2016
AMA LUR
19 Fotopres La Caixa at CaixaForum
Madrid, Spain
Exhibition
2015
Ixil Ar
Exhibition at Jorge Oteiza Foundation
Pamplona, Spain
Exhibition
2015
Galerna
The human condition at Art Factory Jonanjima
Tokyo, Japan
Exhibition
2015
AMA LUR
Selected for Photoespaña book award
Madrid, Spain
Award
2015
AMA LUR
Selected for Rencontres d´Arles best book award
Arles, France
Award
2015
Ritual image
Caixaforum Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Talk
2015
ABC Cultural
Un alfabeto para Oteiza, by Noemí Méndez
Madrid, Spain
Press
2015
Photo Eye
AMA LUR, by Colin Pantall
Santa Fe, USA
Press
2015
Ardora
Contemporary practice in Spanish photography at Photoespaña
Madrid, Spain
Exhibition
2014
Herri ixilean
Exhibition at Le Rocher de Palmer
Bordeaux, France
Exhibition
2014
American Photo Magazine
Photography Fragmented at Photoespaña, by Jack Kramer
New York, USA
Press
2014
Ixil Ar
Exhibition at Gandiaga Foundation
Oñati, Spain
Exhibition
2013
AMA LUR
FotoPres La Caixa
Barcelona, Spain
Grant
2013
L´Oeil de la photographie
Jon Cazenave, L ´ame Basque, by Lola Fabry
Paris, France
Press
2013
Galerna
Terra Cognita at Noorderlicht Photofestival
Heerenveen, The Netherlands
Exhibition
2012
Galerna
Epicentre at Voies Off Arles
Arles, France
Exhibition
2012
Galerna
Third prize at Emergentes DST Encontros da Imagem
Braga, Portugal
Award
2011
Herri ixilean
Photobook published by Getxophoto
Bilbao, Spain
Photoook
2010
Herri ixilean
Exhibition in GetxoPhoto Image Festival
Bilbao, Spain
Exhibition
2010
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