Judas Arrieta
Redefining cultural hierarchies through manga, anime, and European sensibilities, Arrieta crafts playful, engaging experiences across diverse media.
About the artist
Judas Arrieta (Hondarribia, 1971) is a contemporary artist whose practice spans painting, drawing, murals, inflatable sculpture, video, and installation. His imagery draws from manga and anime, Asian popular culture, and a European sensibility towards the contemporary, with which he redefines the boundaries between "high" and "low" culture. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of the Basque Country (1990–95) and completed an Erasmus exchange at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Since the mid-2000s, he has maintained a close relationship with China: in 2006 he founded MA Studio in Beijing, an artistic residency and exhibition space active until 2013, which hosted over thirty artists and programmed more than twenty-five exhibitions; in 2009, together with the Basque Government, he promoted the program “Goazen Txinara / ¡Vamos a China!”. His work has been shown in Europe and Asia—including Spain, the United States, Finland, Japan, Korea, and China—and is often displayed in formats designed for public experience: murals, inflatable sculptures, and object-pieces that activate play and humor as an entry point.
Solo exhibitions
2023
- RESIST, JUSTMAD 2023 TNOT AREA, MADRID
- MANGA ART DUSSELDORF, NIO HOUSE, Düsseldorf, Alemania
2022
- MY FAVORITE ART TOYS, TNOT Space, Barakaldo, Bizkaia
2021
- HAPPY TOYGETHER, Ashta District 8, Yakarta, Indonesia
- TOY ART HK, ColLabMarket, Hong Kong
- TINGTINGARTSPACE, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
- HOME ART/ EtxeArt, Alkain Astigarraga, Astigarraga (Spain)
2018
- Hiru leku, hiru paisai, hiru akzio, Hondarribia
2017
- The blue Synphony, Basque Taberna, Hondarribia
2016
- MODERN ART FESTIVAL, Modern Hotel & Bar, Boise, Idaho / USA
- Modern Art Festival, Modern Hotel & Bar, Boise / Idaho (USA)
- BETART 2016, Public Art Festival. Calviá, Mallorca
- POLINIZA DOS 2016, Urban art Festival, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
- Arte Santander 2016, Santander
- Grey Flag, Bedroom in Arles. Artium. Vitoria/Gasteiz
- The blue Symphony, Aquarium de San Sebastián/Donostia
- Wonder Stories, Modern Hotel & Bar, Boise. Idaho (USA)
- MOMOTARO, Kutxa Kultur Plaza, Tabakalera. San Sebastian / Donostia
2015
- AMAIA KZ, Irun - “PAINT OR DIE”
- NO TIME FOR TV, Espacio Creativo Alexandra, Santander
- DESVELARTE 2015, Festival de Arte Público de Santander
- Feria de arte contemporaneo SWAB, Barcelona
- PAREDES QUE HABLAN, Donostia/San Sebasti 疣2016 Capital Europea de la Cultura
- COMICS ABSTRACTOS, Swinton & Grant. Madrid
2014
- Espacio Creativo Alexandra, Santander - “RARESCOPE”
2013
- Windsor Kulturgintza, Bilbao, Spain, Doodles
- Iconos del Destino" Octubre Centre de Cultura Contemporánia, Valencia
2012
- AJG Contemporary Art Gallery, Sevilla - Chinese shining stars
2011
- AJG Contemporary Art Gallery, Sevilla (Spain)
- Galeria Paz y Comedias, Valencia (Spain) - WORKS ON PAPER
- Galeria Garabat, Bilbao (Spain) - Z lovers
- Korjjamo Galeria, Helsinki - Operation Golden Monkey (curated by Riiko Sakkinen)
2010
- Galeria Estampa, Madrid
- Lan Club, Beijing - White Suite
- Estampa Gallery, Madrid – RONIN
- Park Hyatt Beijing - Mini Cooper action painting, HISLIFE Anniversary Party
- Fantasy & Horror Filma Festibal of Donostia (Spain) - KAIJU
- Tabacalera, Madrid - MANGA ART Z
2009
- Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention, Singapore
- White Suite, Lan Club, Beijing
2008
- Galería Paz y Comedias, Valencia (Spain)
- Galeria ADN, Barcelona
- Galería ADN, Madrid (Spain) - Arco 2008
- Galeria Parafernalia, Donostia (Spain) - Cool Symphony
- Instituto Cervantes, Beijing
- ANIMAC, Lleida (Spain)
- Galeria Arteko, San Sebastián (Spain)
- Galeria ADN, Barcelona
2007
- Space 114, Marugame (Japan)
- Vito021, San Sebastián (Spain)
- Shoreman Art Gallery, Beijing
- Galería JM, Malaga (Spain)
- Galeria Paz y Comedias, Valencia (Spain)
2006
- Galeria Estampa, Madrid
- Imagine Gallery, Beijing
2005
- Galería Antonia Puyo, Zaragoza (Spain)
- Galería DV, Donostia (Spain)
2004
- ADN Galería, Barcelona
2003
- Torre Ariz, Basauri (Spain)
2002
- EGO Espacio/El Gallo, Salamanca (Spain)
- Dune Midnight Càfe, Tokyo
- Chèrir Càfe, Tokyo
2000
- F.E.V.E.S.A., Salamanca (Spain)
- Bilkin Arte Garaikidea, Bilbao (Spain)
1999
- Sala BBK, Bilbao (Spain)
1998
- Galería Juan Manuel Lumbreras, Bilbao (Spain)
Collective exhibitions
2025
- RARA, Residencia de arte, La Térmica, Málaga
- Summer Wars, No for Sale Gallery, London
- Art in place 2025, Palacio Santa Bárbara, Madrid
- Conde Duque, Madrid, como parte de los finalistas del premio BMW
2024
- Exposicion virtual Premio BMW
- Premio Ciudad de Antequera
- Art in Place, Palacio Santa Bárbara, Madrid
2023
- Carousel Fine Art Chicago Pop-up, Chicago, USA
- HOLA, La Panarteria, Madird
2022
- Trippy SUMMER, Gandaria City, Jakarta, Indonesia
- POP UP ART TOY GAMA, Amaz by Lokianno, Hong Kong
- ART HSINCHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- POP UP Ting Ting Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
- Crealab, Barrio Carlos E, Restrepo, en Medellin, Colombia
- 1a Muestra Internacional de Juguete Pirata en Colombia, Piratearte. Lo Cotidiano y Criollo
- Popeye 90 aniversary, YoGallery, Beijing, China
- Begira, Bilboarte, Bilbao
2018
- YOHOOD 2018, RENEW THE RULES! , Shanghai. China
- Forever Toys, Okendo Kultur Etxea, Donostia / San Sebastian
- Mazinger Z, Aiete Kultur Etxea, Donostia/San Sebastian (Spain)
- Feliz 90 aniversario Mickey Mouse, La Fiambrera, Madrid
- Space oddity, La Fiambrera, Madrid
2017
- Espacio Activo, Grey Flag 2012-2016, ARTIUM. Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Dame un puntode apoyo, Centro Unicaja de Cultura (CUC), Almeria
- Crashers, Art from Spain, Berlin and Beyond. Keyston Art Space. LA, California
- Foreigners, Bury Art Museum, Manchester. UK
- Honey Badger Takes Over, St. Moritz, Swizerland
- Un viaje al universo de los Art toys, Topic, Tolosa. España
- Como te lo cuento, Kutxa Kultur, Tabakalera, Donostia/ San Sebastian, España
- Interiorizando Art Toys, Palacio Aranburu, Tolosa, España
- Mytology and Art Toys, Gko Galería, Tolosa, España
- Hinchables, La Galería, Madrid
2016
- OTOTOYS Art Toys 2016, Medellín, Colombia
- JAPANESE HORROR HISTORY, Artoygama & Arteuparte Gallery, Donostia
- STREET ART ̈S WATER TOWER, Arttoygama & Arteuparte Gallery, Donostia
2015
- RETROFUTURISMO, CCSM, Santiago de Chile
- Intimos y extraños:, Centro Cultural Matucana 100, Santiago de Chile
- La alternativa, Club Matador, Madrid
2014
- 1st International Platform Toy Exhibition Bangkok Comic Con, Tailandia
- MUNA, Museum of no art, Finland
- 13o INTERNATIONAL MOSTRA GAS NATURAL FENOSA, A Coruña, Spain
- VIII SALOU ART 2014, Salou, Spain
2013
- Crypte de Sainte-Eugenie, Biarritz,France, Mugaz Beste
- Historias de la Historia, Barrié Foundation, Vigo
- esto es TVida, Aranburu Jauregia, Tolosa
2012
- KM Kulturunea, Donostia/San Sebastian (Spain) - Ficciones Urbanas
2011
- KM Kulturunea, Donostia/San Sebastian (Spain) - Ficciones Urbanas
- Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki
- Festival SOS4.8, Murcia (Spain)
2010
- Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki - ARTCOPENHAGUE 2010
- Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki - ARTHELSINKI 2010
- Galeria LOUIS XX!, Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
- Scola Gallery, Beijing
- The Gabarron Foundation-Carriage House Center for the Arts, New York - BILBAO ARTE – NEW YORKen,
- GET IT LOUDER 2010, Beijing
- INJUVE 25 years, Madrid. Spain
2009
- Korjaamo Gallery, Helsinki - Trickle-down theory show
- La Ciudadela, Pamplona (Spain) - Contemporany09
- G Gallery, Beijing
- Beijing Center for the Arts (BCA), Beijing
- MA Studio, Beijing
- Emart Gallery, Beijing
- Octubre CCC (Valencia, Spain) - El llibre i el mao
- Artificial Gallery, Madrid - Espejo canalla
- Ingrafica, Cuenca (Spain)
- Estampa Art Fair, Madrid
2008
- Home project, Hong Kong
- Colección fotocopia, Madrid - Domesticos 2008
- Ars Fundum, BIACS3, CAS, Centro de las Artes de Sevilla (Spain) - Horizontes
- Sunshine Museum, Beijing
- XI Certamen Bienal Unicaja de Artes Plásticas (Spain)
- Poli Auction Beijing - We are together!
- La Nave Galeria, Valencia
- CIGE2008 (Instituto Cervantes), Beijing
- SEWN, Shanghai
- Critical Mass, Beijing
- Galería Viva la Pepa, Cádiz (Spain)
- Cádiz Arte 2008, Cádiz (Spain)
Fairs
2022
- WHATZ International Contemporary Art Fair, Taiwan
2021
- ARTTAIPEI, Ting Ting Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2018
- Beijing Contemporary Art Fair 2018, Yo! Gallery, Beijing. China
2017
- Urbane Kunst, Basel, Swizerland
- Feria Estampa 2017, Madrid. España
2012
- SWAB, Barcelona
2010
- Affordable Art Beijing 2010, Beijing
- ARCO 2010, Madrid
- ART MADRID, Madrid
2008
- KIAF 2008, Seoul (with Galeria Paz y Comedias)
- SWAB Art Fair, Barcelona
- Arte Santander 2008, Santander (Spain)
Awards, grants and residencies
Collections
- Panelfisa, Tolosa, España
- NBC universal España, España
- Absolut Vodka, China
- Unicaja, Malaga
- Koldo Mitxelena, Donostia
- Ayuntamiento de Marugame
- Fundación Antonio Pérez, Cuenca
- Cajamadrid, Madrid
- Casa de Asia, Barcelona
- Embajada Española en Tokyo, Japon
- Fundación Profesional de Fútbol, Madrid
- Fundación La Gaceta, Salamanca
- Zarautz-ko Udala / Ayuntamiento de Zarautz (Gipuzkoa)
- Fundación BBK Fundazioa, Bilbao (Bizkaia)
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Leioa (Bizkaia)
- UNED-Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid
- MIDE-Museo Internacional de Electrografía, Cuenca
- Lezoko Udala-Ayuntamiento de Lezo (Gipuzkoa).
- Junta de Castilla y León, Valladolid
- Hondarribiko Udala-Ayuntamiento de Hondarribia (Gipuzkoa).
- Colección de Arte Contemporáneo del Ayuntamiento de Estella-Lizarra (Navarra).
- Guggenheim, Bilbao (video-arte)
- Colección Ars Fundum, Madrid
- Café Teatro la Villa de Bilbao, Bilbao
- ARTIUM, Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Abanto Zierbenako Udala / Ayuntamiento de Abanto y Ciérvana (Bizkaia).
- Chinart Museum, Beijing (China)
- Boise City Dept of Arts & History, Boise (Idaho) USA
- Topa Sukalderia, Donostia / San Sebastian
- NYX HOTEL Bilbao.
- Asia House of Barcelona
- Guggenheim Bilbao museum
- @BIGBOYCHEN Collection, Philipines
- @collectionmontparnasse / Michel Cohen Collection.