Betty Bigas is an Art Advisor and Art Curator born in London grew up in Barcelona.
Betty’s work explores the dynamic links between culture and art through a broad range of media including design, photography, art installations and digital art. Her current passion is in promoting and creating artistic connections that redefine cultural and geographical boundaries.
- Co-Curator at Fousion Gallery Barcelona.
- Founder of Roll Up Gallery SF, located inside the event space Public Works SF, San Francisco, CA (US).
- Heat curator of Kreoz, a Startup from Norway promoting Art on Apple TV app.
- Organizer of the "Bigas Luna Tributes" with the professor Santiago Fouz Hernández (School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University). Celebrating the work of the late Spanish filmmaker Bigas Luna with screenings, presentations, exhibitions and other events around the world.
- Art Curator at Drap-Art Barcelona. International Festival of Sustainable Art of Catalunya.
- Art Curator at NFT BCN.
Betty has organised numerous exhibitions with a focus on presenting a unique topography of cultural perspectives.
Betty hopes her curatorial work will continue to contribute to the diverse milieu of cultural offerings and connect artists to new audiences.
Current
Co-Curator at Fousion Gallery Barcelona.
Fousion Gallery is dedicated to showcasing and promoting an exceptionally fine selection of artworks of the New Contemporary Art movement. It presents and represents remarkable emerging talents as well as established, not to say legendary, artists who inhabit the worlds of Pop Surrealism, Original Illustration, Urban Art, Abstract and Conceptual Graffiti.
Current
Art Curator at NFT BCN exhibition at the Reial Cercle Artistic of Barcelona. NFT Barcelona brings over cross-chain Art NFTs to a wider audience while proposing workshops and talks for art professionals.
2021 - Current
Art Curator at Drap-Art Barcelona. International Festival of Sustainable Art of Catalunya.
2018 - Current
Organizer of the Bigas Luna Tributes with the professor Santiago Fouz Hernández (School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University). Celebrating the work of the late Spanish filmmaker Bigas Luna with screenings, presentations, exhibitions and other events around the world.
2019-2022
Heat curator at Kreoz, a startup from Norway promoting Art on Apple TV app.
2021
Curator of the exhibition “La Libertad de los Símbolos” Bigas Luna. Ámbito Cultural de el Corte Inglés Colon. Valencia, Spain.
2020
Curator at BIONERS: Artist in Residence Program. Presenting works by David Shot.
2016 - 2020
Curator at Daylighted, a digital art gallery based in San Francisco with exhibitions all around the world.
Daylighted created a technology that displays ART on screens in places like Hotels, commercial buildings and hi-end corporate lobbies and airports.
2019 - 2020
Art consultant for The Midway Gallery SF and Public Works SF. San Francisco, CA. US.
2013 - 2019
Founder and Director of Roll Up Gallery SF. San Francisco, CA. US.
2019
Art Curator “Brevity: Wall Sculptures & Murals by Strider Patton”
Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF) San Francisco, CA. US.
2019
Curator “Day One: Pop-Up Exhibition by François L’Hotel”
Attack SF Gallery (Next door Pop Up Space). San Francisco, CA. US.
2018
Curator “Reflections” an examination of memory in steel, canvas and tar by Boback Emad.
The McLoughlin Gallery. San Francisco, CA. US
2018
Curator “Healing Nature” solo exhibition by Karenina Fabrizzi
Pop Up Gallery: Born Barcelona
2018
Curator “En vivo y en directo” a solo exhibition by Aída Miró
Roll Up Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2017
Curator for the exhibition “Symphony of e-motion” by Boback Emad
Napa Valley Museum of Art
2017
Curator for the exhibition ‘Knot So Silent’. A solo exhibition by Seren Moran. Roll Up Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
2017
Curator for the exhibition“Modernism” by Liz Mamorsky.
Roll Up Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
2017
Curator for the exhibition Brian Leo “Winners Are the New Losers”
Roll Up Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
2017
Curator for the exhibition “2 SideS” Art by Patricia Rubio and Ferran Torras.
San Francisco, CA.
2017
“Identities” by: Emilio Villalba, Annamarie Pabst & Anna Lark.
Roll Up Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
2016
Organizer of the third Bigas Luna Tribute event at the Cinemas Texas in Barcelona with the professor Santiago Fouz Hernández (School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University).
2016
Graphic web Design . UC Davis University Classic department
2016
Graphic design book “El Otro Bigas Luna”
A 160 pages book of Bigas Luna’s art, part of the Malaga
Edited by editorial Viena, curated by Raquel Medina.
2016
Graphic Designer for the film Bigas x Bigas. Official Selection at the 64th San Sebastian Film Festival.
2016
Art curator at California Academy of Sciences, for the NightLifeLIVE event.
2016
Graphic Designer ad web designer for Politix.
Politix it’s a platform that shows what an overall abstract European law means and gives the chance to vote on this specific law.
2016
Graphic Designer and web designer for the restaurant UMAMI Bierzo.
2016
Curator for the exhibition “Hybrid”, solo exhibition by Max Ehrman at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2016
Curator for the Group exhibition by ArtSpan at Roll Up Gallery.
Featuring ArtSpan Artists: Bernard Bolter, Lara Buelow, Claire Elliott, Courtney Jacobs, Monica Loncola, Seren Moran, Ayesha Samdani, Irene Schlesinger, Brian Singer, Ealish Wilsion & Jihoon Choi.
2016
Art curator for NightLife LIVE at California Academy of Sciences. Presented by (((Folkyeah Presents)))
2016
Art curator for the sold out event “NightLife LIVE” at California Academy of Sciences.
Showing installations of Artspan artists and with the music performances by Brogan Bentley and Låpsley.
2016
Curator for the exhibition “Idols” by Strider Patton at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2016
Art curator for “NightLife LIVE” at California Academy of Sciences.
Featured artists Nick Leidecker, Amanda Klimek, Hybycozo, and OpenLab. Presented by Popscene.
2016
Curator of the exhibition “From Ibiza to San Francisco” a duo exhibition by the excepcional artists: Aida Miró & Simona Marziani at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2016
Curator with Santiago Fouz Hernández of the ‘Barbaric Comedies’, art exhibition that showcased some of Bigas Luna’s controversial video artwork, including the famous short Necklace of Flies (2002) and the five-piece ‘Barbaric Comedies’ (2003), which was inspired by the well-known work of Spanish dramatist Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866-1935). At Vane Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2016
NightLife LIVE at California Academy of Sciences. Presented by Noise Pop
2016
Curator of the exhibition “Bold Expressions”.
Mobiles and Tar paintings by Boback Emad at the Midway Gallery.
2016
Curator of “THE CHARMING APOCALYPSE”, a solo exhibition by Javi Corellano at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2016Curator of “Inside my brain “ a group exhibition by Alexis Amann, Sergio Santurio, Talia Steinhardt at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2016
Co-curator for the NYE event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium presenting Works by Boback Emad and Joshua Nissen King.
Event executed by Another Planet Entertainment (Outside Lands, Treasure Island Music Festival, Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival) and HUSHconcerts (Sea of Dreams, Ghost Ship Halloween, HUSHfest).
2015
Juror at ArtSpan at SOMArts Cultural Center.
2015
Art curator of NightLife LIVE at California Academy of Sciences.
Presented by Treasure Island Music Festival.
2015
Director and producer of the video art “Migration” for Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2015
Curator of Danielle DeRoberts’s Solo Show at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2015
Art curator of NightLife LIVE at California Academy of Sciences. Presented by (((folkYEAH!)))
2015
Curator of the exhibition “Personal Mirages”, contemporary portraiture group exhibition by Bernat Cormand, Ferran Torras, Javi Corellano and Rebecca Whipple at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2015
Art curator of the Sold out event at NightLife LIVE at California Academy of Sciences. Presented by Outside Lands
2015
Curator of Paula Morales’s solo exhibition at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2015
Art Curator of the NightLife LIVE event at California Academy of Sciences. Presented by Popscene SF
2015
Art Curator of the NightLife LIVE event at California Academy of Sciences. Presented by Noise Pop.
2015 Curator of the exhibition “Cymatics, La belleza de la visualización del sonido.”
At the MAS Museum of Contemporary Art of Santander y Cantabria, Spain. Part of the Picknic festival.
2015
Curator of the exhibition“Retratos” by Sharon Hennessey, Luis Tinoco, Juan Monroy at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2015
Curator of Macay’s solo exhibition at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2015
Organizer of the BIGAS LUNA TRIBUTE at the Roxie Theater, San Francisco.
2015
Curator of the exhibition “Botanical Imagery” by Zara Kand, Gillian Keller, Sandra CIFO at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2015
Curator of the exhibition “Wasted”, a solo exhibition by Gabriel Castellanos at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2015
Co-curator with with Bruno Fonzi and Jordan Gray (CODAME) of the Group exhibition “Art by Code” at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2014
Curator of the exhibition “FACES & PHASES”, a solo exhibition by Jesús Zamarrón at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2014
Curator of the exhibition “Animals”, a group show featuring artwork by: Grant Gilliland, Jon Weiss, Amy Swart, Vannessa Gonzalez, Monika Lea Jones at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2014
Curator of Hanna Quevedo’s solo show at Roll Up Gallery (Public Works SF).
2014
Curator for the Nightlife event at California Academy of Sciences.
“Soundwave “ presented by Mediate and SF Bay.
2014
Curator for Gallery Crowld at at California Academy of Sciences presenting Roll Up Gallery.
2014
Curator “Memories and Moments”. Roll Up Gallery
Displaying works by Emilio Villalba, the awarded Director’s Choice” for best oil painting at the 2012 AAU Annual Spring Show”, Kieran Collins, Jon Weiss, Hanna Quevedo, Victor Pastor and Salik Syed.
2013
Curator “Desire” exhibition at Roll Up Gallery.
Artists featured in this show were Tony Talbert, Katie Humphries, Leyre Montes, Leslie Morgan and the Argentinian painter, Martin Sternberg.
2013
Booth design for Boback Emad. Healdsburg Arts Festival.
2013
Curator fer Gallery Crawl NightLife. San Francisco California Academy of Sciences.
2013
Curator “Surreal Abstract Dreamy Landscapes”
Works by Chidem Michalski, Minky Lew, Jack Taylor, Molly Campbell, Gimena Macr.
2013
Co-curate exhibition with the Wallery. A startup founded by Sílvia Langa.
Roll Up Gallery. Works by: BANDID8, Conrad Roset, Guim Tió, Iván Bravo, Jennifer Davis, Mariella Fasson, Paula Bonet, Yeyei Gómez, Alexandra March.
2013
Curator at Stanford University during John S Knight Foundation and Repertoire Production promoting works by Boback Emad.
2013
Co-curator with Hanna Regev and Bruno Fonzi a show entitled Art by Code.
Art by Code was a group exhibition about computer code, art & language, digital art, and conceptual art and artists who are pioneering powerful ways in bridging art and technology. Artists lineup: Reza Ali, Inigo Quilez, Matthew Cella, Ryan Alexander, Jon Kuzmich, Josh Nimoy, Antonio Cortez, Tiffa-ny Trenda, Wes Grubbs, Kim Rees, Nolan Love, Kristin Henry.
2013
Roll Up Gallery featuring works by: Erena Shimoda, an underwater portrait photographer helping cancer survivors re-discover their beauty through under-water.
2013
Curated exhibition for Boback Emad at Sonoma Academy art Gallery. This exhibition was the culmination of his two month long artist in residence at Sonoma Academy Gallery.
2013
Co-curated together with Stacy Horne, (Noise Pop producer and co-founder), and Jonathan Rudnick (Giant Step co-founder / Flavorpill), EAST MIDDLE WEST: the stencil street art of ICY AND SOT. An art Exhibition of fraternal duo ICY AND SOT. Stencil artists from Tabriz, Iran.
2010
Graphic designer for the Spanish film Di Di Hollywood
2010
Design campaign for the TV series AN 2012: Quiero Cine, a film serial documentary that shows how it is performing the film AN 2012.
2009
Photographer for the Spain pop quartet, Dorian.
2009
Graphic Design for the tv documentary Bigas Luna;50 años de Iconos Ibéricos procuced by Radio y Televisión Española/Spanish
2009
Credits and poster design for documentary “Amb música ho escoltaries potser millor - Salvador Espriu a ritme de Jazz” directed by Daniel Jariod in participation with Catalonia Television and produced by Black Train Films.
2008
Directed three video arts for the launch of the SEAT Ibiza car in coordination with Apple Tree Communications. The videos were shown at the Congress Palace in Ibiza for the SEAT GO and Volkswagen Awards.
2008
Graphic designer for the project Ingestum, a 350 page book published by Generalitat Valenciana.
2007- 2009
Graphic designer for Gestmusic TV productions. Telecinco Digame?.
2007
Graphic Designer for the Spanish blockbuster film “Yo Soy La Juani”.
2006
Promotional photos for the famed Spanish band Santa N featuring the renowned musicians Carlos Ann and Mariona Aupi.
2006
Graphic Designer for Barcelona Work Box, a multidisciplinary platform for the creation and production of contemporary art founded by Galleria Metropolitana de Barcelona.
2006
Graphic Designer for short movie “41º”, directed by Santiago Garrido for the project 50 Minutos/50 Minutes, produced by Nescafé.
2005 - 2009
Production Assistant for Sinnamon Promotions at the legendary club Razzmatazz in Barcelona.
2005
Graphic designer for the event of the tree-screen video installation titled Gaudir Nouvelle, directed and produced by Bigas Luna in collaboration with famed French architect Jean Nouvel.
2004
Interactive art piece “The Music Bull”. Selected for the Bravo! Lois contest at the annual International Festival of Art Research, Observatory in Valencia, Spain.
2002 - 2004
Graphic Designer for TundraBCN by Santi Saller’s.
2003
Head Designer for Barcelona’s LOOP International Art Fair.