Rafa Forteza at Art Cologne 2026 with Art Palma Contemporani

We presented two works by Rafa Forteza at Art Cologne, as part of the joint booth organised by Art Palma Contemporani (APC), booth D010.

Following our presentation of Forteza’s work at the first edition of Art Cologne Palma Mallorca earlier this year, this participation brought his paintings to an international audience in a shared presentation of Mallorca-based galleries.

The presentation brought together “Sentido de ver” (2007) and “Sapear XIII” (2020), two oil paintings made in the artist’s studio in Alaró, Mallorca. Made thirteen years apart, the works offered a glimpse into Forteza’s sustained exploration of painting as a physical, gestural process.

Rafa Forteza (Mallorca, 1955) has been active since the 1980s. He has exhibited at CaixaForum, Fundació Joan Miró, Es Baluard Museu, which dedicated a retrospective to him in 2016, and Kunst Station Sankt Peter in Cologne. His work is held in the Museo Reina Sofía and Centre Pompidou collections.