| Artist | Xavier Escala | Resides | Spain |
| Website | xavierescala.com | Medium | Wood Ceramic |
| Representing Gallery | Rukh Art Hub New York, USA Test Gallery Barcelona, Spain Mironova Gallery Kyiv, Ukraine | info@xavierescala.com | |
| Follow the Artist | Instagram | Facebook | Themes | Mythology Spirituality |
| Press | xavierescala.com/info |
About the artist
Xavier Escala (1975) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Santa Isabel de Hungría in Spain, where he completed his degree in sculpture. He continued his education at the Carrara Academy of Fine Arts in Italy and developed the marble sculpture techniques at the Corsanini sculpture studio. He learnt direct wood carving from the sculptor Aron Demetz. In 2017 he married the artist Nina Murashkina.
Xavier Escala is the Grand Prize Winner of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025
Artwork Themes & Subject Matter
Xavier Escala’s sculpture emerges from a Mediterranean spirit enriched by classical Greek, Etruscan, and Egyptian influences, yet it transcends them to form a language uniquely his own. His work reflects a constant search for the metaphysical essence of humanity, portraying figures that are both collective and solitary, often fused with architectural elements as if they were living structures. This emptiness is never nihilistic but profoundly spiritual. For Escala, sculpture is both a noble craft and a journey of inner knowledge, where mythological symbolism, universal dualities, and timeless truths converge through his exceptional mastery of drawing, modeling, and direct carving.
Upcoming Exhibitions
| When | Exhibition | Gallery |
| October 2025 | Group exhibition: “Reverie” curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine | Haven Gallery Northport, NY. USA |
CV
Education
2012
Sculpture Degree, Carrara Academy of Arts, Italy
2009
Sculpture Degree, Sevilla University, Spain
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018
Soliloqui, Sala dels Trinitaris, Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Water drops on burning rocks, Mriya Gallery, New York
Naxos, Unlimited Art Space. Nice, France
2023
Somniadors, Capella de Sant Joan. Vilafranca del Penedès
Dreamers, Test Gallery, Barcelona
2022
Woman and man, Lavra Art Gallery, Kiev
2021
Time not lost, Biruchiy 021, Zaporizhia, Ukraine
2020
Eternity is now, curated by Polina Somochkina, Istambul
2019
Exodus, Biruchiy 019, Montenegro, curated by Konstantin Doroshenko, Museum of History of Kyiv
2018
On the Top!, Yermilov Centre of Contemporary Art, Kharkov, Ukraine
2017
Forbidden Dreams, Arteria BCN gallery, Barcelona, Spain
