Paloma de la Cruz was born in Málaga in 1991, where she completed a Degree in Fine Arts and a Master’s in Artistic Production. She currently lives and works in Madrid, participating in national and international fairs such as ARCO, Estampa, ARCO Lisboa, CerArtmic 2024, and the upcoming 2026 edition of ZonaMaco.
She was an artist-in-residence at La Casa de Velázquez in Madrid and has completed residencies at Proyecto H (Mexico City), Térmica Creadores (Málaga), Centro de Arte Contemporáneo (Córdoba), Ifitry Residence (Morocco), and Contextile (Porto).
She has held solo exhibitions at Centre Pompidou Málaga, Museo Casa Natal Picasso, T20 Gallery (Murcia), Proyecto H (Mexico City), Centro Párraga (Murcia), and Espacio INICIARTE (Córdoba). She has also participated in competitions and group exhibitions such as “He aquí la humanidad. Ecce homo” at Centro Cultural Casa del Soldado (Panama), “Ébauches à la frontière Barbare” at Instituto Cervantes in Dakar (Senegal), “XXXV Circuitos de Artes Plásticas” (Madrid), “Descripción de un estado físico” at Galería Elba Benítez (Madrid), and “NEIGHBOURS IV” (CAC Málaga). She received the first prize at Málaga Crea 2019, among others.
Her work is part of collections such as POC Collection, CAC Málaga, DKV Collection, Kells Collection, Sorigué Collection, Rucandio Collection, and VANS.