I’m a Swiss-Argentinian artist based in Barcelona, working across illustration, animation, and curation. I run Drop Studio, exhibit as a gallerist, and teach workshops, blending traditional painting with digital media. My practice spans editorial illustration, motion graphics, and painting, with a focus on storytelling through visuals. I love connecting art with communities through exhibitions, education, and collaboration.

Juan Aleman

I’m a Swiss-Argentinian artist based in Barcelona, working across illustration, animation, and curation. I run Drop Studio, exhibit as a gallerist, and teach workshops, blending traditional painting with digital media. My practice spans editorial illustration, motion graphics, and painting, with a focus on storytelling through visuals. I love connecting art with communities through exhibitions, education, and collaboration.

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I’m a Swiss-Argentinian artist based in Barcelona, working across illustration, animation, and curation. I run Drop Studio, exhibit as a gallerist, and teach workshops, blending traditional painting with digital media.

My practice spans editorial illustration, motion graphics, and painting, with a focus on storytelling through visuals. I love connecting art with communities through exhibitions, education, and collaboration.

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Work Experience

Gallerist at Canal Gallery
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2026
Gallerist at Canal Gallery; represented at ArtMadrid, JustMad, Hybrid Art Fair in 2025.
Arts and Craft Teacher at Bètania Patmos
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2026
Arts and Craft teacher.
Coordinator at NIDEA workshop
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024
Coordinator of the NIDEA workshop.
Tutoring Professor at Illustration and Painting workshop
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2025
Tutoring professor in Illustration and Painting workshop.
Founder and 2D Animator at Drop Studio
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023
Founder and 2D Animator; Drop Beat creation of animated reels for musical projects (2022).
Animator at Filmin
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Animated the award-winning documentary Los hijos de los muertos for Filmin.
Gallerist / Event Participation at Canal Gallery
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Participation as Canal Gallery gallerist in ArtMadrid, JustMad, Hybrid Art Fair (2025).
Gallerist at Canal Gallery
January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Represented Canal Gallery at ArtMadrid, JustMad and Hybrid Art Fair.
Animator at Drop Studio
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Created Drop Beat animated reels for musical projects.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Illustration and New Media at BAU
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) at University of Arts UNLP
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
Procreate’s Animation Course at Domestika
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Cinema 4D and Motion Graphics Course at S. Walter, FBA UNLP
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Editorial Illustration Workshop at Diana Ruiz, French Alliance
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Watercolor Painting Classes at Florencia Denis
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012
Comic Style Drawing Classes at Kaboom Studios, Daniel Griffo
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2007
Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Illustration and New Media at BAU
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) at University of Arts UNLP
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
Procreate’s Animation Course at Domestika
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Cinema 4D and Motion Graphics Course at S.Walter, FBA UNLP
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Editorial Illustration Workshop at Diana Ruiz, French Alliance
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Watercolor Painting Classes at Florencia Denis
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012
Comic Style Drawing Classes at Kaboom Studios Daniel Griffo
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2007
Postgraduate Diploma at BAU
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) at University of Arts UNLP
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Procreate’s Animation Course at Domestika
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Cinema 4D and Motion Graphics Course at S.Walter, FBA UNLP
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Editorial illustration workshop at Diana Ruiz, French Alliance
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Watercolor Painting Classes at Florencia Denis
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012
Comic Style Drawing Classes at Kaboom Studios Daniel Griffo
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2007

Qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Illustration and New Media
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting)
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
Procreate’s Animation Course
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Cinema 4D and Motion Graphics Course
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Editorial Illustration Workshop
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
Watercolor Painting Classes
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012
Comic Style Drawing Classes
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2007
Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Illustration and New Media
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting)
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
Procreate’s Animation Course
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
Cinema 4D and Motion Graphics Course
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Editorial Illustration Workshop
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Watercolor Painting Classes
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012
Comic Style Drawing Classes
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2007

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other, Retail