Javier Jaén (Barcelona, 1983) studied Graphic Design and Fine Arts in Barcelona, New York and Budapest. His professional activities focus on editorial illustration, book covers, and cultural communication. His is a symbolic, playful language, and he looks for narrative scenarios and aesthetics in close context, related to the everyday experience.
He has worked for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Time, Harvard University, National Geographic, Greenpeace, Penguin Random House, Vueling Airlines, UNESCO, Camper, Solvia, Louis Vuitton among others.
He has taught at Istituto Europeo di Design, IDEP, and frequently runs workshops and lectures. His work has been recognized by AGI Membership (2015), Society of Illustrators (Illustrators 55, 56, 60), American Illustration (AI33, AI34, AI38, AI39), Print Magazine (New Visual Artist 2013), Junceda Award (2013), Gràffica Award (2010), Laus (Grand Laus 2016, Gold 2017, Silver 2018) and the D&AD Pencil (2017).
He has participated in exhibitions in New York, London, El Salvador, Tallinn, Rome, Ciudad de México and Barcelona.
He has still not written a child, planted a book, or given birth to a tree.
Everything is waiting to be done.
He has worked for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Time, Harvard University, National Geographic, Greenpeace, Penguin Random House, Vueling Airlines, UNESCO, Camper, Solvia, Louis Vuitton among others.
He has taught at Istituto Europeo di Design, IDEP, and frequently runs workshops and lectures. His work has been recognized by AGI Membership (2015), Society of Illustrators (Illustrators 55, 56, 60), American Illustration (AI33, AI34, AI38, AI39), Print Magazine (New Visual Artist 2013), Junceda Award (2013), Gràffica Award (2010), Laus (Grand Laus 2016, Gold 2017, Silver 2018) and the D&AD Pencil (2017).
He has participated in exhibitions in New York, London, El Salvador, Tallinn, Rome, Ciudad de México and Barcelona.
He has still not written a child, planted a book, or given birth to a tree.
Everything is waiting to be done.
Contact
javier@javierjaen.com
Studio
Rabassa, 44
Barcelona, 08024
Spain
Barcelona, 08024
Spain
Social Media
Twitter @JavierJaenB
Facebook.com/estudiojavierjaen
Instagram @javier_jaen
Instagram @javier_jaen
Talks
2023
— BCNMCR. Manchester, UK
— CaixaForum. València, Spain
— Escuela Superior de Diseño. Madrid, Spain
2022
— IED. Barcelona
— Paradís, Festival de Diseño, Valencia
— Serifalaris, Festival de Diseño. Getxo
— Universitat de Girona
— IED. Bilbao
— OFFF. México
2021
— Unitaria. Santiago de Compostela
— Latent, Festival del talento emergente. Terrassa, Spain
— All in One de CaixaBank. Barcelona
— Bicebé, Bienal del cartel. Bolivia
— V Jornadas Internacionales DyC USGP. Ecuador
— Escuela Arte Soria
— Escola d’Art La Industrial.
2019
— Ars Santa Mònica. Barcelona
— Brief Festival. Madrid
— Gràffica. Valencia
— Pixel Show. São Paulo, Brasil
— Instituto Cervantes. Tokyo, Japón
— Africa-Europe Creative Connect. Addis Abeba, Etiopía
— Fadu. Montevideo, Uruguay
2023
— BCNMCR. Manchester, UK
— CaixaForum. València, Spain
— Escuela Superior de Diseño. Madrid, Spain
2022
— IED. Barcelona
— Paradís, Festival de Diseño, Valencia
— Serifalaris, Festival de Diseño. Getxo
— Universitat de Girona
— IED. Bilbao
— OFFF. México
2021
— Unitaria. Santiago de Compostela
— Latent, Festival del talento emergente. Terrassa, Spain
— All in One de CaixaBank. Barcelona
— Bicebé, Bienal del cartel. Bolivia
— V Jornadas Internacionales DyC USGP. Ecuador
— Escuela Arte Soria
— Escola d’Art La Industrial.
2019
— Ars Santa Mònica. Barcelona
— Brief Festival. Madrid
— Gràffica. Valencia
— Pixel Show. São Paulo, Brasil
— Instituto Cervantes. Tokyo, Japón
— Africa-Europe Creative Connect. Addis Abeba, Etiopía
— Fadu. Montevideo, Uruguay
2018
— Tipos duros. Madrid
— Escuela de Arte José Nogué. Jaén
— Escuela de Arte de Zaragoza
— Escola Superior d’art Disseny Llotja. Barcelona
— Semi Permanent. Auckland, New Zeland
2017
— AGI Congress. París, Francia
— ESDIR, Escuela Superior Diseño de La Rioja
— Adherente. Ciudad de Guatemala
— Associazione italiana design della comunicazione. Milan, Italia
— AGI Congress. París, Francia
— Lad Fest. Lima, Perú
— ZHdk. Zurich, Suiza
— Club de Criativos. Lisboa, Portugal
2016
— Escola d’Art i Disseny Llotja. Barcelona
— Escola d’Art i Superior de Disseny. Valencia
— Espacio Comunicacion Visual La Caixa
— DH19. Querétaro, México
— Congreso 4gn. Bogotá, Colombia
— OFFF. Barcelona
— ADC Switzerland. Zurich, Suiza
— AGI. Seoul, Korea
— Blanc Festival. Barcelona
— ABK. Stuttgart, Alemania 2015
— Escuela de Arte de Oviedo
— Festa del Grafisme. Portbou
2014
— APIC, Barcelona
— Fundació La Caixa. Barcelona
— Fundación Murcia XXI. Diseño y Moda
— Khosla Studio. New Delhi, India
— MADinSpain. Madrid
— World Communication Forum in Davos. BCN
— Serifalaris, Festival de Diseño. Getxo
2013
— Tenerife Design Festival
— Escola d’Art Serra i Abella. l’Hospitalet
— EINA, Postgrado de Ilustración Creativa
— BangBig. Palma de Mallorca
— Tenerife Design Festival
— Escola Muuu. Vila-Real
— Escola Illa. Sabadell
— Escuela de Arte de Granada