Andrea Santolaya Spanish, b. 1982
Andrea Santolaya develops a personal photographic language portraying small communities, including the Mikhailovsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg, the Warao of the Orinoco Delta in Venezuela, boxing gyms in New York, and the Biarritz Olympique rugby club in France.
In 2010 she completed an MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media at the School of Visual Arts, New York. Books include Around and Manolo Valdés. Botanical Garden of NY. Her first solo exhibition Around was presented during PHotoESPAÑA 2011 in Madrid. She is presented by The Wall Art Gallery, Miami.
Andrea Santolaya (b. 1982) is a Spanish photographer known for long-form projects on communities, from the Mikhailovsky Ballet to Warao villages, New York gyms, and Biarritz Olympique rugby.
Andrea Santolaya is a Spanish photographer whose projects portray small communities bound by enduring social ties.
2019 Retrátate Santander, PHotoESPAÑA, Santander
2017 Mérignac Photo Festival, France
2017 Nation rugby, Centro Cultural Aiete, San Sebastián
2011 Around (solo), Marlborough Gallery, Madrid — PHotoESPAÑA
Training
School of Visual Arts, New York, MFA Photography, Video and Related Media, 2010.

