Barcelona is a city that wears its art on the outside. Walk through El Raval, the Born or Poblenou and you'll encounter murals, stencils, paste-ups and spray-painted portraits on almost every corner — raw, unfiltered creativity that transforms ordinary walls into open-air exhibitions. But street art on a wall is temporary. It weathers, it gets painted over, it disappears. The energy stays in your memory but the work itself is gone. What happens when you want to take a piece of that energy home with you?
That's the question Artevistas Gallery has been answering for years. One of Barcelona's leading street art gallery barcelona destinations, Artevistas is a contemporary art gallery that brings the raw creative force of the city's street art scene inside — alongside original paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography and prints from a roster of over 70 national and international artists based in Catalonia. With two gallery spaces in the historic heart of Barcelona — one in the Gòtic quarter and a new 500 m² space in the Born district, next to the Picasso Museum and Moco Museum — Artevistas offers the most dynamic and up-to-date collection of street art barcelona has to show.
Two Galleries in the Heart of Historic Barcelona
Gòtic Gallery — Passatge del Crèdit
The original Artevistas gallery sits in the Passatge del Crèdit, one of the most architecturally significant passages in the Gòtic quarter. Built between 1875 and 1879, the passatge is characterised by ornamental wrought-ironwork — one of the defining innovations of late 19th-century Barcelona urbanism — and carries a remarkable footnote in art history: Joan Miró was born here in 1893. The gallery occupies a ground-floor space within this passage, placing contemporary street art and urban art in a setting that connects directly to Barcelona's deep artistic heritage.
Born Gallery — 500 m² Next to the Picasso Museum
The new Born gallery represents a significant expansion — 500 square metres of exhibition space located alongside two of Barcelona's most visited museums. This space gives Artevistas the room to present large-scale works, installations and curated exhibitions that wouldn't be possible in a smaller venue, while placing the gallery directly in the path of visitors already exploring Barcelona's most important art district.
The Born neighbourhood itself is one of the city's cultural epicentres — a dense network of medieval streets that house not only the Picasso Museum and Moco Museum but also the Santa Maria del Mar basilica, the Born Cultural Centre, and a thriving scene of independent galleries, studios and creative spaces. For visitors coming to this part of the city for the museums, discovering Artevistas in the same neighbourhood adds something the major institutions can't offer: original work from living Barcelona-based artists, available to buy and take home.
The Artists — Over 70 Creatives Based in Catalonia
What distinguishes Artevistas from many other galleries in Barcelona is its focus on artists who live and work in the city and the wider Catalonia region. These aren't distant names whose work arrives in crates from international dealers. They're active, producing artists whose creative lives are embedded in the same streets, neighbourhoods and cultural currents that visitors experience when they walk through Barcelona.
The artist roster is deliberately diverse in style, medium and background. Street art is the gallery's signature strength, with artists like Akore, whose striking portrait work blends bold colour with African-inspired themes, and Art is Trash – Francisco de Pájaro, one of Barcelona's most recognisable street artists, known for transforming discarded objects into art. El Xupet Negre is another Barcelona street art icon whose pacifier motif has become one of the city's most photographed stencils. Konair brings large-scale graffiti lettering and mural techniques into gallery-format works. Me Lata creates mixed-media pieces from recycled spray cans and found materials. And The Catman — another figure you'll see across Barcelona's walls — brings their distinctive feline characters into canvas and print form.
Beyond street art, the collection encompasses contemporary painting from artists like Alberto Blanchart, Bran Sólo, Hugo Barbié and Sanz i Vila. Photography from Filippo Ioco, Frank Diamond and Gil Gelpi. Sculpture and mixed media from 180 Hilos, Miss Cutcut and Neon Sandwich. Pop art and neo-pop from Mark Rox (#pop.art.pov) and Charlax. And figurative, abstract and conceptual work from international artists drawn to Barcelona's creative environment — names like Andrzej Farfulowski, Yoshihito Suzuki, Daniele Lipari and Matthieu Kowad.
That breadth means a visit to Artevistas exposes you to the full spectrum of what's being created in Barcelona right now — not just one movement or one style, but the entire creative ecosystem of a city that has always attracted artists from everywhere.
Buying Art — The Online Shop and In-Gallery Experience
Every work displayed at Artevistas is for sale, and the gallery's online shop makes the collection accessible to buyers who can't visit Barcelona in person. The shop accepts credit card, American Express and PayPal, with works ranging from affordable prints to significant original pieces — recent arrivals include Mark Rox ARTonaut series works at €2,800 and new Akore portrait pieces at €1,200–€2,400.
Buying original art directly from a gallery that represents the artist offers something that no print-on-demand service or online marketplace can match: provenance, authenticity, and a direct connection to the person who made the work. When you buy from Artevistas, you're acquiring a piece that has been selected and shown by a gallery with deep roots in Barcelona's art scene, from an artist who lives and works in the city. That story becomes part of the work itself.
For visitors to Barcelona, the in-gallery experience adds another dimension. You can see works at full scale, appreciate texture and detail that photographs can't convey, and talk to the gallery staff about the artists, their processes and their place within Barcelona's creative landscape. The Gòtic gallery in the Passatge del Crèdit offers an intimate, focused viewing experience. The Born gallery provides the space for larger works and more immersive installations.
Events and Exhibitions
Artevistas runs a programme of events including exhibition openings, artist talks, and curated shows that bring new work to the walls on a regular rotation. These events are an opportunity to meet the artists, see new work before it reaches the broader market, and experience the gallery as a living space rather than a static display. For collectors, attending an opening or a new exhibition launch offers first access to pieces that may not be available for long.
Why Artevistas Matters in Barcelona's Art Scene
Barcelona has no shortage of galleries. The Eixample, the Born and the Raval are full of spaces showing contemporary art. But Artevistas occupies a specific position within that landscape that few others can claim. By maintaining a consistent focus on street art and urban art alongside broader contemporary work — and by representing artists who are actively producing in Barcelona — the gallery functions as a real-time barometer of what the city's creative scene is doing right now.
For visitors, that makes Artevistas one of the most rewarding art gallery Barcelona has for anyone who wants to go beyond museum retrospectives and see what living artists are creating today. For collectors, it provides access to emerging and established Barcelona-based artists at gallery prices, with the curatorial selection that ensures quality and relevance. And for the artists themselves, it provides exhibition space, representation and a connection to an audience that values the energy and authenticity of street art Barcelona is famous for.
Visit Artevistas Gallery at Passatge del Crèdit 4 in the Gòtic quarter or at the new Born gallery next to the Picasso Museum. Browse the full artist roster, explore the online shop, or get in touch at +34 688 802 039 or [email protected]. Check the events page for upcoming exhibitions and openings, or read more about the gallery and its mission to showcase Barcelona's most dynamic contemporary and street art.