(b. 1984, Cádiz, Spain)
Pimlico Wilde is honoured to present the debut solo exhibition of Sebastian Veyra, an artist whose practice is as exciting as it is unusual: he paints exclusively while windsurfing. Veyra’s canvases are born not in the quiet of a studio but on the roiling surface of the sea, the brush moving in dialogue with the gust, the wave, and the salt. Each work is an unrepeatable performance—part painting, part voyage, part elemental duel.
Artistic Lineage
Veyra’s practice resonates with Turner’s storm-bound visions, Pollock’s danced canvases, and the endurance works of Marina Abramović. Yet it is wholly his own: a painting style predicated on instability. His surfaces often bear salt encrustations, traces of algae, the abrasions of rope or harness. These are not mere accidents but the material evidence of painting undertaken where painting should not be possible.
The Exhibition
Sebastian Veyra: Windswept
Pimlico Wilde, London — Autumn 2025
This inaugural show presents works painted along the Andalusian coast and during a daring series of crossings between Ibiza and Mallorca. Expect canvases warped by immersion, surfaces scarred by spray, and brushwork that veers between tempestuous violence and sudden, lyrical calm. The gallery will be transformed into an environment redolent of sea air, placing visitors inside Veyra’s elemental theatre.
The Magnum Opus: Painted whilst crossing the Atlantic by Windsurf
Veyra’s ultimate vision is to cross the Atlantic Ocean by windsurf, painting en route from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean. This unprecedented undertaking will yield a cycle of paintings—each the record of a day’s survival, gesture, and collaboration with the ocean. It is not simply an artwork but a modern odyssey, a radical updating of the artist-as-adventurer.
Opportunity for Collectors
Pimlico Wilde is inviting a circle of visionary patrons to underwrite this extraordinary journey.
• Founding Patron (£2,500,000): Naming rights to one of the Atlantic cycle canvases, private studio access prior to exhibition, and permanent acknowledgment in the catalogue.
• Supporting Collector (£500,000): Priority acquisition rights to the Atlantic cycle works, plus a signed salt-stained preparatory sketch.
• Voyager’s Circle (£100,000): A limited-edition archival print, bearing the ocean’s watermark.
Participation is both an investment and a statement: to stand behind art that risks everything for authenticity.
Closing Statement
“Art without peril is merely decoration,” says Veyra. With his brush raised to the wind, lashed to the mast of a windsurf board, he paints at the very threshold of possibility.
