Romulo Royo

Born in Zaragoza (Spain) in 1976, Romulo Royo has been exhibiting his works since the year 2000, and currently, his creations are housed in various private collections, foundations, and museums.

He quickly began illustrating for Norma Editorial, publishing book and comic covers internationally for publishers like Eura in Italy, Rad Moskbay in Russia, and Bastei in Germany. In 1999, Romulo Royo exhibited his work at the Pablo Serrano Museum, the Provincial Museum of Huesca, and the Museum of Teruel. His works started to be published in numerous art magazines such as Trebede, Bonart, Exit, or Journal Lapiz Mu, among others. He held solo exhibitions throughout Spain, Verona, Milan, Frankfurt, and Tokyo as part of the itinerant Meta Project.

From 2004 onwards, he began exhibiting in various large private art galleries, foundations, and international art fairs such as the Berlin Art Forum, FIAC, Los Angeles Art Show, ARCO Madrid, Context Art Miami, GIGE Beijing China, Istanbul’s Art International, Art Wynwood, etc., and American Express commissioned him for a series of limited edition lithographs.

In 2009, invited by the Ministry of Culture representing Spain, he participated in the XXV Alexandria Biennial at the National Museum, later itinerating to different countries like the National Museum Metelkova of Slovenia, among others.

Alongside Luis Royo, they traveled to Moscow to paint the grand dome of Medvedev. The process of their work was compiled in his book "Dome."

Among his most recent exhibitions are Kavachnina Contemporary Gallery in Miami, Miguel Marcos Gallery in Barcelona, and Huberty & Breyne in Brussels. His pieces have been auctioned at prestigious auction houses such as Christie’s Paris, Ketterer Kunst in Munich, Galartis in Switzerland, and the Womanity Foundation’s Auction, with the renowned Simon de Pury as auctioneer and the participation of important galleries like Gagosian, Miguel Marcos, and Aquavella.

Luis Royo

Born in Olalla, Teruel (Spain) in 1954, Luis Royo began exhibiting his works since 1972 and published his comic works in various magazines such as 1984, Rambla, El Víbora, and Heavy Metal in 1980. Three years later, he began to focus on illustration, publishing internationally in the United States, Europe, and Eastern Europe. Many prestigious publishers like Tor Books, Berkley Books, Avon, Warner Books, or Batman books trusted Royo to illustrate many of their iconic covers.

His career did not stop; he started illustrating for different media. International magazines such as Heavy Metal, National Lampoon, Cimoc, Comic Art, Skorpio, etc., and video game developers like Dynamic also sought Royo's works for their covers.

In 1992, his first authored book was published, "Women," compiling many original works by the artist. "Malefic" and "Secrets" were subsequently published, and to this day, almost 40 books have been released, filling their pages with sketches, original works, stories about death, love, and the future. Some of them have been published alongside Romulo Royo, giving rise to a large collection of different pieces in various formats and techniques.

Throughout his long career, Luis Royo has exhibited his work in different art exhibitions and galleries in France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Russia, and the United States. He has also been awarded multiple times, including the Spectrum Silver Award (the best in contemporary fantasy art), The Inkpot Comic Art Award (Comi-Con International San Diego) in the United States, or the Peregrino Fantasy Prize in Russia, and the Fumetto Cartoomics Millennium award in Italy.