Javier Gómez was born in 1957 in Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, Spain. He is a self-taught artist who had his first contact with glass in his family’s industrial glass workshop in 1971, where he learned the techniques of industrial glass, which became the basis for his later artistic development[10].

In 1986, Gómez saw images of artworks made of laminated glass which inspired him to become a sculptor, choosing glass as his primary medium. In 1987, his work was selected for the Valladolid Award of Sculpture held by the National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid, Spain. From that point on, he dedicated himself exclusively to his artwork and promoting glass as an artistic material.

Gómez, along with the City Hall of Alcorcón, founded the MAVA – Contemporary Glass Art Museum of Alcorcón in the greater Madrid area, Spain, where he serves as the lifetime artistic advisor[10]. The MEVJG – Javier Gómez Glass Sculpture Museum in Pedro Bernardo, Ávila, Spain is also dedicated to his works.

Gómez’s innovative glass sculptures explore light, color, and form[10]. His work has been exhibited extensively worldwide and is included in numerous prominent public and private collections, such as:

• Musée Atelier du Verre de Sars-Poteries, Sars-Poteries, France
• Liége Glass Museum, Liège, Belgium
• Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
• Royal Collection of Her Majesty Queen Fabiola of Belgium
• The Kestner Museum, Hannover, Germany
• Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
• The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA
• Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, México
• Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio, Segovia, Spain
• The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland
• Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona, USA
• Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  
  

Some of Gómez’s notable solo and group exhibitions include:

• Solo exhibition at Foundation Achilles, Hamburg, Germany
• Group exhibition at PAN Amsterdam, 2022
• Glass Art Fair, 2020
• “Masterpieces” at Continuum Gallery, 2020
  
  

Over his distinguished career spanning more than three decades, Javier Gómez has become one of the most renowned glass artists in Spain and internationally, known for his mastery of the medium and unique artistic vision. His sculptures push the boundaries of what is possible with glass as an artistic material.