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Storage Room insight: «In the same café» by Mònica Castanys
04 / 01 / 2026


In this December edition of Storage Room Insight, you can find the oil on canvas painting In the Same Café (2024) by Mònica Castanys (Barcelona, 1965), which was exhibited alongside Madeleine by Ramon Casas in 2024 as part of the Unexpected Visits event during Art Week, promoted by the Galeries d'Art de Catalunya.


Castanys is a painter with a contemporary figurative style that combines sensitivity, light, and expressive brushwork. Her work is characterised by scenes from everyday life portrayed with a humanistic gaze, often through the characters she depicts—mainly women—whether riding a bicycle, walking through a city, drinking coffee, or reading, alone or in company. Her bright, vibrant colour palette brings light and vitality to her paintings.


Her art originates from scenes she captures with her camera as she strolls through the streets, mostly featuring women who, once transferred to canvas, become anonymous models. Although Castanys’ paintings are not narrative in intent, they convey countless personal stories—one for each viewer who contemplates them. They serve as windows open to the free interpretation of scenes close to each person’s own experiences.


Mònica Castanys will close the series of visits, The Museum Through the Eyes of an Artist, on 20 December.