Claudio Villafañe (b. 1989, Córdoba, Argentina) is a self-taught painter based in London, United Kingdom. His practice explores themes of memory, identity, and displacement through a raw and expressive material language, often incorporating fragments of the body, everyday objects, and symbolic landscapes.

Working primarily with acrylic and oil on canvas, Villafañe integrates dry pigments, oil sticks, and soft pastels to build layered, textured surfaces that reflect a deep connection to material and process. His compositions often emerge from personal memories—traces of migration, family, and cultural heritage—blending abstract and figurative elements in a language that is both tactile and open-ended.

Recurring motifs such as feet, tents, signage, and worn materials evoke journeys, social class, and a sense of in-betweenness. His distinct approach to colour—shaped in part by colour blindness—adds emotional resonance and symbolic weight throughout his work.

Villafañe’s work has been exhibited in group and solo shows across the UK, including Gloops (London, 2022), the B.H.C.A. Spring Art Exhibition (2023), The Phony Art Collective (Brighton, 2024), and Sands End Arts (London, 2025). His paintings are held in the Knotel collection at The Old Sessions House in London, as well as in private collections in Argentina, the UK, and internationally. He also participated in Remember The Name for Tomorrowland Festival in Boom, Belgium (2023).