A woman, Pollença and 35 years of art

Gordillo, Broto, Susana Solano, Joan Cortés, Aina Perelló, García Sevilla, Eva Lootz, Olimpia Velasco, Laia Ventayol, Lara Fluxà, Eulalia Valldosera, Núria Marquès, and a long list of equally interesting artists are the ones we in Mallorca owe thanks to the Maior gallery, which for 35 years.

Three and a half decades of art is easy to say, but it's not done. When Jero Martínez opened the Maior gallery in Pollença in 1989, she faced two unusual conditions in the Mallorcan art scene at the time: she was a woman in a sector completely dominated by men, and she was also opening a gallery in a town with an artistic tradition, yes, but far from Palma and the contemporary art circuit. It didn't seem like the easiest combination to guarantee its continuity.

Jero not only endured, but built a solid career, free from fanfare, based on consistency and absolute faith in art. At his side, Amador—artist and partner—has been part of that journey. From Pollença—and for many years also from a space in Palma—and with artists who have shaped and continue to shape contemporary creation, many women in an artistic context that has also silenced them, Maior can boast of being a true platform for the promotion of art.

Three years ago, they also opened a new space: Coster, in rural Pollença. There, among fields and dry stone, art breathes slowly. This Thursday, Coster hosted the 35th anniversary party: more than a celebration, a declaration of loyalty to a way of understanding culture. In a time of ephemeral and opportunistic projects, Maior is an example of perseverance and how one woman's vision and conviction have helped change the art world in Mallorca.