Madrid 1967 

He obtained a degree in Fine Arts specializing in engraving from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1991. Years later, in 1998, he was selected for the II Painting Course directed by Antonio López García.

Jaime Valero uses oil, watercolor, or pencil. His subjects range from seascapes and still lifes to his main theme: the human figure.

His works can be seen at:

The Permanent Collection of the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona; BMW Award Winners Collection. BMW Headquarters in Spain; Army General Staff. Plaza Cibeles, Madrid; Portraits of 4 Retired Chiefs of Staff of the Army (JEME), Army General Staff. Plaza Cibeles, Madrid; 3 Portraits of His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Bourbon; Provincial Council of Guadalajara.

Competitions: VII Figurative Painting Competition 2013. Honorable Mention. Madrid, 2013; AutoCugat Painting Prize 2011. Finalist. Barcelona, ​​2011; V Figurative Painting Competition 2010. Selected. Madrid, 2010; III Figurative Painting Competition 2008. Selected. Madrid, 2008; II Figurative Painting Competition 2007. Selected. Madrid, 2007; BP Portrait Prize 2007. Selected. London, 2007; XVIII BMW Painting Prize. 1st Prize. Madrid, 2003; XIX Gaudí Watercolor Competition (CajaSur), Córdoba, Spain, 2003; Realism 2002, Stage Gallery, Merrick, New York, USA; XVI BMW Painting Prize. Madrid, 2001; Guadalajara Province Drawing Competition. 2nd Prize. Guadalajara, 2000; VII National Engraving Awards. Organized by the Foundation Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving, Malaga, 2000; XXIII Caja Madrid National Watercolor Competition. Madrid, 1999.