Artist Raisa Álava, an alumna of Elisava’s Master’s Degree in Illustration and Visual Narrative, reaches a new milestone in her professional career. Her mural work Nomen Omen has been produced and acquired by Artium Museoa and is now part of the museum’s permanent collection.

Artium Museoa is the Basque Museum of Contemporary Art and a leading institution dedicated to the research, preservation, and dissemination of contemporary art, with a strong focus on practices connected to the Basque context and on critical perspectives of the present. Its program brings together exhibitions, educational activities, and cultural mediation projects, positioning the museum as an open space for learning, reflection, and intergenerational dialogue.

Nomen Omen: visual narration for new audiences

This recognition strengthens Raisa Álava’s trajectory within illustration and contemporary art, highlighting a practice that engages with space, visual storytelling, and diverse audiences. The inclusion of Nomen Omen in a major museum collection underscores the role of illustration as a language that fosters critical thinking and meaningful cultural experiences.

The piece has been installed in Artium Museoa’s library dedicated to younger audiences—an environment designed to bring art closer through reading, experience, and learning. Within this setting, the mural acts as an active element that sparks curiosity and encourages an accessible, intuitive relationship with artistic creation from an early age.

In addition to the mural intervention, Raisa Álava has contributed to the selection of books that shape this space, helping define its identity and enrich its educational and cultural content. Access to the library and to Nomen Omen is free during regular museum hours, further establishing the space as an open meeting point for art, knowledge, and community.