Iban Navarro was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1982. He is the son of well-known painter, Jesus Navarro. It is in his father's studio, where he first began painting and experimenting with different methods of painting. Of these, Iban Navarro selected watercolor as his primary medium, mixing a selection of other mediums with his watercolors to achieve the highest level of realism. His favorite subjects to paint are boats in murky or transparent water, fishing ports and figures resting by the sea. Another focus of Iban Navarro's work is his attention to a high level of drawing, discovering the comic illustrator who studied at Joso Comics, comic school considered the most important in the peninsula. Iban made fine art his career in 2002 at the young age of 20, participating in group exhibitions where his work was admired and praised by the public. He has continued to marvel all who see his highly rendered pieces to this day.