Javier Barco studied Art at the AEPE and the AEDA, and specific courses on Natural Landscape. The Madrid painter was trained between 2004 and 2005 at the El taller del Prado academy. His work has been awarded in various competitions, among which are: First Prize for Painting of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in 2016, First Prize for Painting Contest of Segovia and First Prize for Painting Contest Quinta de los Molinos (Madrid).

Javier Barco has participated in numerous individual and collective national exhibitions, and his work can be found in various collections such as the Spanish Ministry of the Environment, CEPSA, La Caixa or the Caja de Castilla la Mancha.