Avilés (Asturias, Spain) 1977
2007,
PhD in Fine Arts. Complutense University, Madrid.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2005,
Young Award 2004 -First Prize Visual Arts, General Foundation of Complutense University, Madrid (Spain).
2003,
Young Award 2003 in Visual Arts, Finalist and Acquisition Award, General Foundation of Complutense University, Madrid (Spain).
XXXIV Luarca National Arts Award – First Prize, Valdés Council (Asturias, Spain)
Young Creators Award 2003, First Prize in Photography, Madrid City Council (Spain)
2002,
Young Creators Award 2002 – Honorable Mention, Photography, Madrid City Council (Spain)
XII Visual Arts Exhibition, “Space Odyssey”, First Prize in Photography, Regional Ministry of Education and Culture, Government of the Principality of Asturias (Spain)
2001,
El Cultural Award (El Mundo newspaper), First Prize in Photography
Young Creators Award 2001- Consolation prize, Photography, Madrid City Council (Spain)
2000,
Young Art Award, Recipient, Avenida de America Young Art Centre, Government of Madrid (Spain)
SCHOLARSCHIP
2007/08,
Casa de Velázquez Scholarship for Artists, French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
2006,
CajAstur Scholarship for Artists 2006.
2005,
Hyman Kreitman Research Centre at TATE Britain (London, Great Britain) – Predoctoral Scholarship, Complutense University of Madrid – 2 month grant.
2002,
Predoctoral Scholarship in Spain, Research Training Program (2002-2006), Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
AlNorte Scholarship (Asturias Information Daily Newspaper), for Novel Exhibition Projects.
Government of the Principality of Asturias Regional Scholarship, Ministry of Education and Culture, Hangar Visual Artists-in-Residence Program (Centre de produció d’arts visuals i multimédia), 3-month grant in Barcelona (Spain).
2001,
Collaboration Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (2000-2001). Painting Department, Fine Arts Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
ARTISTIC CAREER
a. Solo Exhibitions
2008,
Un lugar secreto (A secret place), Vértice Gallery. Oviedo (Spain).
2007,
Extensiones – Anclajes (Extensions - Anchorage), curated by Francisco Crabiffosse, Laboral Art Centre and Industrial Creation, Gijón (Spain).
2005/06,
Ingrávida (Weighless), Juana Francés Exhibition Hall, Zaragoza City Council (Spain)
2004,
Prize-winning artists, XXXIV International Arts Award of Luarca. RIDEA, Toreno Palace, Oviedo (Spain). Álvaro Delgado Hall, Luarca (Spain).
2003,
Soledad Córdoba, Vértice Gallery, Oviedo (Spain).
Llocs de pas, VIII Season of Interventions in the Hall, Social and Cultural Centre of La Caixa Foundation, Lleida (Spain). Curated by Xavier Antich.
Un lugar para ser (A place to be), Blanca Soto Gallery, Madrid (Spain).
2002,
PHOTOESPAÑA 2002, Official Section, Minerva Exhibition Hall, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid (Spain).
Espacio Líquido Gallery, Gijón (Spain)
Local Culture House, Avilés (Spain)
2001,
Garaje Regium Gallery, Madrid (Spain)
Exhibition Hall of the Avenida de America Young Art Centre, Madrid (Spain)
b. Group Exhibitions
2009,
Love me tender, Galerie Van de Weghe, Amberes.
Arte Lisboa 09 Contemporary Art Fair, stand of Vértice Gallery, Lisboa.
Estampa 09 International Contemporary Art Fair, stand of Blanca Berlín Gallery, Madrid.
Arte Santander XVIII International Contemporary Art Fair, stand of Vértice Gallery.
MadridFoto I International Photography Fair, stand of Vértice Gallery.
2008,
Estampa 08, stand of Vértice Gallery (Oviedo) and stand of Casa de Velázquez, Madrid (Spain).
Realidad e irrealidad: la mirada del artista(Reality and irreality: the artist look). Yvan Nommick, curator, within the framework of The White Night, organised by Casa de Velázquez, Madrid, (Spain).
Arte Alnorte, Cajastur Art Centre, Revillagigedo Palace, Gijón (Spain).
Visiones urbanas (Urban visions), ARTESANTANDER 08, stand of Vértice Gallery, Santander (Spain).
2007,
Art holdings of the General Foundation of the Complutense University of Madrid, UCM Botanic Garden, Madrid (Spain).
ARTE LISBOA 07, stand of Vértice Gallery.
2006,
VISIÓNICA’06, Vértice Gallery, Oviedo (Spain).
XVIII Biennial Exhibition City of Zamora.
Group exhibition, Vértice Gallery.
2005,
Otras Meninas (Other Meninas). Exhibition organised by Women Together Foundation. Cajastur Cultural Centre. Revillagigedo Palace, Gijón (Spain).
05’ Vilafranca Contemporània of Photography, Sicart Gallery, Vilafranca del Penedès , Barcelona (Spain).
Efectos Especiales (Special Effects), Exhibition of the First Workshop Juan Gris Chair, guest artist Jannis Kounellis, Faculty of Fine Arts, Complutense University, Madrid (Spain).
Prize winning works in the IV International Competition of Visual Arts, Ourense County Council (Spain).
La belleza de la oscuridad (The beauty of darkness), curated by Antonio Latorre, Puerta Cinergia, Programa en la Frontera, city hall of Zaragoza (Spain).
ARCO’05, stand of Vértice Gallery.
ARTE LISBOA 05, stand of Vértice Gallery.
ARTESANTANDER, Art Fair, Santander (Spain). Stand of Vértica Gallery.
Young Visual Arts Award 2004, General Foundation of the Complutense University, Moncloa Cultural Centre, Madrid (Spain).
Naturaleza muerta en el tiempo (Still life in the time), curated by Rosa Perales, Palace of Storks, Military government of the monumental city of Cáceres (Spain).
2004,
La Plataforma, Flors 2004. Fundació Espais d’Art Contemporari de Girona.
Pistilos y Pétalos. Sexualidad, Seducción, Erótica y Engaño (Pistils and petals. Sexuality, seduction, eroticism and deception). The Platform, Flors 2004. Fundació Espais d’Art Contemporari de Girona (Spain).
Contrastes (Contrasts). Curated by Julia Barroso. Historical Building of Oviedo University (Spain).
ARCO’04, Stand of Vértice Gallery.
ARTE LISBOA, Stand of Vértice Gallery.
ARTESANTANDER, Art Fair, Santander (Spain). Stand of Vértice Gallery.
GENERATIONS 2004, Caja Madrid Awards. Selected in Photography category.
2003
Young Award 2003 in Visual Arts, General Foundation of Complutense University, Cultural Centre of Moncloa, Madrid (Spain).
XXXIV Luarca International Arts Award, Valdés Council (Asturias, Spain)
Territori del Corpo e della Mente, Pinacoteca Comunale Carlo Contini, Oristano, Italia.
EMERGENCIES, Carmen de la Guerra Gallery. OFF Section of PHOTOESPAÑA2003, Madrid (Spain).
ARTE LISBOA, Stand of Vértice Gallery.
ARTESANTANDER, Art Fair, Santander (Spain). Vértice Gallery.
Young Creators Award 2003. Madrid City Council. Cultural Centre Conde Duque, Madrid (Spain)
GENERATIONS 2003, Caja Madrid Awards. Travelling exhibition in Spain and Portugal.
2002,
Otras Meninas (Other Meninas). Kubo Hall. Kutxaespacio of Art. Exhibition organised by Women Together Foundation. Donostia (Spain).
Temptations Fair. Madrid Edition. Blanca Soto Gallery, Madrid (Spain). Espacio Líquido Gallery, Gijón (Spain).
Heterogenesis. Espacio Líquido Gallery, Gijón (Spain).
Otros hábitos. Otras miradas (Other habits. Other looks), Amadis Hall, Madrid (Spain). Within the framework of PHOTOESPAÑA2002, a co-production of Injuve. Travelling exhibition in Spain.
ARTESANTANDER, Art Fair, Santander (Spain). Espacio Líquido Gallery.
XII Visual Arts Exhibition, “Space Odyssey”, Municipal House of Culture of Avilés, Borrón Hall, Regional Ministry of Youth, Oviedo and travelling exhibition in Spain.
2001,
Circuits of Visual Arts and Photography, Madrid. Travelling exhibition in Spain.
Alternative Art Exhibition. Antiguo Instituto Cultural Centre, Gijón (Spain).
European encounters with Young Art, Teruel (Spain). Curator: Francisco Crabiffosse.
Young Creators Award 2001, Madrid City Council (Spain)
Fine Arts students. Collado Villalba Cultural Centre, Madrid (Spain).
2000,
Fluidos (Fluids), (Video-Creation and Video-Installation). Juan Manuel Lumbreras Art Gallery, Bilbao (Spain).
Miradas (Looks). Hall of Fine Arts Faculty of Madrid, Complutense University, Madrid (Spain).
1999,
Miradas (Looks). Hall of Fine Arts Faculty of Madrid, Complutense University, Madrid (Spain).
c. Collections.
Fine Arts Museum of Asturias, Oviedo (Spain). Valdés Council, Asturias (Spain). Foundation of Complutense University, Madrid (Spain). Esencias Collection, Valencia (Spain). Cantabria Government (Spain). Kiss FM Collection. Cajastur. |
