BIO
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. He resides in Barcelona where he combines his work as a Photography teacher with the production of personal works. He holds a Bachelor´s Degree in Fine Arts of the Basque Country University, from which he receives a grant to develop the photographic project Conexiones in an artist residence in Arteleku Art Center in San Sebastián.
Later he moves to Barcelona to study at the International School of Photography GrisArt and a MA on Curatorial and Cultural Practices in Art and New Media at ESDI High School. His work has been selected internationally at festivals as Helsinki Photo Festival (Finland), Voies Off Awards (France) and Addis Foto Fest (Ethiopia).
EDUCATION
2003 MA on Curatorial and Cultural Practices in Art and New Media. MECAD,ESDI. Barcelona. Spain.
1996-97 Grisart International School of Photography. Barcelona, Spain.
1989-94 Bachelor’s Degree of Fine Arts. Basque Country University. Leioa- Vizcaya, Spain.
AWARDS / GRANTS
2018 PH21 GALLERY. Nocturnal, a Curated International Photography Exhibition. Budapest, Hungary – Selected.
2018 IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS. Los Angeles, EE.UU. – Winner 2nd Prize.
2018 HELSINKI PHOTO FESTIVAL. Helsinki, Finland – Winner.
2016 ADDIS FOTO FEST. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Selected.
2016 ATHENS PHOTO FESTIVAL. Athens, Greece – Shortlisted.
2014 VOIES OFF AWARDS. Arles, France – Selected.
2003 BAC! IV Barcelona International Contemporary Art Festival. Spain – Selected.
2003 VAD Festival Internacional de Video i Arts Digitals. Girona, Spain – Selected.
2003 BARCELONA VISUAL SOUND, Festival Audiovisual de Creació Jove. Barcelona, Spain – Selected.
2003 VIDÉOFORMES, Parallèles Official Selection, 18ème Festival International d’Arts et multimédia video of Clermont-Ferrand, France – Selected.
2003 FESTIVAL ENVÍDEO. Cáceres, Spain – Selected.
2003 IX FESTIVAL d’IMATGES en MOVIMENT, State Fair Video. Calella, Spain – Selected.
2002 10 º CANARIASMEDIAFEST, International Festival of Video and Multimedia of Canarias. Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Spain – Selected.
2002 Premios LUX, Photography National Award. Barcelona, Spain – Finalist.
2002 3a MOSTRA d’ART SONOR i VISUAL. Barcelona, Spain – Selected.
2001 Premios LUX, Photography National Award. Barcelona, Spain – Winner Silver LUX.
1998 VOIES OFF AWARDS. Arles, France – Selected.
1994 Grant from the University of the Basque Country to develop the series Conexiones in an artists in residence in Arteleku. San Sebastián, Spain.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Insomnia. La Grey, Space for Contemporary Creation. SCAN Tarragona 2016, International Photography Festival. Spain.
1999 Shide. GrisArt, International School of Photography. Barcelona, Spain.
1997 Conexiones. GrisArt, International School of Photography. Barcelona, Spain.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
EXHIBITIONS
2018 Insomnia. PH21 GALLERY. Nocturna, a curated international photography exhibition. Budapest, Hungary. (November 8 – December 1, 2018 )
2018 Insomnia. HELSINKI PHOTO FESTIVAL. Galleria Futura and Kellohalli. Helsinki, Finland.
2017 Insomnia. Hashtag2, LÉUCADE GALLERY. Murcia, Spain.
2016 Insomnia. ADDIS FOTO FEST. Sheraton Addis H. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
1994 Conexiones. Measure the body, measure the city, ARTELEKU. San Sebastián, Spain.
1994 Conexiones. Measure the body, measure the city, SALA ARABA. Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
1990 Fine Arts. Cultural Hall of the City of Eibar. Eibar, Spain.
PROJECTIONS
2014 Insomnia. VOIES OFF AWARDS, Archbishop’s Palace court-yard. Arles, France.
2013 GETXO PHOTO. Sala Torrene: Ametsak. Es tiempo de nuevos sueños. Getxo, Spain.
2003 Citerea. Video Art. BAC! IV CCCB, Centre for Contemporary Culture in Barcelona. Spain.
2003 Citerea. Video Art. BAC! IV MACBA, Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art. Spain.
2003 Citerea. VAD Festival Internacional de Video i Arts Digitals, Cinemas Truffaut. Girona, Spain.
2003 Citerea. BARCELONA VISUAL SOUND, Centre Cultural La Farinera del Clot. Barcelona, Spain.
2003 Citerea. VIDÉOFORMES, Parallèles Official Selection, 15ème Avenue. Clermont-Ferrand, France.
2003 Citerea. STRIPART 8.0 Mostra de joves creadors, Espai Jove Boca Nord. Barcelona, Spain.
2003 Citerea. FESTIVAL ENVÍDEO. Gran Teatro. Cáceres, Spain.
2003 Citerea. IX FESTIVAL d’IMATGES en MOVIMENT, State Fair Video. Sala L’Esplai. Calella, Spain.
2002 Citerea. 10 º CANARIASMEDIAFEST, Museo Elder de la Ciencia y Tecnología. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
2002 Citerea. CON-MUTACIONES 2002. C. C. Delicias and C.C. La Almozara. Zaragoza, Spain.
2002 Citerea. 3a MOSTRA d’ART SONOR i VISUAL. Convent de Sant Agustí. Barcelona, Spain.
1998 Conexiones, VOIES OFF AWARDS, Archbishop’s Palace court-yard. Arles, France.