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 & MENTIONS / Selection
2018 TIFA TOKIO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS. Tokio, Japan – Gold Winner and Honorable Mention
2018 SOLAR FOTO FESTIVAL. Fortaleza, Brazil – Selected
2018 12TH POLLUX AWARDS – THE PHOTOGRAPHY GALA AWARDS. York, United Kingdom – Honorable Mention
2018 PH21 GALLERY. Nocturnal, a Curated International Photography Exhibition. Budapest, Hungary – Selected
2018 IPA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS. Los Angeles, USA – 2nd Place Winner
2018 HELSINKI PHOTO FESTIVAL. Helsinki, Finland – Winner
2017 BURN EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHER FUND, Burn Magazine. USA – Shortlisted
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 VIDÉOFORMES, 18ème Festival International d’Arts et multimédia video of Clermont-Ferrand, France – Selected
2002 10 º CANARIASMEDIAFEST, International Festival of Video and Multimedia. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain – Selected
2002 Premios LUX, Photography National Award. Barcelona, Spain – Finalist
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 / Selection
EXHIBITIONS
2018 Insomnia. PH21 GALLERY. Nocturna, a curated international photography exhibition. Budapest, Hungary
2018 Insomnia. HELSINKI PHOTO FESTIVAL. Galleria Futura and Kellohalli. Helsinki, Finland
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
PROJECTIONS
2018 Insomnia. SOLAR FOTO FESTIVAL, Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura. Fortaleza, Brazil
2014 Insomnia. VOIES OFF AWARDS, Archbishop’s Palace court-yard. Arles, France
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. VIDÉOFORMES, Parallèles Official Selection, 15ème Avenue. Clermont-Ferrand, France
2002 Citerea. 10 º CANARIASMEDIAFEST, Museo Elder de la Ciencia y Tecnología. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
1998 Conexiones. VOIES OFF AWARDS, Archbishop’s Palace court-yard. Arles, France
PUBLICATIONS
2018 Lucernario. DER GREIF, Guest Room. “Post HomoSapiens” An online exhibition curated by Mónica Allende. October 2018