Member of the Academy of the Arts and the Sciences of France in Madrid http://www.casadevelazquez.org/creation-artistique/presentation/alvaro-diaz-palacios/ University professor at U-Tad and UCM http://www.u-tad.com/?gclid=clv8l9e4krscfqexwwodqsaayg http://bellasartes.ucm.es/ International painter ACADEMIC TRAINING Licenciado en Bellas Artes por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y la Hochschule für bildende Künste en Hamburgo. Cursa estudios de Master en cinematografía en el School of the Art Institute of Chicago. EXPERIENCE 2013 - Founder, Ceo and Executive producer, Kamchatka video music productions. 2012 - Speaker at Art Laboratory, Novosibirsk, Siberia (art summer cycle) - Speaker at Polymer, Tallin, Estonia (art summer cycle). - Director of the Workshop art direction in the contemporary art production, Museum Pablo Serrano, Zaragoza, Spain. 2011 «Lecturer and museum educator» in the Sullivan Center in Chicago, on the occasion of the MFA show «Experience is never unattached.» 2010-2011 Trainer of young artists at Casa Taller, Asuncion, Paraguay. 2010-2011 Researcher audiovisual on Development Cooperation. Volunteer in Paraguayan Museums, social action. 2008 - Currently Works as University Professor at the University of New Technologies applied to the arts (U-Tad), and Assistant Professor of the Fine Arts Dean of UCM Josu Larrañaga, secondcycle courses degree, theoretical and practical approach. Areas: visual and creative arts and artistic processes. 2006 Speaker at the art workshops INDEX. HFBK project developed at the Kunsthaus Hamburg and Arndt & Partner Gallery in Berlin.
1997 - present: Artist. Shortmovie maker and Producer, active visual artist, with recognition in different countries. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013. Rendering Portraits, Sala Juana Francés, Zaragoza, España. 2011 - Sullivan Center, Chicago, IL «Experience is never Unattached» Infography and video installation show. - Exhibition «tous Fuite côtés» Gallery «Les Singuliers,» Paris, France.- Closing of the FIAC OFF, Contemporary Art Fair in Paris. - Museum of Montparnasse, París, France.2009 - Opera Prima Cycle, Obra Social y Cultural de Caja Madrid, Art space, Zaragoza, Spain. - Solo exhibition Icone Party Les Singuliers Gallery, Paris, France 2008 - Solo exhibition Museum of Montparnasse, Iconé Party, Paris, France - Solo exhibition at the Gallery Torreón Fortea After Party, Zaragoza, marco inaugural de la EXPO International 2008 2004 - Solo exhibition at the Ibercaja Gallery of Art tof the city of Guadalajara 2003 - Solo exhibition at the Torre Nueva Gallery, Zaragoza «Primera etapa» GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 - Rostros-retratos, Palace of the Aljafería, Saragosa, current show - Itinérance 2013, Artistes de la Casa de Velázquez-Académie de France à Madrid 2012-2013, current show Espace Évolution Pierre Cardin 5, rue Saint-Merri 75004 Paris - ART CHICAGO, International Art Fair. - Cutlog New York City, International Art Fair. - Membres artistes, Académie de France a Madrid, Itinierancy, France/Spain
- Photo España - Open Doors, Casa de Velazquez, Madrid. 2012 Creando, Creciendo, Sumario de Artistas at Palace of Sastago,, Provincial Government of Zaragoza. 2010 - «I m happy, and I m singing and at 1.2, 3, 4», 4 th space for art, Provincial Government of Zaragoza. 2009 - Plastic Arts Award at the University of Zaragoza - Plastic Arts and photography competition» Gallery of Exhibitions Palacio provincial, Government of Alicante, Valencia. 2008 - Drawings & Dreams Pepe Rebollo Gallery, Zaragoza, España - XXIII BMW International Painting Prize, Cultural Center of Vaguada, Madrid, España - IX Pamplona Plastic Arts Biannual, Sala de Exposiciones Conde Rodezno, Navarra - XXVI City of Daimiel Ciudad Real Painting Competition - Ocuparte Huesca festival of Contemporary Art, in conjunction with the F.D.R. 2007 - Ibercaja Zaragoza Gallery of Exhibitions - Ibercaja Guadalajara Gallery of Exhibitions 2006 - Ausstellung en el Galerie der Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg - IN- DEX Kunstehaus, Hamburg. Video und Skulptur, Hamburg, Germany - wendenstrassenfestiv Ausstellung, Hamburg, Germany -Visiones Urbanas, Colectivo de Arte Contemporáneo de Zaragoza «La Frontera» Museo de Historia de Zaragoza. - Urban Visions Contemporary Art Collective «La Frontera» Museum of History of Zaragoza - Ibercaja Logroño Gallery of Exhibitions - Ibercaja Zaragoza Gallery of Exhibitions 2005 - Finalist in the CECO, Second Córdoba Plastic Arts Biannual - Scholarship Winner, Antonio Gala, Foundation Antonio Gala, Córdoba 2004 - Art Gallery Gema Lazcano, Madrid - First Prize Nacional de Pintura Ibercaja-Diario de la Rioja 2003 ART MADRID, Spanish International Art Fair, Palacio de Congresos (congress
hall palace), Madrid 2002 - Villa Iris Collective, Daniel Quintero alumni, Fundación Marcelino Botín, Santander AWARDS AND PRIZES 2012 - nominated member of the Académie de France a Madrid. Casa de Velázquez Prize. 2011 - nominated for best emerging artist, CUTLOG PRIZE FIAC OFF International Art Fair of Paris. - - Third prize in the Pillar Montalban Prize. 2010 - First prize in the contest of artistic creation of the Savings Bank of the Immaculate, edition,installation and Design mode. 2009 - Official Selection Finalist for the ART-FILM FESTIVAL de Fuendetodos (Foundation for Cinema Arts, Madrid) -First Prize Winner for the Concentrated Arts at the Institute of Aragonés de la Juventud. - First prize for the production of concentrated production of audiovisual works for the DPZ. - Antonio Saura Scholarship, Diputación Provincial de Huesca. - Bancaja Scholarship, Universidad Complutense de Madrid in exchange with the School of Art Institute of Chicago 2008 - First Prize Winner for the Concentrated Arts at the Institute of Aragonés de la Juventud. - First prize of concentrated artistic creation from the Spanish Ministry of Culture,project After Party. -First prize certificate of Artistic Works from La Caja de Ahorros de la Inmaculada. -First Prize «Best Artist» Winner in the Competition of Young Creators from the Aragon Institute of Youth 25th Anniversary -Finalist in the 19th Biannual City of Pamplona Plastic Arts Exhibition in Conde Rodezno, Navarra -Finalist in the 23rd Annual BMW International Painting Prize Competition 2007 -Finalist in the Aragon Delegation Competition of Painting -Prize winner for the production of concentrated production of audiovisual works for the DPZ 2006 - Fifth place in painting award from the Ibercaja Diaro de la Rioja -First prize in the International Juarena Art Competition in the International category (Barcelona) -Third prize in the International Juarena Art Competition in the International category (Barcelona)
2005 - Finalist in the Plastic Arts Biannual of CECO, Cordoba 2004 - Scholarship for Artists in Residency, 2004-2005, from the Antonio Gala Foundation 2003 -Talens Scholarship (Barcelona) -Scholarship from the Escorial de la UCM to subsidize summer assistantship to alimony Antonio López 2002 -Scholarship from the Foundation Marcelino Botin, Santander - University Internacional Menéndez Pelayo scholarship, alumny de Antonio López, Santander 2001 - Scholarship from the Escorial de la UCM to subsidize summer assistantship to alimony Antonio López 1999 - First prize in painting from the School of Arts of Zaragoza VIDEO ART AND AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION - First prize for the production of audiovisual works awarded by the Provincial Government of Zaragoza, 2009. - Award for the production of audiovisual projects with Mythosis, awarded by the Delegation of Government of Aragon in the editions of 2007, 2008 and 2009. - Finalist in the official section of Film-Art Contest Fuendetodos, Zaragoza. With «Der Fliegende Hollander», inspired by Wagner s opera. WORK IN COLLECTIONS Social and cultural work Ibercaja, Antonio Gala Foundation, Heraldo de Aragon. Fundación Marcelino Botin.Social and cultural work of Caja Madrid (audiovisual works), Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Alliance Francaise. PUBLISHED Spanish national newspaper «El Pais» Culture section, print edition, Heraldo de Aragon, 20 minutes, Journal ofaragon. After Party 2007.
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