CURRICULUM VITAE

Qualification

1988: Bachelor in Arts Degree (Pottery) by the Art School "Francisco y Jacinto Alcántara" (Madrid - SPAIN).

Contests

2000:  Finalist at the "XII Premio de Cerámica del M.A.P.A."
2001:  Participant in the "XIII Premio de Cerámica del M.A.P.A."
2006:  Honourable Mention at the "XII Concurso Nacional de Cerámica Ciudad de Valladolid"
2007:  Participant in the "XIII Concurso Nacional de Cerámica Ciudad de Valladolid"
2008:  Participant in the "XXVIII Concurso Internacional de Cerámica L'Alcora 2008"
2008:  Participant in the "IX Premio Nacional de Cerámica Ciudad de Castellón"

Individual Exhibitions

1999: Exhibition Hall at Casa de Cultura, Briviesca (Burgos - SPAIN).
1999: Exhibition Hall at Casa de las Asociaciones. Alcobendas (Madrid - SPAIN).
2003: Exhibition Hall at Caja Burgos, Briviesca (Burgos - SPAIN).
2006: Caja Burgos. Exhibition Hall at Briviesca. (Burgos - SPAIN).

Collective Exhibitions

2002: “IV Meeting of craftswomen from Madrid" - Recinto Ferial Casa de Campo (Madrid - SPAIN).
2003: "Cerámica 4" ("Pottery 4") - Exhibition Hall "Fundación PAIDEIA", Colegio Sta. Mª de los Rosales . Aravaca. (Madrid - SPAIN).
2004: "Desde la misma tierra" ("From the earth") - Barajas Airport (Madrid - SPAIN).
2005: "Cerámica Contemporanea" ("Contemporary pottery") - Real Gran Peña Gallery (Madrid - SPAIN).
2006: "Esferas" ("Spheres") - International Exhibition CERCO'06 (Zaragoza - SPAIN)
2007: "24 Ceramistas" ("24 potters") - Exhibition Hall at Escuela de Artes y Oficios. C/ La Palma, (Madrid - SPAIN).
2007: "Integración" ("Integration") - International Exhibition CERCO'07 (Zaragoza - SPAIN)
2007: "10000 Bols per a 10000 dies". ("10000 bowls for 10000 days") - Art School "ARSENAL", Vilafranca del Penedés (Barcelona)
2008: "Contenedores de Agua" ("Water containers") - Feria Internacional CERCO'08, Zaragoza.
2008: "Ibero-American artists exhibition", JADITE Gallery, 413 West 50th , New York (USA)
2008: "First International Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Teapot Art", Shanghai (China)
2008: "First International Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramics", Xian (China)

Fairs:

2007: International Fair of Contemporary Art at Salzburg (Austria) ART-SALZBURG-2007, August 12-15, in collaboration with the Art Gallery Pablo Ruiz.
2007: International Art Fair at Agrigento (Italy), October 4-7, in collaboration with the Art Gallery Pablo Ruiz.

Designs:

2003: BRUKER sculpture for the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry in memory of the first century of its foundation.

Courses

1997: Pottery kiln course, given by Manuel Keller Soria, (Madrid - SPAIN).
1999: Raku course, given by José Antonio Sarmiento, San Cibrián de Ardón, (León - SPAIN)
2000: Pottery techniques course, given by Nino Caruso and Ingrid Smolle, Cabueñes, (Asturias -SPAIN)

Teaching

1989-1990: Introductory course on pottery, financed by Madrid's city council.
1998-1999: Introductory course on pottery, private students.
2004-today: Introductory course on pottery for children and adults, private students.