1974 Pamplona (Navarra) · Spain

EDUCATION

2016 Penumbra Foundation, New York

2006 - 2008 Grand Central Academy of Art, New York

1999 - 2004   National Academy of Design, Three Year Certificate Program, New York

1999 - 2004    Art Students League, Nueva York

1998 - 1999     Mikel Esparza's Studio, Pamplona (Spain)                        

1997 - 1998. Escuela de Anticuariado y Restauración (pintura y escultura), Pamplona (Spain)

1990 - 1994     Superior Technician Degree in Arts and Design, Pamplona (Spain)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010 "Cultur 2010", Navarra's Government. Palacio Señorío de Bertiz, Navarra

2009    Rhapsody". Galeria Ormolu, Pamplona, Spain

2007   "Visceral", Galeria Ormolu, Pamplona, Spain 

1998    “Rural Architecture of the North of Spain", sepia washes Galería Lacava, Pamplona, Spain

GROUP SHOWS AND SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2022 “Competere” Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, GA

2022 “Monochrome” Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy of Fine Arts , CT

2021 “Memento Vivere” Chauncey Stillman Gallery, CT

2019 Pietro Annigoni Museum, CORPO a CORPO, Florence, Italy

2018   "Peers, Influences and Inspirations" The Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, GA

2016    LA  Art Show. Arcadia Contemporary Gallery

2015    "Works on Paper", Arcadia Contemporary, NYC

   "Nude", Eleventh Street Arts Gallery, Long Island City

2015   "The Still Life show", Eleventh Street Arts Gallery, Long Island City

2013    Museum MEAM. Figurativas VI. Selected paintings, Barcelona (Spain)

2012   "Converge", CPW gallery, NY

  Permanent Collection MEAM Museum, Barcelona

Russian Academy of Arts and Zurab Tsereteli Art Gallery, Moscow

2010 “The Human Figure”, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco. CA

2009   Contemporary Landscape Painting. Springville Museum. Utah

2008    Jacob Collins and The Hudson River School of Landscape, Hunter, NY

2005. New York Times, Two painters one city with Jennifer Fairbanks. Galeria Ormolu, Pamplona

  "Brush with Greatness". Neo Studios. Graduated Students from Art Academies, New York

2004    Three Year Certificate Exhibition, Museum of the National Academy of Design, NY

2003   National Academy Students, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NY

2002   National Arts Club, 26th Annual Student Exhibition, NY

2001- 2000 Merit Awards of Art Student’s League, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York

59th Audubon Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club

AWARDS

2023 The Acadia Foundation and the Richard Estes Grant

2018    Second Prize, Drawing Category, Art Renewal Center, International 2017-2018 Salon

2015    Honorable Mention, Art Renewal Center, International 2014-2015 Salon

2013    Finalist at Fundación de las Artes y los Aristas. Barcelona

2012    Selected for the Russian Government and Kraft-Partlova Fundation for the project “Image of Rusia, Moscow"

2004    Three Years Certificate Travel Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY

2003. Second prize in portrait, National Academy of Design, NY

2002    Distinction in figure, National Academy of Design, NY

Richild Von Holtzbrink Award, National Arts Club, NY

Honorable Mention, painting exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY

2001    Ralph Weiler, Mid Year Student prize, National Academy of Design, NY

   Honorable Mention, Watercolor Exhibition. Pen & Brush, NY

Thomas E.Picard Award, oil painting, Salmagundi Club, NY

Honorable Mention, Figure Composition, End Year Student Exhibition, NAD, NY

Honorable Mention, sculpture exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY

Steven Leitner Award, National Arts Club, NY

Allied Artists Award, Audubon Artists, Salmagundi Club, NY

2000    Merit Award, oil exhibition, Pen and Brush, NY

1999    Pauline Law Memorial Award, Pen and Brush, NY

SCHOLARSHIPS

2007-8  Hudson River school for Landscape Painting Scholarship, Hunter, NY

2007     One Year Studio Space Scholarship, Navarra's Government, Spain

2003     Inga Denton Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY

2002     Newington Cropsey Scholarship to study in Italy, National Academy of Design, NY

2001     National Serge Hollerbach Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY

    Lorraine Grace Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY

2000     Valerie Delacorte Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY

 Merit scholarship, Art Students League, NY

1999     Evelyn Chard Kelley Memorial Scholarship for women painters under 30 years old, Pen and Brush, NY

TEACHING

2021-Present Co-Artistic Director Lyme Academy of Art, CT

2016-2020       Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and Drawing at The New York Academy of Art, NY

2015-2019   Principal Instructor at The Florence Academy of Art US branch, NJ

2009 -14          Anatomy and drawing instructor at Escuela Superior de Dibujo Profesional (ESDIP),Madrid

2009-14           Drawing and painting classes private atelier, Madrid

WORKSHOPS

2019 Master Class at Bo Bartlett Center. Columbus GA

2018 Alia El-Bermani Studios. Raleigh, NC.

2018 “A Painterly Approach to Drawing” Long Island Studios of Art. LI

2012 - 2014    Painting and drawing workshops at The Art Students League of NY.

2012      Painting workshop, Janus Collaborative NY

2010 - 2014     Painting and Drawing Workshop, Museum of Navarra, Spain

2011       Portrait Painting Workshop, Círculo de Bellas Artes Madrid, Spain

PUBLICATIONS

2022 Los Vicepresidentes de la Diputación Foral de Navarra Durante La Segunda Républica.

Retratos de Amaya Gúrpide Rubio”.

2022 “The Path of Drawing”, Patricia Watwood. Monacelli Studio, NY page 68.

2020 TIME MAGAZINE Cover for 100 Women of the Year Project.March Issue.

2019. 40 PORTRAIT MASTERS. Editorial Staff of The Art of Watercolour magazine.

2017    "The Line" Productions, Episode 2

2017    "Pencil Art Workshop: Techniques, Ideas and Inspiration for Designing with Pencil", Matt Rota. Rockport Publishers, MA, page 64, 65, 138

2016     "Lessons in Classical Painting", Juliette Aristedes. Watson-Guptill Publications, NY, page, 63 

2012     25 Artist of Tomorrow. American Artist's 75th Anniversary Special Issue

2012     "Lessons in Classical Drawing", Juliette Aristedes. Watson-Guptill Publications, NY, page, 56 and back cover

2011      American Painting Video Magazine, Featured Artist. Fall Issue