Juan Zamora (Madrid, Spain / 1982)
Lives and Works in Madrid, Spain

Contact Information:

Mailing Address:
Calle Orellana 9, 4C
28004 Madrid
Spain

Tel.: +(34) 677394963    
Web: www.juanzamora.com  
 E-mail: info@juanzamora.com

       
Education Background:
2008  MFA. European University of Madrid / Spain
2007  BFA. Universidad Complutense de Madrid / Spain
2006  Artístic studies at Menendez Pelayo International University, Santander / Spain
2006 – present participated in workshops imparted artists like Esther Ferrer, Los Torreznos, Santiago Sierra, J.Castro, Daniel Canogar, Nikos Economopoulus or Eulalia Valldosera. 

       
Professional Activities:
2007 - present  Full Time Profesor, European University of Madrid
Courses given: -Graphic Design
-Volume and Space in Conceptual Sculpture
-Figure Drawing
-2D and 3D Design for Architectural students
-Image Theory Studies
2008 - Visiting Profesor Laboratorio de Arte Joven, Murcia / Spain

       
Solo exhibitions:
2010  - Domus Artium 2002 Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Salamanca, Spain     
(Curated by Javier Panera)
- Solo Projects, Arte Lisboa Art Fair, Lisboa / Portugal
- Beijing Space Gallery, Beijing / People’s Republico of China
2009  - When Air and Clouds. Moriarty Gallery, Madrid / Spain
2008  - Playing with Myself, Espacio Sin Título Madrid / Spain
2007  - Proyecciones de ánima, Vacio 9 Gallery, Madrid / Spain
2006  - 4 Cubes, University Gallery AKI, Enschede / The Netherlands
2005  - Pulsiones, Medinaceli Palace, Aranjuez / Spain    
       

Collective exhibitions:  
2009 - A little monster. Alter-Arte Art festival. Murcia / Spain
- Ni un solo día sin una línea, México DF / Mexico (Curated by Blanca Soto)
- La Noche en Blanco, Madrid / Spain (curated by Rafael Doctor) 
- Bajo la luz del sol negro, Adora Calvo Gallery, Salamanca / Spain (Curated by Oscar Alonso Molina)
- Salon Light, Vermelho Gallery, Sao Paulo / Brazil
- A Coney Island of the Mind, Moriarty Gallery, Madrid / Spain          
- CIGE Art Fair, Beijing / People’s Republica of China  
- Colección ABC, Cervantes Institute Moscow / Russia and New York / USA
- ARCO 09, Madrid / Spain                                               
- Archivo de creadores, Matadero Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid / Spain. (Curated by Virginia Torrente)
2008  - Doméstico08. one plus one´s a croad, Madrid / Spain (Curated by Tania Pardo)
- Microrelatos, Espacio Offlimits, Madrid / Spain
- La Noche en Blanco, Madrid / Spain
- CIGE Art Fair, Beijing / People’s Republica of China
- Geopolitics of Animation, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo,Sevilla / Spain (Curated by Juan Antonio Álvarez Reyes)
2007  - Everyday stories, Hellenic American Union, Athens, Greece (Curated by Artemis Potamianou)         
- Video Killed the Painting Star, Domus Artium 2002 Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Salamanca, Spain (Curated by Javier Panera)
- NADA Art Fair, Miami / USA               
- Artathina Art Fair, Athens / Greece
- Voltashow Art Fair, Basel / Switzerland
- ArtBrussels Art Fair, Brussels / Belgium
- MACO Art Fair, México DF / Mexico
- SWAB Art Fair, Barcelona
- ARCO07 Art Fair, Madrid / Spain
- Phantasmagoria Cartoons. Museo Colecciones ICO. Madrid / Spain (Curated by Juan Antonio Álvarez)
2006  - Estampa Art Fair, Madrid / Spain
- Injuve Young Artists Show, Circulo de Bellas artes, Madrid / Spain
- Circuitos Young Artists Art Show, Centro de arte Joven. Madrid / Spain
       

Grants and prizes: 
2009  - 1st Prize Foundación ABC Nacional Art Prize, Spain 
- Accesit Prize of contemporany drawing Fundación Pilar Y Andrés Centenera Jaraba, Guadalajara / Spain
2006  - Injuve Young Artist Prize, Art Residency in Málaga, Madrid, Spain
2005  - Circuitos 05 Young Artists Prize, Madrid / Spain
-Public Art Prize Mapa. Aranjuez / Spain
- Art Residency, Amarillo Terra de Sanxenxo, Galicia / Spain
2004  - 2nd Prize Painting Contest, Fundación Valparaíso, Almería / Spain
- 1st Prize Young Artists Prize, Majadahonda / Spain 
- Grant Photoespaña04 Photo Festival / Spain                                                                                  

       
Bibliography:

Individual Publications:

-Donde un sol, catalogue for the solo exhibition at Domius Atrium 2002 Contemporary Art Center
(in circulation in April 2010)
-Duo Book : Playing with myself  (Juan Zamora) + Invierno  (Junot Diaz). Edited by Estudio   Cano. Spain

Catalogues:

-GEOPOLÍTICAS DE LA ANIMACION. CAAC. Sevilla. 2007.
-FANTASMAGORÍA. DIBUJO EN MOVIMIENTO. Madrid. Ed. Fundación Ico. 2007
-MUESTRA DE ARTE INJUVE. Madrid. Ed. Círculo de Bellas artes.  2006.pp. 122-129.
-CIRCUITOS 05.  Madrid. Ed.Comunidad de Madrid. 2005. pp. 36-41.

       
Collections:
-Artium. Basque Centre-Museum of Contemporary Art.
-Museo Abc. Spain.
-Museo de colecciones ICO. Spain.
-Museo de obra Gráfica San Clemente (Fundación Antonio Pérez). Spain
-Fundación Sorigué.
-Fundación Valparaíso.
-Beijing Space Gallery.
-Moriarty Gallery
-Art nueve Gallery. Murcia.
-Vacío 9 Gallery.
-Surcos Gallery.
-Comunidad de Madrid.
-Patrimonio de Sanxenxo. Galicia.
-Patrimonio de Aranjuez. Madrid.
-Patrimonio de Majadahonda. Madrid.
-Patrimonio de Mojacar. Almería.
-Universidad complutense de Madrid.
-University of design and visual art AKI. Enschede. Nederland.