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Susana López is a visual artist from Gijón (Spain). 

   Susana likes to tell stories. She uses her camera as a society's witness and gives it the freedom, being the pen that writes her diary. Consumerism, social differences, migration or simply spontaneous thoughts have involved her series in contexts along different cultures around the world. We can be identified with her message because is direct, easy and makes to reflect the viewer about what is happening around, and appreciate the quotidian small things.


Written by Miguel Mallol. 


PERSONAL DETAILS

1977, Gijón (Spain)

EDUCATION
2000-2002  PhD Fine Arts. University of Barcelona. Spain
        Elisava School of Design. Master “Design and layout of public spaces”. Barcelona
1995-2000 BA in Fine Arts. University of Barcelona and University of La Laguna, Sta.   
         Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
                   
SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2013 Meet the Artist: Saturday Debut: Territorios. Debut Contemporary Gallery. London
2012 Chopsticks. Photo Show in PhotoarteKomite. Bilbao
2011 SinPrisas. Photo Show in PhotoarteKomite. Bilbao
Letzter Aufruf, a LastCall especial edition for Berlin. Takt Kunstprojektraum. Berlin
2010 Last Call. Photo Show in PhotoarteKomite. Bilbao
20 years later. Eurostars Grand Madrid Hotel. Madrid
2008 Photo Exhibition in Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc. NY 
Asturias Island Groove. Barcelona
Barcelona Sky_Line. Casa de Cultura de Arriondas.
2007 Rodríguez - Amat Foundation. Gerona
Caleidoscopio Urbano. Alvargónzalez Foundation. Gijón (Asturias)
2006 Casa de Cultura de Arriondas. Asturias
2005 HOTEL EUROSTARS LAIETANA PALACE. Barcelona
Librería Itaca. Gijón (Asturias)
2003 Colores de África. ARTKAFFEE. Barcelona
Smooth gallery. Barcelona

GROUP EXHIBITIONS.

2015The Year Of Sheep curated by Vanya Balogh. Q PARK, London
ArtRooms, Melia White house, London
18 x 8: from Point Z to Point B and back again, curated by Mark Parrish. PointB, NY
2014 GOD show curated by Rekha Saamer. Let Art Work Gallery, Pune (India)
Stack curated by Sharon Read and Bethany Murray. Gallery 202, Northampton
Del mar para ti curated by Hordartza Fraga. Poca Gallery, Portugalete (Vizcaya)
The Other Art Fair. Brick Lane. London
  The Other Art Fair. Ambika P3. London
 ArtFix. London
2013 Territorios, Nuevos talentos by Cortefiel. Cortefiel window display. Santander
Pitia ya no vive aquí DiY: El Destino. PhotoArteKomite Gallery. Bilbao
        Se Alquila Mercado. Madrid
        Cities: All Dimensions. Tokarska Gallery. London
2012 Destination Berlin. 1a Space, Hong Kong
Crisis. What Crisis?. PhotoArteKomite Gallery. Bilbao
2011 La imposibilidad del retrato unico. PhotoArteKomite Gallery. Bilbao
Between Space. Viewfinder Photography Gallery. London
2010 The Moment of Privacy has Passed. Usher Gallery, Lincoln
100 Painting Summer Show. Patrick´s Harvist Gallery. London
THERE IS BEAUTY IN THE CITY. Photo travelling exhibition. Stoke on Trend, Gijon, Leiden
Art Bin: Michael Landy. South London Gallery. London
2009 Casa de Cultura de Arrionas. Asturias
Exhibition hall Cajastur Monte de Piedad. Gijón (Asturias)
2008 Exhibition Finalist in XV Painting art competition in east Asturias
2007 Easter Exhibition. Anna Barcons´ Gallery. Tarragona
2006 Rediscover the metropolis. Representarte Gallery. Barcelona
Palacio de Congresos, Auditorio Príncipe Felipe. Oviedo
2004 FRANKFURTER BUCHMESSE. Crisolart Gallery. Frankfurt
2003 Christmas Exhibition: small format. Espai . . . D´art Gallery. Barcelona
Cultural association: “Unidos por el arte”. Gijón
Colores de Africa. Espai ... D´art. Barcelona
Centro asturiano de Oviedo.
2002 Summer Exhibition in collaboration with Cultural association:Unidos por el arte. Gijón
Erotismo. Espai Vaho. Barcelona
El Triangle: Davinci, School of art. Barcelona
Sala Batik Art. Barcelona

AWARDS
2008 Finalist in XV Painting art competition in east Asturias
2007 Finaslist in the II Painting Biennial Prize Torres – García Ciutat de Mataró. Barcelona
2006 Finalist in the EXPLUM art competition. Murcia

RESIDENCIES

2013 Point B. Brooklyn, New York 
2012 1a Space, Hong Kong
2011 Residency at Tapir. Berlin 
2009 Residency at Takt kunstprojektraum. Berlin

PUBLICATIONS

2013 Pitita ya no vive aquí. PhotoarteKomite Gallery 
         Cities: All Dimensions. Tokarska Gallery
2012 Hospital. Anonym Magazine nº12
 Chopsticks. PhotoarteKomite
2011SinPrisas. PhotoarteKomite
Greenshoots Calendar.
Londres/Berlín a personal journey. Photoartekomite
Between Space. Viewfinder Photography Gallery
2010 LastCall. Photoartekomite

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
2012 Workshop: Grant writing strategies: How to write grant applications for the Arts&Culture sectors. Node: Center for Curatorial Studies. Berlin
Workshop: Online portfolio. Muac, University of Mexico
2011 Workshop: Unusual editions. Atelier Barcelona
2010 Workshop: Approaching Street Portraiture, Greenwich Treasures. Viewfinder Photography Gallery, Brixton, London
2009   III Management Cultural Course. Fine Arts Society. Madrid
2008 Gallery Management. Business Basics: Intellectual Property and Licensing, Poster design Parsons The school for design. New York.
FREEHAND v& ILLUSTRATOR. BAU, School of Desgin. Barcelona
Graphic Design. Central Saint Martin´s College of Art and Design. London 
2006 Two management´s artitstic examples: The Art Gallery and the curator. Art Superior Istitute. Madrid 
2005 Business Start – Up for creatives. Mixed media Painting. Central Saint Martin´s College of Art and Design. London
Seminar: From Tápies to Barceló. History and assessment in the market place from the 60´s. CENP, School of Antique experts. Barcelona
2004 Character Drawing and Painting; Drawing Now. Central Saint Martins, London. 
2000 Industrial design and new technologies. Historic heritage conservation. Mahón, 
1998 Descriptive geometry, and topologic projection II. Bidimensional space. University of La Laguna
1997 Museum, urban area and city. Uninversity of Oviedo


GALLERY EXPERIENCE
2012   Curator of Destination Berlin. 1a Space, Hong Kong
2011 Forman´s smokehouse Gallery. London 
ProtoBLA. Ellevator Gallery. 
 Photographer in some events at CoolTan Arts
James Taylor Gallery. London
2009 Performance with home sweet home, subjetcttochange, Battersea Arts Centre. London
2007 Painting performance on barrel. Altaalella. Barcelona
2001 Centro de Cultura Contemporáneo –CCCB-. Worked as part of a team of artists in a project involving design and set up of an exhibition: Marshall McLuhan. Barcelona
1999 Dobles Vidas. Barcelona 

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