María Llanos Alonso
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Tel: 00 34 654113582 

Academic Studies

2005-2008. Master in Art Therapy, University of Barcelona (Spain).
2004-2006. Postgraduate in Public Art. San Carlos School of Fine Arts, Valencia (Spain). Department: Sculpture.
2003-2004. Lybrary of Tibetan Works an Archives, Dharamsala, India.
1996-1998. M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts). Department: Media. Slade School of Fine Art, University College London.
1990-1996. Degree in Fine Arts. Painting. San Carlos School of Fine Arts. Polytechnic University, Valencia.

Work experience

2007-2008 American School of Valencia, Art therapist en Preeschool and Elementary.
2007-2008 Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. Child Art therapist.
2006-2008 Centro de Salud Fuente San Luis, “Taller de Creatividad y Nuevas tecnologías”.
2005-2008 Magazine la clave DE LA OPINIÓN PÚBLICA. Art reviews.
2006-2007 A.S.I.E.M., Asociación para la Salud y la Integración del Enfermo Mental, Art therapist.
2005-2008 FESORD CV Federation of Deaf People from the Valencian Community. Using New Technologies to facilitate deaf people´s access to communication and resources.
2001 Floramedia España, S.A. Graphic and multimedia design.
2001 Netmachine Software, S.L. Designer and webmaster. (www.netocasion.com)
2000 Federación de Personas Sordas de la Comunidad Valenciana. Multimedia designer and manager. SERIS-CD Creaciones Multimedia, S.L. Multimedia designer.
1999-2000 Praxis Consultores, S.L. Multimedia and web design.
1998-1999 Fundación Pascual Tomás. Documentation and Video Script writer.

Grants / Awards

2006. Grant for the development of artistic education, Albacete Council, Spain.
2005. Prize for Young artists from the Campollano Foundation.
2003-2004. Grant for the Spanish Accademy in Rome, Ministry of Culture, Spain.
2003. Grant Art Visual for Artistic Projects Abroad, Generalitat Valenciana, Spain.
2003. Grant for the development of artistic education, Albacete Council, Spain.
2002. Study Grant by the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla la Mancha, for Kalachakra 2002, Graz.
Young Artists from Castilla la Mancha 2002. First Prize in Photography.
2001. Grant Visual Art 2001. Generalitat Valenciana.
Young Artists from Castilla la Mancha 2001. First Prize in Visual Arts.
2000. II Young Art Prize. Polytechnic University, Valencia.
1998. University College London Travel and Expeditions Comitee Award, travel to Cuba: study of afrocuban culture in relation to the works of contemporary art.
1997. Slade Life Drawing Prize. Judge: Frank Auerbach. First Prize.
1996-1998. Grant CAM-British Council for Postgraduate Studies in the U.K.
1994-1995. Erasmus Grant.
Bancaixa-Erasmus Grant. Middlesex Polytechnic, 3D and Photo Dept., London.
1993. XI Show from Young Artists, Albacete. Second Prize.

Solo Shows

2005. María Alonso Borso. Cultural Center The Ascension, Albacete, Spain. (*)
2004. Torno Subito. Quarantanove. Studio Lípoli&López, Rome. (*)
2002. iyalo, Contemporary Art Circuit 2002: (*)
2002. Cultural Centre from Segorbe, Castellón.
2002. Town Hall Cloister. Ondara, Alicante.
2002. City Hall Ayguals d´Izco. Vinarós, Castellón.
2002. House of Culture. Sax, Alicante.
2002. Cultural Centre from La Alcudia de Crespins. Valencia.
2002. Cultural Centre "La Mercé", (con L. Amorós) Borriana, Castellón.
2002. 22 Archetypes, Cultural Centre Cà Revolta, Valencia.
1994. House of Culture. La Roda, Albacete.
1993. Town Hall, Albacete.

Group Shows

2006. Galeria 9, Valencia. (*)
2005. Encounters of Contemporary Art, MUA Museum of the Alicante University, Alicante. (*)
2005. Galeria Rosa Santos, Valencia. (*)
2005. Galeria 9, Valencia. (*)
2005. Public Art - Public University, Valencia. (*)
2005. Drawings from El Quixote, Museum of Albacete and itinerant aroud Castilla La Mancha. (*)
2005. Competition Aigualx D´Izco, Valencia. (*)
2005. Prize for Young artists from the Campollano Foundation. (*)
2004. Real Academia de España, Rome. (*)
2004. Open Spaces at the Accademia di Romania, Rome.
2004. San Francisco. Teatro del´Orologio, and other spaces. Rome.
2003. 5th Young Artists Competition. Gallery Luis Adelantado. Valencia.
2003. Trees for Ruzafa. Colour Elefant. Valencia. (*)
2003. Acotaciones IV. Faculty of Humanities. Ciudad Real.
2003. Grants Art Visual. Sala Juana Francés, Alicante.
2003. Art for Revolt. Cá Revolta. Valencia
2003. Art and Solidarity, by Medicus Mundi. Town Hall, Albacete.
2002. Open Canal: Aboutsex. Canal from Isabel II. Madrid.
2002. XXIX Prize Bancaixa from Painting and Sculpture. Itinerant. (*)
2002. Young Artists from Castilla la Mancha 2002, itinerant show around Castilla la Mancha, Castilla León and Asturias. (*)
2002. Discoveries PhotoEspaña 2002. Centre Conde Duque, Madrid.
2002. MARTE International Art Show. Trade Fair, Ciudad Real.
2001. Young Art II. Polytechnic University, Valencia. (*)
2001. Young Artists from Castilla la Mancha 2001, itinerant show: Centre Saint Marcs, Toledo; Provincial Museum from Albacete; Provincial Museum from Ciudad Real; Caja Castilla la Mancha, Cuenca; Palace del Infantado, Guadalajara; Sala Borrón in Oviedo, etc. (*)
1998. Mislaid, Internet Radio. Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA).
1998. Sea where doors are not, sound intervention in a Ferry boat from Le Vieux Port. Marseilles en Juin. (*)
1998. Boundaries, interactive installation (sound, video projection and wall drawing), Slade School of Fine Art. Postgraduate Degree Show (M.F.A. Media). Drawings book published by Galleria Olakunle Galleria.
1997. GIFT, Unit, East London Festival.
1996. Expanded Self, an intervention with super-8 projectors, historic centre of Javea, Alicante. Llocs Lliures. (*)
Have your tree and your..., 6mn., Filmed with the children of Benissa and projected in its historic centre. L´Espai Trobat. (*)
1996. Movement-Inertia, a project in Valencia, Belgium and the U.K.. (*)
1995. Painters from Albacete in the City´s Collection. Museum of the City, Albacete.
1995. Permanent Landscapes. Middlesex University Degree Show, London.
1995. The Principle of pleasure. Performance in Scanning, 8 Projects on Mental and Physical Health with Bobby Baker. Funded by The Arts Council of England. London. (*)
1995. The third person. Quicksilver Place Gallery. London.
1994. Liberation. Cooltan Arts. London.
1994. Free Spaces, 8 Interventions in the historic centre, Javea. (*)
1994. Art and Nature, Interventions in the Calvary Mount, Pedreguer, Alicante. (*)
1994. Love, humour and Respect. Kasal Popular, Valencia.
1994. About drawing. Espai d´Art A. Lambert, Jávea.
1994. Limit of term. Light Laboratory group. Polytechnic University Valencia. (*)
1994. V Biennial of Painting. Mislata. (*)
1993. XI Exhibition of Young Artists. Albacete.
1993. Stop the war. Mail Art sent to the Museum of Rijecka, Croacia.

Films

1998. Fragment of a conversation. Video piece for two TV. screens.
Lines one, Lines two. Two video installations.
A black&white story. 30 min. Betacam sp.
1997. Blablabla, 4mn., short film in 16mm. Produced by the Film Workshop, Slade.
1995. A Project on Self Hate-Love, 20 min., short film in U-Matic.
1995. At Claudia´s, 15 min., short film in U-Matic.

(*) = Catalogue published for the show.

Bibliography

Press (selection)

Carlos Arango: "Ars. María Alonso Borso". Revista Alter Ego. Número 017. 02/2003.
Álvaro de los Ángeles: "Orígenes. María Alonso Borso. Ca Revolta". Levante. (Postdata). 24/05/02
"María Alonso expone en Ca Revolta" Las Provincias. 19/05/02
Isabel Tejeda: "Madre del Santo". El Periódico del Arte. Marzo de 2002.
"Los premios Bancaja de pintura y escultura en el IVAM". ABC, Sábado 13/4/2002.
"Una muestra revisa los premios Bancaixa". Levante, 13/04/02.
"El arte de María Alonso Borso en Iyalo". La Tribuna de Albacete. 06/03/02.
"Circuit d´Art Contemporani 2002: Becats Art Visual". Actividades enero, febrero, marzo 2002. Generalitat Valenciana.
"Exposición de pinturas y fotografías de María Alonso Borso". Canfali, Ondara. 13/ 03/02
"Mª Llanos Alonso, I Premio del certamen de Artes Plásticas". La Tribuna de Albacete (Cultura y Educación). 3 de Octubre de 2001.
"Una muestra reúne a los once jóvenes artistas premiados por la Politécnica". El País, 21 de enero de 2000.
"María installs herself". North Circular. Middlesex University. 23/03/1995.
Lamora: "La pintora María Alonso Borso expone en la Casa de la Cultura" . La Tribuna de Albacete. 31 de Diciembre de 1994.
Ramón Llidó: "Reflexiones sobre la muestra llocs Lliures". Las Provincias. 11/08/94.
"El centro histórico acoge una exposición de Arte al aire libre". ABC Alicante. 8 de Agosto de 1994.
"La calle es un museo". El País. 11 de Julio de 1994.

Catalogues

Certamen Jóvenes Artistas de Castilla la Mancha 2002. Junta de Comunidades de Castilla la Mancha, Consejería de Bienestar Social.
Stella Santacaterina: "Conversación con Stella Santacaterina". Iyalo. María Alonso Borso. Generalitat Valenciana, 2002.
"XXIX Premio Bancaixa Pintura y Escultura". Fundación Bancaja, 2002
"Ellos se mueven, son proyectados desde otro lugar". ARTE Proyectos e ideas. Número 4, Tomo II.
José Luis Loarce:"Pensar el Arte". Certamen Jóvenes Artistas de Castilla la Mancha 2001. Artes Plásticas. JCCM, Consejería de Bienestar Social.
"Arte Jóven". 2ª Muestra de Arte Jóven U.P.V.
"The Slade Journal". Vol.2 Summer 1998.The Slade School of Fine Art.
"Marseilles en Juin". Association Immedias. 1998.
David Pérez: "Monumentos burlados". Llocs Lliures 4, 7 intervencions al centre històric de Xàbia.
L´espai trobat. Nueve intervenciones en el espacio urbano de Benissa.
1996. "Scanning: Eight projects on mental and physical health". Bobby Baker. The Arts Council of England.
"Plásticos. María Alonso Borso". Barcarola, Revista de creación literaria. Enero 1994. Número 44-45.
Carles Marco: "El lugar que habitamos". Llocs Lliures, 10 intervenciones plásticas en el centro histórico.
1994. Isabel Tejeda: "Arte y paisaje". Art i Natura, Seis intervenciones plásticas en el entorno del Calvario. Pedreguer,
1994. J. Angel Blasco Carrascosa: "Presentación. V Bienal de Pintura" Mislata, 1994.