

b. Extremadura, Spain
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Work Experience:
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2020-2023 Art Project Leader at New Rhythms For Glasgow.
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2021 Art tutor for the Venus Collective- online project
2020 Founded new unincorporated association SENSORIAL –Sensory Art &Active Learning
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2019 Bandstand Project -New Rhythms for Glasgow
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2018 Art Tutor at Down Syndrome Scotland and Autism Awareness workshops for Create program (children and teenager with disabilities). Project Ability.
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2018 Piano art at Gartnavel Hospital. Glasgow.
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2018 Art Tutor for ´Walk Tall´. Fostering Network. Glasgow.
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2017 Art Tutor at Creative Connection program for Impact Arts, working with teenagers and young adults with learning disabilities.
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2017 Art Tutor for elderly people. Glasgow Life. Glasgow
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2015-2016 Project coordinator of Be Arty Be Healthy, funded by the NHS and based at Craigmillar Community Arts Centre, Edinburgh. Main project was: `The knitted Body´.
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2015 Working with community groups creating artwork for Christmas Parade, Bridgeman Arts.
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2014 Art Tutor at ´Friend and Family Fun´ & ´Nursery´ Workshops . Project Ability .
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from 2014 Art Tutor for Platform, working with community groups and after-school clubs. Also collaborating as an artist and art tutor for the East End Carnivals, Glasgow.
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2013-2018 Art Tutor for the Happy Club (Healthy Active Promotion of Positive Youngsters), a group run by parents of children with additional support needs meeting twice a week in the East End of Glasgow.
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2013/2014 Art Tutor for Aspire and Create (maternity cover) Project Ability. Glasgow.
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from 2012 Writing / researching for a blog `Experiences in Outsider Art´
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2012 Shadowing job. Granted by Grundtvig programme (second time), which is part of the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme. Visit to Project Ability, Glasgow.
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2011 Shadowing job. Granted by Grundtving. Exchange with Vaalijala Rehabilitation Centre for people with disabilities. Pieksamaki, Finland.
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2011 Art tutor/assistant for artist Belén Sanchez. Debajo del Sombrero, Madrid, Spain.
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2005-2009 Secondary School Teacher. Subjects: Arts, Visual Language and Technical Drawing. Albeniz,
Alpedrete & Julio Verne Secondary Schools. Madrid , Spain.
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2005 Exhibition Guide for “Cubism and its surroundings' Telefónica Foundation. Madrid.
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Art Exhibitions
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2023 'Paradise Works' with Al Gow. Glasgow Project Room, Trongate 103.
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2022 'The Chain: Resilience, Growth, Connection and Migration'. Glasgow Print Studios
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2018 'GSA Degree Show 2018´ Tontine Building.
2018 'After Taste´ Interim Show. Glasgow.
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2016 'How to eat a cactus fruit´. Project Café.
2016 Winter: part of the Christmas Show. GPS
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2015 Summer: part of the Shed Collective. St. John Church, Edinburgh
2015 Spring: Showcase of collaboration with Jonathan McKinstry. Project Ability, Glasgow
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2014 `Perceptions´ an exhibition by Sense Scotland, Glasgow.
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2009 `Summer Works´ Solo exhibition ATA Gallery. San Francisco, EEUU.
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2007 `AluZinaciones´ Solo exhibition San Jorge Centre. Cáceres. Catalogo
2005 `By-Pass II´ Sala Cobalto. Collaboration with artist María Parejo. Córdoba.
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2004 `By-Pass I´ Dos Gardenias. Collaboration with artist María Parejo. Madrid.
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2002 `Generación 2002´. Touring exhibition. Curator: Olivia María Rubio
2002 `Generación XXI´ Caja Duero. Touring exhibition. Curator: Rosa Perales.
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2001 `6+26´ Curator Rosa Perales. Diputación de Cáceres.
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1999 Solo exhibition. Catalogo edited by Extremadura Government. Badajoz
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1998 `4ºPrograma Pépinières' Unión Fraternelle des Metallurgistes, Paris.
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1997 `Hollow Head´ selected for Mariano Benlliure Award. Madrid, Spain.
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1996 `US 4 YOU´ Crawford Art Gallery. Cork, Ireland. Catalogo edited by Instituto Cervantes
and Cork City Council.
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Grants and residencies:
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2023 Glasgow Project Room. Trongate 103.
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2015 Art in the Gart. Collaboration with Jonathan McKinstry. Gartnavell Hospital.
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2014 Research Room. Collaboration with Jonathan McKinstry. Project Ability.
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2010 Valparaiso Foundation. Artist in residence. Mojacar, Spain.
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2007 Fellowship Artistic Creation Francisco de Zurbaran. Extremadura Government.
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1996 Fellowship PÉPINIÈRES European Association. National Sculpture Factory. Cork, Ireland
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1993 Printmaking workshop. Complutense University. Sevilla, Spain.
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Higher Education:
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2018 Master of Research in Creative Practice. GSofA, Glasgow, Scotland.
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1999 Phd courses (Contemporary Art). Castilla la Mancha University.Cuenca, Spain
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1998 CAP (Teacher Training Certificate, equivalent to Secondary Teaching Qualification in U.K.)
Complutense University. Madrid, Spain.
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1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts –Sculpture- (Comparable to British Bachelor–Honours- Degree Standard Complutense University. Madrid, Spain.
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Publications:
2019 ‘From Seclusion To Openness: Collaboration And Networks In Outsider Art’. ‘Label – A Brief Description Given For Purpose Of Identification’. Copyright Simon McAuley. Publication facilitated by Project Ability, Glasgow 2019
2018 ‘Identifying Simply as Artist’. ‘Inside Outer/Side Out Inner’ Copyright Simon McAuley. Publication facilitated by Project Ability, Glasgow 2018
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