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VEVA LINAZA
Bilbao, 1973

  • PhD in Painting from the University of the Basque Country (2008).
  • Graduated in Fine Arts specialised in Painting (1997) and Sculpture (1998).

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

  • Associate Professor in the Department of Painting of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

GRANTS AND WORKSHOPS

  • Selected artist production support aid 2020. BilbaoArte Foundation, 2020
  • Guest Professor at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute within the program Eye of the world. Discovery of Chongqing. Chongqing, China, 2019
  • Etxepare Basque Institute Grant to promote the mobility of Basque creators for plastic and visual art. Azimuth exhibition project in Cultuurcentrum Hasselt, Belgium, 2018
  • Artist Residency. Bilbao Arte Foundation, 2013
  • Research scholarship in University and Business programme. “Desarrollo de técnicas artísticas para soportes modulares decorativos. Aplicación a los proyectos artísticos de la empresa La Jirafa”. University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU. Fine Arts Faculty, Painting department, 2006
  • Artistic workshop LOS SETENTA UNA DÉCADA MULTICOLOR with Santiago Serrano and Xavier Utray. Villa Iris. Fundación Marcelino Botín. Santander, 2001
  • Teaching artist at the workshop “La creatividad en el paisaje”, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas UNICACH, Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Chiapas, México. Junio 2000
  • Artistic Creation Scholarship to develop the project “MANTOS”. Biscay Council, 1999-2000
  • 1stgrant of Landscape Painting. Fundación Mondariz-Balneario. Mondariz, Pontevedra, 1997
  • Painting workshop with Juan Navarro Baldeweg. Villa Iris. Fundación Marcelino Botín. Santander, 1997

EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions

2020

  • Epojé [He oído que pintas cuadros]. Narata, Bilbao

2019

  • IRIS. Bi Hormetara. Getxo, Bizkaia

2018

  • Alegoriak ez du gorputzik O Alegoría se escribe sin cuerpo. Oxford Aretoa Exhibition room, Zumaia, Guipuzcoa

2015

  • Gerizpean. Torrene Aretoa Exhibition room. Algorta, Vizcaya (Catalogue)

2009

  • Última llamada. Pasajeros y paisajes, 1997-2005. Xupera Offices, Barakaldo, Vizcaya

2003

  • Sacar la lengua. Espacio F. Artificial Gallery, Madrid
  • Vientos del trópico. Torre de Ariz. Basauri, Vizcaya. (Catalogue)

2002

  • Paraísos interrumpidos. Espacio tres Catálogo General Gallery, Bilbao

1999

  • Faldas de montaña. Rosa Ventosa Gallery, Barcelona

Group Exhibitions

2020

  • Confi 19. Galería AIRE Gallery, Bilbao

2019

  • Serantes-Caracol. Pequeño proyecto laSIA. Museu de Lanifícios. Covilhâ, Portugal
  • HIDRA. Bitartekaritza Programa Mediación. Getxoarte 2019, Algorta, Vizcaya (Catalogue)
  • Eye of the world. Discovery of Chongqing. Chongqing, China.
  • Pamplemousse. Bizkaia Aretoa, Bilbao (Catalogue)

2018

  • SALTAR PELA JANELA. UBI Museu de Lanifícios. Galeria das Fornalhas. Encontro Internacional sobre Arte e Paisagem. Montanha Mágica*, Beira Interior, Portugal
  • AZIMUTH. Cultuurcentrum, Hasselt, Belgium (Catalogue)
  • UFO. Galería AIRE Gallery, Bilbao (Catalogue)

2017

  • Guest Artist at the Exhibition of Alfonso Gortazar: Alfonso Gortazar & his Friends. Lumbreras Gallery, Bilbao (Catalogue)
  • Quién pinta qué. Chapel of Santa Ana, Villasana de Mena, Burgos
  • Exhibition of the XXII Prize of Painting Ciutat d’ Algemesí, Valencia

2016

  • Itinerant Exhibition BEGIA eta BEGIRADA/ EL OJO y LA MIRADA. Sestao, Gernika, Barakaldo. Vizcaya

2013

  • Resident Artists 2013. BilbaoArte Foundation. (Catalogue)
  • V Biennial of painting Torres García-Ciutat de Mataró 2013, Barcelona (Catalogue)

2008

  • Equipo X_95. Exhibition Room of the Culture Centre of Algorta, Vizcaya

2007

2004

  • First Art Competition. Pinturas Iturrama. Pintzel Gallery, Pamplona, Navarra

2003

  • Ver el toro. Catálogo General Gallery, Bilbao

2002

  • Todas direcciones. Sala Rekalde, Bilbao. (Catalogue)
  • Los paisajes interiores. Finca Valpiedra, La Rioja. (Catalogue)
  • Arte Garaikidea. Contemporary Art. Second Proposal, Catálogo General Gallery, Bilbao.
  • 100 Artists. Catálogo General Gallery, Bilbao

2000

  • ERTIBIL BIZKAIA 00. Itinerant exhibition of Art.

1999

  • ERTIBIL BIZKAIA 99. Itinerant exhibition of Art.
  • Veva Linaza and Xabin Egaña. Abad Agirre Gallery, Bilbao.
  • Competition of Contemporary Art. Certamen de Plástica Contemporánea VITORIA – ARTE- GASTEIZ. Montehermoso Culture Centre, Vitoria (Catalogue)

1997

  • Telas frescas. La Brocha Gallery, Bilbao.
  • Primera Mostra de Beca de paisaxe. Work carried out during the Grant of Landscape in Mondariz Balneario. Balneario Tryp Mondariz, Pontevedra (Catalogue)
  • Work carried out in the Painting Workshop led by Juan Navarro Baldeweg. Marcelino Botín Foundation. Villa Iris, Santander.
  • Gaztearte 97. Municipal Theatre of Amorebieta, Vizcaya. (Catalogue)
  • VII Biennial of Art. Municipal Theatre of Amorebieta, Vizcaya. (Catalogue)
  • V Competition of Painting “Small Format”, Gallarta, Vizcaya.
  • Bellas Artes 97. Sanz Enea, Zarauz, Guipuzcoa.

SELECTIONS

2017

  • Selected in the XXII Prize of Painting of the City of Algemesí, Valencia

2013

  • Selected in the V Biennial of Painting Torres García-Ciutat de Mataró 2013

2004

  • Work selected in the First Art Competition of Pinturas Iturrama. Pintzel Gallery. Pamplona, Navarra

2000

  • Work selected in ERTIBIL 00

1999

  • Work selected in ERTIBIL 99
  • Work selected in the Contemporary Art Competition VITORIA-ARTE-GASTEIZ (Certamen de Plástica Contemporánea), Vitoria, Alava

1997

  • Selected in the V Competition of Painting “Small Format” Gallarta, Vizcaya
  • Selected in the VII Biennial of Art in Amorebieta, Vizcaya
  • Work acquired by the Provincial Council of Alava