Alejandra de la Torre Morejón de Girón

Born in Castellón de la Plana (Spain), 1983.

Studies

2012
Master of Artistic Production at Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) completed with a grade of Merit – Merit with distinction, on Master’s final project.

2007-08
Course on Pedagogical Adaptation (Curso de Adaptación Pedagógica – CAP).

2007
Degree in Fine Arts. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia,Spain-2007.

Grants

2016
New Artists Meeting. City of Culture. Santiago de Compostela

2015
Promotion and dissemination of emerging artists. Project 3 – CMCV . Museums Consortium Valencia. Spain.

2013
Habitat Artístic Castelló Grant.

2010
Collaboration grant. Department of Painting and environment. Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain).

2009
Leonardo da Vinci Grant for practical internship abroad at Galeria de Arte Diferença. Lisbon,Portugal.

2005-06
Erasmus Grant at Faculdade de Belas Artes. Lisbon,Portugal.

Training Courses

2013
“How to enter the art market?”. Valencia Fine Arts Museum.

2005
“Computer Music” taught by Professor Leopoldo Amigo. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. 40 hours.

Individual Exhibitions

2016
“Grow up”- Art Space- Valencia University. Spain
“VHS” Curated by Escalera de Incendios. Anaglifos Gallery. Bcn
“Vale por un viaje”. Pepita Lumier Gallery. Valencia

2015
“Septiembre. Reflexiones sobre el acto de coleccionar” . Las Naves. Valencia

2014
“2010-2014” Sala Xtra Large. Valencia

2012
“Trastos, between the valuable object and the garbage”, Artstudio.at.bb, Valencia, Spain.

2011
“Experiences, Memories, Objects”, Yinyila Gallery, Chinchilla. Albacete, Spain.

2010
“Accumulations and Fetishes”, Diferença Gallery. Lisboa, Portugal.
“Accumulations and Fetishes”, Pepa Cervera Gallery. Rocafort, Spain.

2009
Espacio Contraseña. Valencia, Spain.

Group Exhibitions

2017
“Summer Art Time” . 9 Gallery. Valencia
“ArtSpaceShip”. Flecha gallery. Madrid
“Colective”. E Space. León
Contemporary Art Meeting 2017. MUA. Alicante

2016
“100 x 100”. The Makers. Madrid
4th Edition Graphic Market. El diluvio Universal. Barcelona.
“Encuentro III” 9 Gallery. Valencia
“Mardel Painting Prize”. Carmen Culture Center. Valencia
“Art and Metamorphosis”.
– Sala San Miguel. Caixa Castelló. Castellón
– Centro Cultural Las Cigarreras. Alicante
“XVI Murcia University Painting Prizs”. Pedro Cano Fundation. Blanca (Murcia)

2015
“I posquin you”. 33 Gallery. Valencia
Marte Art fair. Shiras Gallery. Castellón
“Art and Metamorfosis”- Carmen cultura Center. Valencia
“Mini cuadros. Huestes del Cadí” – Shoe Museum. Huestes del Cadí. Spain
– Room “Vicente Poveda”. Petrer Cultural Center. Spain
– “Las Cigarreras”. Cultural Center. Alicante. Spain
“Ibercaja Prize. Young Painters ” .Ibercaja Patio de la Infanta . Saragossa. Spain
“Murcia University painting prize”. Almudí palace. Murcia. Spain
Carcaixent Biennial. Carcaixent Cultur Center . Valencia. Spain
Benissa Biennial. Benissa Culture Center. Valencia. Spain

2014
Gabinete de Hygiene. Tapinería Market. Valencia. Spain
Selecta Suma. Las atarazanas. Valencia. Spain.

2013
Petxina Municipal center. Valencia. Spain
Civic Center Castellón Culture. Castellón. Spain
Sala MDD. Sevilla.

2012
Paterna biennial. Paterna (Valencia, Spain).
Art Group Exhibition. Extra Large Lounge. Valencia (Spain).
Hybrida art Festival. La Nau. Valencia
Traveling group exhibition CASARTE, San Inazio Municipal Center, Begoña Municipal
Center, Otxar koaga Municipal Center (Bilbao)
Arevalo VIII Contemporary Art Fair, Iglesia San Martín-Espacio Cultural de Caja de Ávila.
National Painting Prize Castellón City, Municipal Cultural Center. Castellón, Spain.

2011
Incubarte Festival, Clínica Mundana Gallery. Valencia. Spain.
50 x 50. (Traveling exhibition). Valencia, Albacete, Alicante. Spain
IKAS-ART, BEC. Bilbao. Spain
“Step by step”, Chinchilla Municipal Auditorium. Albacete. Spain.

2010
Summer Group Exhibition, Galería Pepa Cervera. Rocafort.

2009
“3th graffiti meeting”, Povoa, Portugal.
Group Exhibition, Multiespacio Gallery. Valencia, Spain.
Coruche biennial, Salão Alcorucen. Coruche. Portugal.

2008
“2nd Valetudo Artístico show”, Greenspace. Valencia,Spain.
“2nd graffiti meeting”, Povoa, Portugal.
Sant Mateu exhibition room. Castellón.
Mancha Real City Council exhibition room, Jaén.
Castellón Painting Prize, Youth House. Castellon de la Plana, Spain.
Certamen de mini-cuadros MUZ-MARTINEZ, San Vicente Gallery. San Vicent del Raspeig.

2007
“Drawing finalists”, Fine Arts Museum, Lisbon, Portugal.
“Chilhood and violence”, Trade fair. Valencia, Spain.
“1st Valetudo Artístico show”, Greenspace Valencia and “Círculo de Bellas Artes”, VLC.
“Os Templarios”, Convento dos Templarios. Tomar, Portugal

2004
“Monotipos”, Kessler-Battaglia Gallery. Valencia (Spain).

2003
“Si necesitas mi espacio, te lo cederé”, Inestable space. Valencia (Spain).

Awards

2017
Second prize. XX Mainel Fundatión painting prize. Valencia
Selected XLI National Painting prize “Vila de Pego”. Pego
Finalist EAC 2017.Contemporaty Art Meeting. Alicante

2016
Acquisition prize Paterna Biennial. Valencia
Finalist IV Mardel painting prize. Alicante.
Honorable mention. Mainel Foundation Painting prize. Valencia
Selected XVII National Painting prize. Royal Academy of fine Arts. Valencia
Selected XL Pego Contemporary Art Museum Painting competition. Valencia
Finalist 4th International Emerging Artist Award. Dubai.

2015
Selected Plastic Arts Prize. University of Murcia. Murcia. Spain
Finalist Ibercaja Young Painting Award. Saragossa. Spain
Finalist Mini-canvas prize. Elda. Spain
Finalist Plastic Arts Award. Vila de Soria. Spain
Finalist VII Carcaixent Biennial. Valencia

2014
Finalist Griffin Art Prize Iberia. Londres

2013
Finalist Valencia Cuna Award.
Plastic Arts Award Finalist University of Seville.

2012
Selected Carsa-Art Award. International Painting Competition “Art and Technology”

2010
Second Prize Winner at the Sports Painting Contest. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Spain.

2009
Prize winner of the Lisbon Urban Art Festival, organised by the Lisbon City Council. Portugal.
Finalist in the IV Bienal de Coruche. Portugal.

2008
“1° Certamen de Arte Hormonado”. Sala L’Mono, Bilbao (catalog)
Finalist for the XIII Painting Contest “Valentí Montolíu”. City Council of Sant Mateu,Spain.
Finalist in the XIV Contest of Plastic Arts and Photography “Rosa de Azafrán”. Membrilla, Spain.
Finalist in the III Painting Contest of Castellon,Spain.
Finalist in the XXIV “Villa Mancha Real” Contest. Jaen, Spain.

2006
First Prize “Controla club” for the Best Slogan.
First Prize Tirant lo Blanch for the Best Audiovisual Production from the Community of Valencia, Spain.

Also my works are in private collections in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and EEUU, as well as the artistic background of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the city hall of Castellón de la Plana, Paterna and Valencia city.