Alejandra de la Torre Morejón de Girón
Born in Castellón de la Plana (Spain), 1983.
Education
2019
Postgraduate degree in ‘Illustration applied to design’, IEDP, Barcelona, Spain
2012
Masters degree in Artistic Production (Hons), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain
2007
Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts (Major – Painting), Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain
Scholarships & Grants
2020
Call for Online Culture # CmcVaCasa ”. Centro Cultural del Carmen, Valencia, Spain
2018
Grant “Habitat Artístic de Castelló” Castellón, Spain
2016
Grant “Meet of new artist cultural city” (Encuentro Novos Artistas Cidade da Cultura), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2015
Grant “3CMCV Project Grant for Emerging artists”, Valencia, Spain
2013
Grant “Habitat Artístic Castelló”, Castellón, Spain
2010
Collaborative Scholarship, Painting and Environment Department, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain, http://www.upv.es/entidades/CIAE/info/758868normalc.html
2009
Leonardo da Vinci Scholarship, Galería de arte Diferença, Lisbon, Portugal
2005-06
Erasmus Grant, Faculty of Visual Arts, Lisbon, Portugal
Art Fairs
2023
“The 90’s room” Just Mad, S Galery, Madrid, Spain
2021
“Infinity art” Feria Stampa, Madrid, Spain
“Infinity art” Feria Marte, Castellón, Spain
2020
“Do you want a casqueta?” Stand Galería Pepita Lumier, Drawing Room Fair, Valencia, Spain
2019
“The Olympics” Stand ayuntamiento de Castellón, Feria Marte, Castellón
2018
“The stigma of the unemployed” Stand premio Marte, Feria Marte, Castellón
2015
“AT TIME” Stand Galería Shira, Feria de Arte Marte, Castellón
2011
“The beauty of accumulation” Stand Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Feria de arte IKAS-ART, BEC Bilbao
Individual Exhibitions
2022
“Bye Bye Souvenir”. Galería 4, Valencia, Spain
2021
“The Beauty of Accumulation”. MACVAC, Villafamés, Spain
2018
“Bitter cotton Candy”, Mad id Mad SL. Madrid, Spain.
2016
“VHS”, Escalera de Incendios, Anaglifos Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
“Okay for a trip”, Galería Pepita Lumier, Valencia, Spain
“GROW UP” Espai d’art, Nuevo Centro, Valencia, Spain
2015
“Septiembre. Reflections about the act of collecting”, Las Naves, Valencia, Spain
2010
“Accumulations and Fetishes”, Galería Diferença, Lisboa, Portugal, Galería Pepa Cervera, Rocafort, Spain
Collective Exhibitions
2022
“IN/Disciplina”. Sala 30 Gallery, Castellón, Spain
2021
“Enrique Morente Tribute”. Sala Las Claras, Plasencia, Spain
“Ellas”. Galería Cuatro, Valencia, Spain
2020
“Synergies”. Galería Cuatro, Valencia, Spain
“Online Culture #CmcvaCasa”. Centre Cultural del Carmen, Valencia, Spain
“How to understand a captivity. 63 days that changed our reality”, Las Naves, Valencia, Spain
“Valencia Illustrated”, Sala Rambleta y Restaurante Mistro, Valencia, Spain
2019
“Seditious Displacements”, Las Naves, Valencia, Spain
“No Borders” Odetta Gallery, New York, USA
“Artistic Habitat” Scholarships, Centro Cultura, Castellón, Spain
2018
Collective Exhibition, Galería 9, Valencia, Spain
6th Edition of “Mercat Grafic” El diluvio Universal. Barcelona, Spain
“Artgemesí”, Algemesí Exhibition Hall, Valencia, Spain
“Tribute to Higinio Mateu” Centro Cultural Las Aulas, Castellón
“On the counter”, Galería Pepita Lumier, Valencia, Spain
Ways to travel, Librería del IVAM, Valencia, Spain
2017
“Astrophytum”. Espacio Hygiene. Valencia, Spain
“Summer Art Time” Galería 9, Valencia, Spain
“ArtSpaceShip” Galería 9, Valencia, Spain
“Collective” Espacio E, León, Spain
Meetings of Contemporany Art 2017, MUA, Alicante, Spain
2016
“100 x 100” The Markers, Madrid, Spain
4th Edition “Mercat Grafic” El diluvio Universal, Barcelona, Spain
“Meeting III” Galería 9, Valencia, Spain
“Mardel Painting Prize”Centro del Carmen, Valencia
“Art and Metamorphosis” Sala San Miguel, Caixa Castelló, Castellón, Spain. Centro Cultural Las Cigarreras, Alicante, Spain
“16th Edition Painting Prize” University of Murcia, Fundación Pedro Cano, Murcia, Spain
2015
“I posquin you”, 33 Gallery, Valencia, Spain
“Art and Metamorphosis”, Sala San Miguel, Caixa Castelló, Castellón, Spain
University of Murcia Award, Centro de Arte Palacio Almudí, Murcia, Spain
“Mini frames. Host of Cadí” – Museo del Calzado, Cadí. Spain. Sala “Vicente Poveda” Centro Cultural de Petrer. “Las Cigarreras” Alicante, Spain
Ibercaja “Young Painting Award” Ibercaja Patio de la Infanta, Zaragoza, Spain
2014
“Select Sum” Atarazanas, Valencia, Spain
“Hygiene Cabinet”, Mercado Tapinería, Valencia, Spain
2013
“Valencia Cot” La Petxina Cultural Center, Valencia, Spain, Castelló Cultural Center, Castellón, Spain
2012
“Paterna Biennial”, Paterna, Spain
“Hybrida Art Festival” La Nau, Valencia, Spain
“Carsa-arte”. Itinerant Exhibition, San Inazio Munincipal Center, Spain. Begoña Munincupal Center, Spain. Otxarkoaga Munincipal Center, Bilbao Spain
Center, Otxarkoaga Municipal Center, Bilbao, Spain
“7th Arevalo Contemporary Art Fair”, San Martín Church. Espacio Cultural Space of Ávila, Spain
2010
“Summer Group Exhibition”, Galería Pepa Cervera, Rocafort, Spain
2009
“3th Povoa Graffiti Meeting”, Povoa, Portugal
Collective Exhibition, Multiespacio Gallery, Valencia, Spain
“IV Coruche Biennale”, Alcorucen Event Hall, Coruche, Portugal
Prizes
2022
Winner of “Encarna Jimenez” Urban art contest. Valencia. Spain
Winner of “Libertad” prize at Huestes del Cadí mini canvas contest. Alicante, Spain
“Camarote” prize finalist. Madrid. Spain
2020
Finalist premio Senyera, Ayuntamiento de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2018
“Best Castellón Artist” prize for Marte Art Fair, Castellón, Spain
Secondary Prize “XXI Mainel Fundation Painting Prize”, Valencia, Spain
2017
Secondary Prize “XX Mainel Fundatión Painting Prize”, Valencia, Spain
Selected “XLI Vila de Pego National Painting Prize”, Pego, Spain
Selected “EAC 2017.Contemporaty Art Meeting”, Alicante, Spain
2016
Acquisition prize “Paterna Biennial”, Paterna, Spain
Finalist “IV Mardel Painting Prize”, Mardel Foundation, Alicante, Spain
Honorable Mention “XIX Mainel Foundation Painting Prize”, Valencia, Spain
Selected “XVII National Painting Context of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts” Valencia, Spain
Selected “XL Painting Contest Pego Art Contemporary Museum” Pego, Spain
Finalist “4th International Emerging Artist Award Dubai” , Dubai, Arab Emirates
2015
Selected “Murcia University Art Prize”, Murcia, Spain
Finalist “Young painter award” Zaragoza, Spain
Selected “XXXVI Huestes del Cadí Mini-Canvas Prize” Elda, Spain
Finalist “XXXIII S. Soria Painting Prize” Benissa, Spain
Finalist “VII Carcaixent Painting Biennial Prize” Carcaixent, Spain
2014
Finalist Valencia Cuna Award, Valencia, Spain
Plastic Arts Award Finalist University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
2013
Finalist Valencia Cuna Award, Valencia, Spain
Plastic Arts Award Finalist University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
2012
Selected Carsa-Art Award. International Painting Competition “Art and Technology”
2010
Second Prize Winner at the Sports Painting Contest, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2009
Prize winner of the Lisbon Urban Art Festival, organised by the Lisbon City Council, Lisbon, Portugal
Finalist in the IV Bienal de Coruche, Coruche, Portugal
My works are also in private collections in Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as in the art collection of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Castellón City Council, Paterna City Council, Valencia City Council and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Villafamés.