ABOUT ME
Welcome to this journey that will have us on a roller coaster of emotions for the next 6 months.
Who I am?
My name is Esther Pizarro. I was born in 1967, in Madrid, the city in which actually I live. I am a visual artist, researcher and senior lecturer at Universidad Europea de Madrid. I got my PhD in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1995.
Where I have study?
I completed my education thanks to different scholarships that allowed me to travel abroad, get to know other cultures and other learning models. I share with you the most important ones: Artistic Creation Scholarship from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in New York; Visual Arts Scholarship from the Casa de Velázquez, Madrid; Generation 2000 Scholarship, Caja de Madrid; Visual Arts Scholarship from the Spanish Academy in Rome; Visual Arts Scholarship from the College of Spain in Paris; Predoctoral Scholarship for the Training of Research Staff at the Complutense University of Madrid. Between 1996 and 1997, I resided in the United States with a Fulbright Commission and Ministry of Education and Culture Grant at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB).
Where I have exhibited my work?
I have exhibited individually at Centro Cultural Las Cigarreras, Alicante; Tabacalera, La Fragua, Ministry of Culture and Sports, Madrid; Centro de Escultura de Candás Museo Antón, Candás, Asturias; Fundación Metrópoli, Madrid; Museo Real Casa de la Moneda, Segovia; MataderoMadrid; Casa Asia, Barcelona; Hospital Real, Granada; Museo San Telmo, San Sebastián; Centro de Arte Tomás y Valiente, Sala A, (CEART), Fuenlabrada; Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Canarias COAC, Demarcación Las Palmas; Museo Barjola, Gijón; Galería Antonio Prates, Lisbon, Portugal; Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid; Galería Raquel Ponce + Robles, Madrid; Galería Manuel Ojeda, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; California State University, Long Beach, United States; and Casa de Velázquez, Madrid.
My latest group exhibitions include my participation in Spain Arts & Science LAB in Belgium. Embassy of Spain; Instituto Cervantes Krakow, Poland; Laboral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, Gijón; I Bienal del Sur de Panamá; Edificio Miller, City Hall of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Venice Biennial of Architecture, Spanish Pavilion, Venice, Italy; Cultural Center of Spain in Lima, Peru; Dasto Art Center, Oviedo; Cervantes Institute and Spanish Academy in Rome, Italy; "20 de 1000", Caja de Madrid, Itinerant in Spain; San Fernando Academy, "Scholarship holders Rome 1998-99", Madrid; and Museo Oraziano- Palazzo Orsini, Licenza, Rome, Italy.
In recent years I have worked on interventions in public spaces, both temporary and permanent: Shanghai World Expo, China; Expo Zaragoza; Pradolongo Park, Madrid; Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos, Mérida; West Lake Park, Hangzhou, China; Parque Casino de la Reina, Lavapiés, Madrid; San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic; Arganda del Rey subway station, Madrid; Francos Rodríguez subway station, Madrid and Junta Municipal de Latina, Madrid.
What I am interested on?
My artistic work is mainly focused on the creation of sculptural projects, three-dimensional art installations and interventions in large-scale public spaces. My artistic proposals combine art, science and technology. Analog manufacturing techniques are combined with digital manufacturing: Computerized Numerical Control (CNC), digital printing, and laser cutting and engraving; always looking for innovation in formal solutions.
In the artistic field my latest installations explore the complexity of contemporary society: mobility, connection between cities (physical and digital), polycentric urban systems, data visualization, climate change and environmental emergencies; these are some of the themes I have dealt with in my latest projects.
Where do I teach?
In the academic field I am a Professor at European University of Madrid since 2003. In the last two decades I have been teaching Art and Design subject, both theorical and practices.
Why to take the Fab Academy?
My interest in taking the Fab Academy program is mainly focused on the opportunity to investigate new materials applying digital fabrication techniques; in the need to continue learning after twenty years teaching; and in the possibility of following a complete and complex training in technological aspects that I have always wanted to learn or deepen in their knowledge.The opportunity to take this program would be a turning point and growth in my artistic career allowing me to contribute and design innovative solutions based on new technologies in future projects of the studio.
Where can you contact me?
You can contact me at estherpizarrostudio@gmail.com
You can see more projects at my web page www.estherpizarro.es