Paco Contreras. Cartagena, Spain.
Art studies with Dora Catarineu. BA (Hons) in Fine Arts in the Polytechnic University of Valencia, in 2003. Holder of a Socrates-Erasmus programme grant, 9 months at the University of Madeira's Department of Arts. Grant holder for the Taller Internacional de Paisaje (International Workshop on Landscape), collaborating at Francesc Torres Art Studio in Blanca, Murcia, 2008. Grant holder for the Taller Internacional de Paisaje (International Workshop on Landscape), collaborating at Concha Jerez Art Studio in Blanca, Murcia, 2009. Workshop hosted by the artist Perejaume at the LAB (Young Art Laboratory), Murcia, 2009. International Seminar on artistic creation Creatividad Social, acción colectiva y prácticas artísticas, Idensitat #5 project, Barcelona 2009. Art and Propaganda. Do It Yourself strategies and practices. Workshop by Democracia in collaboration with Eva Soto, Avinyó (Barcelona) 2010. Aula Remake workshop hosted by Makea Tu Vida collective, inside of Manifesta 8 Festival, Cartagena 2010. EXTRA~RÁDIO First meeting / workshops on cultural action and city, a project by Saladestar as part of ProjectePÚBLIC!, Barcelona 2010. Workshop Mapping from blindness conducted by Stany Cambot, part of the Frech collective Echelle Inconnue, San Javier 2011.
Exhibitions and other projects
Member of the winning project and the audience award at Startup Weekend Murcia 2013 with the oinKoin web project. Cartagena 2013 - REHOGAR 4.0, group exhibition at La Sala Oberta del Centre Cultural La Nau de la Universitat de Valencia. Hosted by Colectivo Makea tu Vida. Valencia 2012 - La Mar de Músicas, group exhibition at The Parque Torres' Concert Hall. Cartagena 2012 - Mirando a la Algameca, group exhibition, Galería Gigarpe. Cartagena 2012 - Site-specific installation at Imagina Festival in collaboration with Verónica Perales. San Javier 2011 - Site-specific installation at Urban Art & Media Organisation Festival (UAMO). Munich 2010 – Site-specific installation at Mucho Mas Mayo Festival. Cartagena 2010 – Site-specific installation at Imagina Festival. San Javier 2010 – Site-specific art in the landscape. Display of works done at the Taller Internacional de Paisaje (International Workshop on Landscape) in Blanca. Blanca 2009 – Selected for a project entitled: 2008 Culturas. Exposición y Convocatoria de Premios para el Diálogo Intercultural, to mark the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue and arranged by the Spanish National Society for Cultural Commemorations (SECC). Web site: www.2008culturas.com – Site-specific installation at Mucho Mas Mayo Festival. Cartagena 2008 – Arrangement of a series of talks on public art entitled Transformaciones. Arte, Reflexión y Activismo, as part of the aforementioned Mucho Mas Mayo Festival –Site-specific installation at Imagina Festival. San Javier 2008 - Urban Art & Media Organisation Festival (UAMO), Screening section, Munich 2008 – Site-specific installation at AlterArte 07 Festival. Murcia 2007 – Site-specific installation at Mucho Mas Mayo Festival. Cartagena 2007 – Arrangement of a series of talks on public art entitled La construcción de la realidad: Imaginarios culturales y escena urbana, as part of Mucho Mas Mayo Festival – Site-specific installation at Imagina Festival. San Javier 2007 – Urban Art & Media Organisation Festival (UAMO), Beamer Projection section. Munich 2007 – Illustration for Proyecto736 in a website dedicated to mark the centenary of writer Carmen Conde birthday, 2007 – Video art for Mandarache literary awards 2006/07 - Site-specific installation at Mucho Mas Mayo Festival. Cartagena 2006 – Arrangement of a series of talks on public art entitled Arte en la ciudad: Visiones múltiples sobre el espacio público as part of Mucho Mas Mayo Festival – Backlighters, group exhibition. Cartagena 2005 – Arte Urbana Para Intervencao (AUPI), group exhibition. Lisbon 2005.