EDUCATION
-Doctor in Fine Art (PHD) “Domestic space in contemporary sculpture, 1985-1995” University of Vigo, Spain. 1999
-Graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca, Spain 1994
PUBLICATION BOOK: The oneiric work of Carme Casbelisa. Deputación de Lugo, 2011
CURATOR: The selected work. Galician artists in the last 30 years. Museo MIHL, Lugo, 2012
GRANTS, PRIZES AND RESIDENCES:
2015. The Quiñonera Residence, Mexico D.F.
Excellence grant special government programs for foreigners Mexico. Stays of artistic creation.
Mobility grants for Galician creative sector
2013. The Townhouse Gallery Residence, Cairo
2009.Grant CAM in contemporary art. Oslo, Sao Paulo, Patagonia Argentina, Nord Kapp, Sahara
Capacete Residence, Rio de Janeiro.
2005- Grant Spanish Academy of Rome.
2004- Grant Yaddo Fundation, New York.
2001-2002- Endesa Fundation Artist Creation Grant, Spain
2000 Grant Foreing Artist Creation Unión Fenosa, New York, Vito Acconci Studio
1997- PHD Grant, Xunta de Galicia (1997-1999)
1996- Prize "XII Muestra de Arte Joven", Instituto de la Juventud, Madrid, Spain .
1995- First Prize. IX Certame Galego de Artes Plásticas, Spain
PHD Grant, Xunta de Galicia (1994-1996)
1994- Second Prize Sculture Project, Salamanca town council, Spain
COLABORATIONS AND PROJECTS:
2015. Spatial and Chromatic Percepcion in Mexican Culture. Mexico D.F.
2013. Spatial and Chromatic Percepcion in Arab Culture. Cairo
2009-2010. Hospital Therapy Room. Asociación Sen marco. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago. Centro Galego de arte Contemporánea.
2009. Project cromatic range of colours, Centro de Día de Maceda Ourense, Spain. Colaboration with Trespes Arquitectos Study
2007-Sculpture work for I Premio Muller e Ciencia “Maria Josefa Wonenburger Planells
2004-Exhibition museography: The word of the painting, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The Way Home Project, Munich, Germany
2002-NEXT 8 Mostra Internazionale di Architettura, La Biennale di Venezia, Spanish Pavilion, Italy. Project : green + blue communities
2001-Media House Project, Media Lab del Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Instituto Metápolis para la arquitectura avanzada, Fundación Politécnica de Cataluña,Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona, Spain
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2012- Corporal Stabilize, Galería SCQ, Santiago de Compostela.
2011- White Anguish, Galeria Tiziana Di Caro, Salerno, Italia.
Monica Alonso. Works (1993-2011) Museo Provincial de Lugo
2010- Room Hospital Therapy. Asociación Sen marco. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago. Centro Galego de arte Contemporánea.
2009. The last bed, SCQ Gallery, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2008.Cold, SCQ Gallery, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Heat, Tiziana di Caro Gallery, Salerno, Italy
2006- Flesh Color, May Moré Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2005- Beauty Trasplants, SCQ Gallery, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2004-Love in the Clouds, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Valdivia, Chile
Latitudes 1, (with Salvador Cidras), Caixa Galicia Fundation, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2003- Cama Roja para Entorno Natural (Red Bed for Natural Environment), May Moré Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Sema, Museo Provincial de Lugo, Spain
Clínica de Percepción (Perception Clinic), Centro Torrente Ballester, Ferrol, Spain
2002-Pleasure Products, VGO Gallery, Vigo, Spain
MITGA 1932-2020, Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela.
Becas de Creación Artística Unión Fenosa, MACUF, A Coruña, Spain
2000- Mundo Terapia (Therapy World). Art Space, Caja Madrid, Pontevedra, Spain
-Terapia Lugar de Felicidade (Happiness Therapy Place). SCQ Gallery, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
1997-Waking up in my room (with Daniel Chust). Sala Montcada de la Fundación “La Caixa”, Barcelona, Spain
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (from 2015 to 2001)
2015. As at home. Creative stories about the expanded home. Pazo de Tor, Monforte de Lemos, Lugo
2014. Festival looks. Woman looks on the Guide Lugo Postal Maruja Mallo. Project: Perception of the colors of winter and summer colors in the city of Lugo.
2012 Coleccion Works Gas Natural Fenosa. Palau de la Música i Congressos de Valencia
Coordenadas da arte galega contemporánea. Novacaixagalicia, Vigo
73 x 73 x 273. Iglesia de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
2011 -Realities, expreswesions, wefts. Arte en Galicia desde 1975. Fundación Caixa Galicia, Ferrol.
-Open registers. Materials, context and narratives in contemporary galician art. Museo Provincial de Lugo.
-Couples. Sala de exposiciones del centro cultural Caixanova, Vigo
2010. Miart Fiera Milano, Stand Tiziana di Caro, Italy
Bologna Fiera Arte, Stand Tiziana di Caro, Italy
2009. Art Lisboa, Stand SCQ, Portugal
Realities, expressions, wefts. Art in Galicia since 1975. Caixa Galicia Fundation, Ferrol, Spain
Open Registers. Subjects, contexts and narratives in contemporary galician art. Museo Provincial de Lugo, Spain
Couples. Exhibitions room Caixa Nova, Vigo, Spain
2008. Art Forum Berlin, SCQ Gallery, Berlín.
Edges and maps. Women creation in Galiza. Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela
Abertal. Arte Lucense. Museo Provincial de Lugo
Another geography. Art from Galicia. Centro Hispano-Americano de Cultura, Habana, Cuba.
The daily mirror. New inclusions in Caixa Galicia collection. Caixa Galicia Fundation, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
2007. Fragmentos del todo. Arte español actual en la colección del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Unión Fenosa, MACUF. Exposición itinerante por diferentes lugares de Europa en colaboración con el Instituto Cervantes.
Biennial Sculpture Riofisa 2007, Madrid
Maps, cosmogonies and reference points. CGAC, Santiago de Compostela
ARCO 2007, Madrid, Galería SCQ
2006. Scholarship in Real Academia de España en Roma, City Museum, Madrid
Urbanitas. Urban attitudes in contemporary galician art, MARCO, Vigo
ARCO 2006, Madrid, Galeria SCQ
Archiving Storms. The ARCO and CGAC collections, Santiago de Compostela
2005-Mirada Sesgada, Union FENOSA Collection, MACUF, A Coruña, Spain
Spazi Aperti. Romania Academy , Roma, Italy
26.55 Borsisti 2004-2005. Spanish Academy, Roma, Italy
ARCO 2005, SCQ Gallery, VGO Gallery, Spain
2004- Becarios Endesa 7, Museo de Teruel, Spain
Dreaming Arquitectures, CAAM, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
In the beginning there was the journey, 28 Bienal de Arte de Pontevedra, Spain
9ª Fiera Internazionale d’Arte, Milán, May Moré Gallery, Italy
The Studio Open Doors Festival, Dublín, Ireland
ARCO 2004, Madrid, SCQ gallery, VGO gallery, Spain
2003- -Arte Lisboa’2003. Stand gallery SCQ, Stand gallery VGO, Portugal
Los Indisciplinados (The Undisciplineds), MARCO, Vigo, Spain
Xogos de escala. Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2002- NEXT 8 Mostra Internazionale di Architettura, La Biennale di Venezia, Spanish Pavilion, Italy. Project : green + blue communities
Doméstico’02, Seven studios in one place, Madrid, Spain
Arte Lisboa’2002. Stand gallery SCQ, Stand gallery VGO, Portugal
Grace & Gravity, Estrany de la Mota Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Figuraciones desde Galicia, Caja Madrid, Museo de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
20 anos, 20 escultores Galicia Escultura (20 years, 20 sculptors Galicia Sculpture,), Centro Torrente Ballester, Ferrol, Spain
ARCO 2002, SCQ Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2001- Figuraciones desde Galicia (Representation from Galicia), Caja Madrid, Centro de Arte Joven, Madrid
MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
- Fundació La Caixa, Spain
- Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Spain
- Colección Unión Fenosa, Spain
- Fundación Caixa Galicia, Spain
- Caixa Nova, Spain
- Caja Madrid, Spain
- Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Spain
- Fundación Endesa, Madrid, Spain
- Museo de Teruel, Spain
- Diputación de Salamanca, Spain
- Xunta de Galicia, Spain
- Instituto de la Juventud, Madrid, Spain
- Museo Provincial de Lugo, Spain
- Museo Comarcal da Fonsagrada, Lugo, Spain
- Private Collections
