ABOUT ME
CURRICULUM VITAE
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elvira.granados@hotmail.es
Residencia en Madrid desde febrero de 2021.
TRAINING
Polytechnic University of Valencia. Fine Arts Degree. Painting Speciality.1997 Polytechnic University of Valencia.
PhD in Contemporary Visual Arts.
2000 Southampton Institute of Higher Education. (Southampton Solent University). Painting Speciality. Joint degree. 1996 – 1997 Course.
The Place. London Contemporary Dance School. 1991
Shakespeare Valencia Foundation. Drama Studies. From 1992 to 1994.
Polytechnic University of Valencia. Fine Arts College. Department of Art History. Photography Workshops. Marga Clark. Organized by area of Photography. "Introspection Photo". 1993.
February 2000. Workshop Set Design in Film and Television. Fine Arts College of San Carlos de Valencia. Organized by the Department of Sculpture at the UPV (Polytechnic University of Valencia). Valencia.
September 2002. Cinema Makeup Workshop characterization 2. Taught by Ana Lozano. Valencia.
October 2002. Makeup workshop film, theater and television. Taught by Ana Lozano. Valencia.
September 2002. Assistant makeup artist Ana Lozano Workshop hairpieces and special effects in film, theater and television. Valencia.
October-December 2002. Workshop corrective makeup. Delivered by Norbert. TEVIAN makeup school. Valencia.
Complutense University of Madrid. CAP. Aptitude Teaching Certificate. 2009.
IELTS. International English Languaje Testing System. Academic. 21 July 2012. British Council. Madrid. Spain. Skilled. Test Report Form Number: 12ES000661GRAE024A
IMATS 2013 London. Kazuhiro Tsuji cinema make up Effects Master Class.
Experience in Art World:
Painting Exhibitions:
Postpos Gallery. Valencia-1996 - 2000
ARCO 96. International Contemporary Art Fair. Paintings. Postpos Gallery. Madrid, February 1996.
October 1996. Paintings. Solo exhibition. Postpos Gallery. Valencia.
ARCO 97. International Contemporary Art Fair. Paintings. Postpos Gallery. Madrid, February 1997.
June 1997. Paintings. Group show. Southampton Institute of Higher Education. Solent University. Promotion 1997. Southampton. England.
June 1997. Paintings. Group show. Postpos Gallery. Valencia.
December 1997. Paintings. Group show. Ra del rey Art Gallery. Madrid. January 1998.
Paintings. Group show. Erasmus scholarship. Joseph Renau Hall. University of Fine Arts in Valencia. January 1998.
Paintings. Solo exhibition. Postpos Gallery. Valencia.
ARCO 98. International Contemporary Art Fair. Paintings. Postpos Gallery. Madrid, February 1998.
April 1998. Paintings. ART TO THE HOTEL. Postpos Gallery. English Hotel. Valencia.
November 1998. Paintings. NEW ART. Postpos Gallery. Barcelona.
ARCO 99. International Contemporary Art Fair. Paintings. Postpos Gallery. Madrid, February 1999.
March 2001. Tribute to Frida Kahlo. Group exhibition. Mixed media photographic work. Viciana Art Gallery. Valencia.
1995. Valencia. Photographic Model for Photographer Eduard Ibanez. Works exhibited in VISOR Art Gallery. Valencia and Madrid. ARCO 96.
Artwork in Gallery Thema. Valencia. 2003-2011.
America. Group exhibition project "fashion art" with Manu Fernandez.
Collaboration as a painter of one of the fifty models parcially designed by Manuel Fernandez from Valencia presented by different museums internationally in the project called Fashion Art. Each model is made at painting by different artists, among others include Pablo Genovés, Manolo Valdés, El Hortelano , Ouka Lele, Ceesepe, Chillida, Ripollés, Calpurnio ... Elvira Granados.
Other Group Exhibitions:
2003. July to October. Argentina, Buenos Aires. National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires.
2003. November-December. Uruguay, Montevideo. Audiovisual Arts Museum of Montevideo. 2004.
April to May. Chile, Santiago, Chile. Las Condes. 2004.
June. Colombia, Bogota. Museum of Modern Art.. 2004.
July. Colombia, Medellin. Museum of Antioquia. 2004.
August to September. Colombia, Cali. Tertulia Museum. 2004.
November-December. Cartagena de Indias. Santo Domingo Cloister. 2005.
August to October. Ecuador, Guayaquil. Anthropological Museum of Contemporary Art. 2005.
October-November. Mexico, Aguascalientes. Aguascalientes Museum. 2006.
Marzo. Panamá. Panama Canal Museum of Panama. 2009.
From 7 to 22 February. Fashion Art Exhibition International Culture Festival Paiz. Antigua. Guatemala.
Paintings in private collections. 2006-2008.
Temporary transfer of residence to England. Flitwick, Harlington (Bedforshire) and London. Development paintings, alternating with collaborations in Spain.
August 2007. Public representative of Documenta Kassel special guest at El Bulli by Ferran Adria. Development of paintings back around dinner. Project "Table 12".
March – May 2009 - May . Gallery José Robles. Madrid. Opening Exhibition "sleepwalking". Javier Granados- Elvira Granados.
Experience as performer
Painting-dance-cinema performance. Set, make up designer and performer. First performance February 5th. Sabadell. L'Estruch room. Barcelona. Spain. Granados-Picó in “las doñas” ("the ladies"). Performance. 4, 5, 6 and 7 of June 2008. Unique representations in Naumon (Fura dels Baus boat). Port Vell. Barcelona. Spain.
Experience as Art teacher
Year 2008-2009: Professor of Practice as Artistic Drawing and Color in the School of Arts La Palma. Madrid. 1st year students of Bachelor of Arts.
Year 2009-2010. Professor of Technical Drawing (1st and 2nd school) and Plastic and Visual Education (1st and 3rd ESO). Archangel Raphael School. Madrid.
Inaugural parade of the ninth edition of the Valencia Fashion Week, September 2010, Hall 8 of the Fair. Fashion Art Inaugural Parade. September 8 - October 12, 2010. Prince Philip Hall City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Fashion Art exhibition.
2012-2013 painting in England. Kempston (Bedfordshire) and London.
Experience in films:
1996. Main character in the film "The eye is nothing." 35 mm, 25 min. Directed by Sigfrid Monleón. Nisa Productions. Valencia. Spain.
1996. Main character in the film "The whim". Digital Video / 35 mm, 14 min. Directed by Sigfrid Monleón. Nisa Productions. Valencia.
2000. Character in the film "The Dutch island". 35 mm, 105 min. Adapted from the novel of the same name written by Ferran Torrent and directed by Sigfrid Monleón. Produced by NISA (Valencia) and Oberon (Barcelona) Productions.
Madrid 2001. Paintings created for the set of the film "Angel's Punishment". Directed by Fele Martinez.
2001. Diminutos del Calvario (short films). Directed by Javier Rebollo. Stylist designer.
2003. Work on Doctoral Thesis Project: "Iconography and film: Configuring a Fellini character".
2004. First assistant makeup special effects in the film “El año del diluvio” (AKA "The Year of the Flood") based on the novel by Eduardo Mendoza. Directed by Jaime Chavarri. United International Pictures.
2004. First assistant makeup in the film “Entre vivir y soñar” (AKA " Searching for Love"). Directors: David Menkes & Alfonso Albacete. Aurum productions.
2004. "Fragile". Elvira Granados stand in Calista Flockhart. A film by Jaume Balaguero. Starring Calista Flockhart. New Films (England). Filmax. Filmed in Cataluña, Reading and Isle of Wight. England. 2008.
2013. Key Makeup Artist. Head of hair and make up department. Film “Por un puñado de besos” directed by David Menkes. Frade PC. Largometraje protagonizado por Ana de Armas y Martiño Rivas.
2013. Hair and makeup artist: crowd. Film "Exodus: Gods and Kings" directed by Ridley Scott.
Current Project. Showing now
2014. Painting exhibition. "What Ever Happened to Nancy Lilley". Paco Cañizares Space. April 25th to June 15th. Calle Padre Luque 25. Almería. Spain
2015. Exposición individual casino de Marbella. Primavera.
2020. Exposición colectiva. Julio. Madrid. Eka & Moor Art Gallery.
2020. Septiembre. Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Madrid. Exposición colectiva proyecto Fashion Art Institute Madrid. (Manu Fernández). Selección de 50 artistas con obras contribución a Subasta benéfica de la Cruz Roja por el Covid. Contribución personal con la obra matérica de técnica mixta (acrílico, resinas y óleo) "We are light from the darkness" (Elvira Granados). Seleccionada.
2021. Traslado de residencia a Madrid. Preparando nuevas obras en estudio. Próxima individual en Eka & Moor Art Gallery en proyecto.
2022. Galería David Bardía. Madrid. 28 de Abril a 17 de Mayo. Exposición Colectiva Proyecto Time to Walk . Organizado por FASHION ART INSTITUTE, DAVID BARDÍA GALERÍA DE ARTE Y CALLAGHAN ADAPTACTION. Homenaje al pueblo Ucraniano. Snakers intervenidos como obra plástica.
2 de Junio 2022. GALERÍA DE ARTE DAVID BARDÍA. Subasta de snakers solidarios. A favor de la ONG Global Humanitaria para la creación de comedores en las zonas de conflicto.
