AWARDS, EXHIBITIONS, COURSES AND JURY SERVICE ALEJANDRO MARÍ ESCALERA

2016. Three Special Mentions at the International Color Awards. California, USA. 

  October 2015. Jury member for the 6th Piedad Isla National Photography Award, organised by the Provincial Council of Palencia. Award recipient: Marisa Flórez. Palencia. 

  March 2015. Curator of “PATRIMONI 2015”, an exhibition featuring students from my photography courses at CEPA PITIÜSES, held in the cloister of Ibiza Town Hall. Ibiza. 

  2015. Instructor for “Photography: Technique and Aesthetics”, a photography course at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). Ibiza. 

  October 2014. Jury member for the 5th Piedad Isla National Photography Award, presented by the Provincial Council of Palencia. That year’s recipient was Chema Madoz. Palencia. 

  June 2014. Jury member at the 2nd International Photography Festival of Chefchaouen. Morocco. 

  June 2014. Instructor for a fashion and portrait lighting workshop at the International Photography Festival of Chefchaouen. Morocco. 

  2013. Finalist at the International Black & White Spider Awards 2013. 

  October 2013. Jury member for the 4th Piedad Isla National Photography Award, presented by the Provincial Council of Palencia. 

  May 2013. Finalist at the 6th Photography Masters Cup, International Color Awards. 

  April 2013. Exhibition: “AFP FOTOGRAFÍA PROFESIONAL. PRESENTE Y FUTURO”, at Sonimagfoto & Multimedia, Fira de Barcelona. Barcelona. 

  April 2013. Exhibition: “1x1 La mirada escrita”, bringing together 30 writers and visual artists in creative pairs. Obra Social Sa Nostra, L’ESTACIÓ CENTRE D’ART. Dénia, Alicante. 

  March 2013. Curator of “PATRIMONI 2013”, an exhibition featuring my photography students from CEPA PITIÜSES, held in the cloister of Ibiza Town Hall. December 2012. Exhibition: “20 AÑOS DE PREMIOS LUX. UNA MIRADA A LA FOTOGRAFÍA PROFESIONAL”, bringing together winners of the LUX Gold National Professional Photography Award. Palau Robert, Barcelona. 

  October 2012. Jury member for the 3rd Piedad Isla National Photography Award, presented by the Provincial Council of Palencia, representing the Association of Professional Photographers of Spain (AFPE). Palencia. 

  August 2012. Exhibition: “1x1 La mirada escrita”, bringing together 30 writers and visual artists in creative pairs. Obra Social Sa Nostra, Sala Sa Nostra. Ibiza. March 2012. Curator of “PATRIMONI 2012”, an exhibition featuring my photography students from CEPA PITIÜSES. Ibiza. December 2011. Exhibition: “PIEL ADENTRO”, at Club Diario. Ibiza. 

  October 2011. Jury member for the 2nd Piedad Isla National Photography Award, presented by the Provincial Council of Palencia, representing the Association of Professional Photographers of Spain (AFPE). Palencia. 

  August 2011. Exhibition: “XV Aniversario de la AAVIB”, organised by the Association of Visual Artists of the Balearic Islands (AAVIB), at the Ibiza Conference Centre. Santa Eulalia. 

  July 2011. Jury member at the Ibiza International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Festival del Mar. Ibiza. 

  March 2011. Exhibition: “100 Obras, Colorantes Autorizados 2011”, organised by the Association of Professional Photographers of Spain (AFPE), at Sonimagfoto & Multimedia. Barcelona. 

  March 2011. Group exhibition: “cARTón”, at Galerie Mein Blau in Berlin. Organised by Ibiza Town Council and the Institut Ramon Llull, and curated by Carles Guasch. Berlin, Germany. 

  February 2011. Group exhibition at Dénia’s Municipal Cultural Centre, organised by Ibiza Town Council and the Institut Ramon Llull. Supported by the Government of the Balearic Islands, the Ibiza Island Council and the Foundation for the Promotion of Tourism in Ibiza, with the participation of the Baleària Foundation and Dénia Town Council. Dénia, Alicante. 

  January 2011. Exhibition: “cARTón”, at the Centro de Arte Moderno, Calle Galileo 52, 28015 Madrid. Organised by Ibiza Town Council and curated by Carles Guasch. Madrid. 

  October 2010. Jury member for the 1st Piedad Isla National Photography Award, presented by the Provincial Council of Palencia, representing the Association of Professional Photographers of Spain (AFPE). Palencia. 

  September 2010. Exhibition: “Caja de Cartón”, organised by Ibiza Town Council as part of the 4th Mostra de Creativitat d’Eivissa. Held at the municipal exhibition space Es Polvorí from 16 to 30 September, before travelling to other European cities, including Athens and Munich. Funded by the Institut Ramon Llull, the exhibition featured Pedro Asensio, Michel Buades, Jaume Marí, Alejandro Marí Escalera, Lula Martins, Gabriel Morera, Enric Riera, Luis Romero, Josep Rosales, Renato Steinmeyer, Lina Torres Andiñach, Rafel Tur Costa, Antonio Villanueva, Bonet Vallribera and Jean Willie. Ibiza. 

  August–September 2010. Exhibition: “Entre 2 Tierras”, aboard Baleària’s ferry Passió per Formentera. From 19 August to 15 September, a selection of 37 photographs from the collection travelled across the Mediterranean aboard the ferry, which had recently received a European award for the best interior design in its class. Organised by the Baleària Foundation. Mediterranean Sea. 

  July 2010. Group exhibition of visual artists from Ibiza and Formentera: “Creacions 2010”, held at the Ibiza Conference Centre in Santa Eulalia del Río from 2 to 25 July. Ibiza. 

  May 2010. Speaker representing the Association of Professional Photographers of Spain (AFP) at the 3rd ENCONTEXTO, a gathering for reflection on photography in Spain. Auditorium of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Complutense University of Madrid. Madrid. 

  April 2010. Exhibition: “Obra sobre papel”, bringing together works in a shared format by photographers and painters from the islands. Held from 29 April to 15 May at the Espai Sociocultural Sa Punta d’es Molí, Sant Antoni Town Council. Ibiza. 

  March 2010. On Thursday 25 March, I gave the lecture “Erotic Photography: The Aesthetics of Desire” at the Ibiza Island Council’s Sala S’Alamera, on Avinguda de Vara de Rey. Part of the “Xarrades d’Art” lecture series organised by AAVIB. Ibiza. 

  February 2010. Solo exhibition: “Entre 2 Tierras”, with contributions from writers Vicente Valero, Julio Herranz, Helena Alvarado (Nora Albert), Iolanda Bonet and Lluís Ferrer Ferrer. Sponsored by Santa Eulalia del Río Town Council and held in its municipal exhibition hall. Ibiza. 

  January 2010. Group exhibition: “Figuracions 09”, organised by AAVIB and sponsored by the Ibiza and Formentera Island Council. Sala Cultural S’Alamera. Ibiza. 

  November 2009. Book launch and solo exhibition: “Julia i s’ibosità, anys perduts”, at the Ibiza Conference Centre. Book created jointly with writer Lluís Ferrer Ferrer, with sponsorship from the Culture Department of Santa Eulalia del Río Town Council. Ibiza. 

  October 2009. LUX Gold National Professional Photography Award in the Thematic Reportage category for “Entre 2 Tierras”. Barcelona. 

  October 2009. Group exhibition: “Es Polvorí 09”, organised by AAVIB and sponsored by Ibiza Town Council. Sala Es Polvorí. Ibiza. 

  July 2009. Group exhibition: “Visions de la Mediterranea”, at the Ibiza Conference Centre. Sponsored by Santa Eulalia del Río Town Council and AAVIB. Ibiza. 

  May 2009. International group exhibition: “Pon una foto en la calle”, organised by UIFOTO, the International Union of Photographers, and coordinated in Ibiza by the NosMojamosTod@s collective. Ibiza. 

  May 2009. Group exhibition: “Agua”, at the Museu de la Mediterrània in Torroella de Montgrí, Girona. Held from 1 May to 22 June as part of the 4th Mediterrània Mar Obert. Torroella de Montgrí, Girona. 

  April 2009. Photography prize at the 14th Petrer National Photography Competition 2009. Petrer Town Council. Alicante. 

  April 2009. Group exhibition: “Primavera en 8F”, at the Espai Cultural Sa Punta d’es Molí, sponsored by Sant Antoni Town Council. Ibiza. 

  January 2009. Exhibition: “LOS ARTISTAS VISUALES CON EL PATRIMONIO”, at Ibiza Town Council’s Sala Es Polvorí. Ibiza. 

  December 2008. Solo exhibition: “ENTRE 2 TIERRAS”, at the Formentera Island Council’s municipal exhibition hall. Formentera. 

  October 2008. Exhibition: “ELS COLORS DE LA TARDOR”, organised by the Association of Visual Artists of the Balearic Islands (AAVIB) at its headquarters, as part of the 3rd Mostra de Creativitat d’Eivissa. Ibiza. 

  October 2008. 3rd Mostra de Creativitat d’Eivissa, organised by Ibiza Town Council and AAVIB, in the cloister of Ibiza Town Hall. Ibiza. 

  September 2008. Group exhibition: “AGUA”, at Galería Pilar Ginés. Zaragoza. 

  August 2008. Group exhibition: “FIGURACIONS”, at the Ibiza Island Council’s Centre Sociocultural S’Alamera. Ibiza. 

  April 2008. Third prize in the 5th Beni Trutmann Photography Competition, organised by the Formentera Island Council. Formentera. 

  April 2008. Group exhibition at Sala de Exposiciones Ebusus. Ibiza. 

  April 2008. Group photography exhibition: “PATRIMONI 08”, at CEPA PITIÜSES adult education school. Ibiza. 

  March 2008. Third prize in the 6th “DONA I SALUT” Photography Competition, organised by Llucmajor Town Council. Mallorca. 

  February 2008. Finalist in the 1st Photography in Construction Competition, organised by the Official Association of Building Surveyors and Technical Architects of Ibiza and Formentera. Ibiza. 

  October 2007. Group exhibition at Sonimagfoto 2007, alongside the other photographers selected for the LUX Photography Awards 2007. Barcelona. 

  October 2007. Finalist in the LUX Photography Awards, Social Reportage category, organised by the Association of Professional Photographers of Spain (AFP). Barcelona. 

  October 2007. Group exhibition: “Colorantes Autorizados”, at Sonimagfoto 2007. Organised by the Association of Professional Photographers of Spain (AFP). Barcelona. 

  September 2007. Group exhibition: “7 Pecados”, with the Nos Mojamos Tod@s photography collective, at the Sleepingcat.es exhibition space. Ibiza. 

  April 2007. Second prize in the Black and White category of the 5th Beni Trutmann Photography Competition 2007. Formentera. 

  April–May 2007. Group exhibition: “II Mostra de Creativitat d’Eivissa”, organised by Ibiza Town Council. Ibiza. 

  April–May 2007. Group exhibition with the Nos Mojamos Tod@s collective at the “II Mostra de Creativitat d’Eivissa”, organised by Ibiza Town Council. Ibiza. 

  April 2007. Group photography exhibition with students from my photography course at CEPA PITIÜSES, in the cloister of Ibiza Town Hall. 

  January 2007. Group exhibition: “Dia de les Illes Balears”, at the Balearic Government’s Department of the Presidency and Sports. Palma de Mallorca. 

  January 2007. “Espíritu Ibicenco” Photography Award at the 1st Sant Antoni Photography Marathon. Ibiza. 

  April 2006. Group exhibition with students from my photography course at CEPA PITIÜSES, in the cloister of Ibiza Town Hall. 

  2004. Solo exhibition at Sala Arlequín, Santa Eulalia. Ibiza. 

  January 2003. Group exhibition: “Galicia Pus Mai Mes”, at Casal Balaguer in Palma, in aid of those affected by the Prestige oil spill. Organised by the Association of Visual Artists of the Balearic Islands (AAVIB). Mallorca. 

  November–December 2002. Group exhibition: “SUPERMERCAT DE L’ART 02”, at Sala Ebusus. Ibiza. 

  May 2002. First prize in the 3rd “1 de Maig” Photography Competition, organised by the Ibiza and Formentera Island Council and UGT. Ibiza. 

  February 2002. Finalist in the 16th “Caminos de Hierro” Photography Competition, organised by the Spanish Railways Foundation. Madrid. 

  December 2001. Third prize in the 1st Antonio Planells Memorial Photography Competition, organised by his foundation. Barcelona. 

  November–December 2001. Group exhibition: “SUPERMERCAT DE L’ART 2001”, at Sala Ebusus. Ibiza. 

  2001. First prize in the 2nd “1 de Maig” Photography Competition, organised by the Ibiza and Formentera Island Council and UGT. Ibiza. 

  December 2000. Group exhibition: “SUPERMERCAT DE L’ART”, at Sala Ebusus. Ibiza. 

  May 2000. Second prize in the 1st “1 de Maig” Photography Competition, organised by the Ibiza and Formentera Island Council and UGT. Ibiza. 

  May 2000. Group exhibition: “RETRATOS: TRES VISIONES”, at Santa Eulalia Town Council’s exhibition hall. Ibiza. 

  February 1999. Special Black and White Award in the 1st International Travel Photography Competition, Tarannà–Primer Plano. Barcelona. 

  December 1999. Solo exhibition: “DESNUDOS: SENSACIONES N”, at Club Arteca, an artistic and cultural association. Ibiza. 

  1999–2000. Travelling group exhibition: “Todos Somos Diferentes”, organised by the Civil Rights Foundation.

• Casa de América, 1999.
• Espacio Joven, Salamanca Town Council, October 1999.
• El Albéitar, University of León, November 1999.
• Casa de Cultura, Pola de Lena, January 2000.
• Cloister of the Rectorate, University of Oviedo, February 2000.
• Ciudad Real Town Council, March 2000.
• Exhibition hall, University of Alcalá de Henares, April 2000.

• Casa de América, Madrid, June 1998.
• Ciudad Real Town Council, Ciudad Real, 1998.
• Encuentro de Cabueñes, INJUVE, Gijón, September–October 1998.
• Espacio Joven, Salamanca Town Council, April–May 1999.