Leonor Serrano was born 1986 in Málaga, Spain.
Lives and works between Málaga, Spain and London, UK.
Education
Doctorate. Slade School of Fine Arts. UCL. London, UK
2015
MFA Fine Arts. Goldsmiths University of London, UK
2012
BA Architect. Faculty of Architecture, European University of Madrid, Spain
2011
BFA Fine Arts. Faculty of Arts and Communication, European University of Madrid, Spain
Solo Exhibitions
2022
Natural Magic. Museo Reina Sofia (MNCARS). Madrid, Spain
Cosmic Dances. Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain
2019
Teatro sin fin. Intermediae, Matadero. Madrid, Spain
Nosotros, de nuevo. Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo. Seville, Spain
Above The Eye Level. Arcade, London, UK
Sueño de la Aventura. C3A, Cordoba, Spain
2016
Patrones Recurrentes, Recurrent Patterns. Sala Santa Inés, Seville, Spain
2015
Limbs Describe Curves. Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain
2014
Terrassa Comissariat 2014. Armonic Motion. Curated by Alba Benavent and Lucia Piedra. EspaiDos de la sala Muncunill. Terressa, Barcelona, Spain
2011
Surplus Work: The Non/display of Swedish Labor Movement Art. Galleri Rotor. Gothenburg, Sweden
Performances/Commissions
2019
Sueño de la Aventura, The C3A, Córdoba, Spain
2017
The Swiss Church. London, UK
2016
Chisenhale Studios. Between the Mouth and the Nose. London, UK Chisenhale Dance Studio. Citizens. London, UK
2014
Yet The Sky Is Still The Same. Saturday Walks. Serpentine Galleries. London, UK
Group Exhibitions
2022
Iberoamericana de Toro, Mujeres y Artes Visuales S. XXI, Zamora, Spain
2021
Laberinto del ramaje, Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid, Spain
Escultura expandida. Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo. Seville, Spain
Forma contenida. Galería Isabel Hurley, Málaga, Spain
2020
There, where we promenade. Freelands. London, UK
Eros and Thanatos. Real State. Atelier Cycladon. Athens, Greece
La cuestión es ir tirando. CCE Centro Cultural de España en Mexico. Mexico
Inéditos. Cosas que nunca sucedieron pero que existen desde siempre. La Casa Encendida. Madrid, Spain
2019
Collecting practices: 25 years of itinerarios. Botin Centre, Santander, Spain
Us, again. Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo. Seville, Spain
Mahal Art Space in the context of E.M.M.A Residency. Tangier, Morocco
The Dream of the Mouth. Arcade. London, UK
Todas. UMA. Sala rectorado. Málaga, Spain
2018
Querer parecer noche. CA2M, Madrid, Spain
Young London 2018. V22. London, UK
Itinerarios XXIV. The Botin Foundation. Santander, Spain
Artfulness. sentir-cuerpo-nosotros. Centre del Carme. Valencia, Spain
The Resistance of Transparency. Centro Párraga. Murcia, Spain
2017
XIII Certamen Unicaja de Artes Plasticas. Museo Unicaja Joaquín Peinado. Spain
Do. El Método BO, JD, JME, LSR. Plataforma Revólver. Lisbon, PT.A Gesture In Motion, A Line In Time. Wimbledon Space. London, UK
No Siempre que estuvimos/estuvimos. Cervantes Birth-House Museum. Madrid, Spain
En los Cantos nos Diluimos. Comunidad de Madrid Young Art Center. Madrid, Spain
2016
New Contemporaries. ICA, London, UK
¿Qué piensan, qué sienten los artistas andaluces ahora?. Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo. Seville, ES
Contemporary Art, E-WERK. Freiburgo, DE.MUPAM. Málaga, ES
New Contemporaries 2016. Bluecoat Gallery (Liverpool Biennial). Liverpool, UK
All the Imagined Sites. Curated by Sara Blanco. El Palmeral. Málaga, ES
Arcade Gallery. London, UK
Las Cuatro Estaciones del Año. Collection of the Russian Museum Sant Petersburg / Málaga. Málaga, ES
2015
Out of Site. Curated by Paula López Zambrano. José de la Fuente Gallery. Santander, Spain
And the Soft Ground in the Garden Was also a Constellation... Curated by Angels Miralda.
Lychee One Gallery. London, UK
MFA Final Art Degree Show. Goldsmiths University. London, UK.¿Por qué no lo llamas entropía?. Tiro al Blanco Galería. Guadalajara, MX.Y tú qué haces. COAM. Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid. Madrid, Spain
2014
Journey. Curated by Agnese Reginaldo. Arebyte Gallery. London, UK
Encuentros Arte Contemporáneo. Instituto Alicantino de la Cultura Juan Gil-Albert. Alicante, Spain
Cine Bogart. Imaginar un edificio, curated by Inés Caballero. CentroCentro, Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain
Generación 2014, curated by Ignacio Cabrero. La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain
2013
Madrid ¿Im?Posible. CentroCentro, Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid, Spain
INSTANTÁNEAS. Representaciones y apropiaciones a un contexto próximo, curated by Ana G. Alarcón. LAB Laboratorio de Arte Joven, Murcia, Spain
Hacer lo cotidiano, curated by Beatriz Alonso. Comunidad de Madrid Young Art Center, Madrid, Spain
2012
Injuve 2012_Visual Arts. Tabacalera, Promotion Art Space, Madrid, Spain
Premi Miquel Casablancas 2012. Sant Andreu Contemporani, Barcelona, Spain
MálagaCrea 2012. New andalusian’s artist open call. CAC Málaga, Spain
Ambits d’intrusió, curated by Álvaro, de los Ángeles. Centre Cívic Can Felipa, Barcelona, Spain
Performances and Commissions
2022
Danzar en el museo, ¿es eso lo que queréis?, Centro Pompidou, Málaga, Spain
Breathings of the Moon, Becoming Fresh & Salty Drops (of water), STARTS 4 Water + TBA21
Academy, Ocean Space, Venice, Italy
2017
The Swiss Church, London, UK
2016
Chisenhale Studios, Between the Mouth and the Nose, London, UK
Chisenhale Dance Studio, Citizens, Londoon, UK
2014
Yet The Sky Is Still The Same, Saturday Walks, Serpentine Galleries, London, UK
Grants, Awards, Honors and Commissions
2018
Nomination. Film London Jarman Award. UK
2017
Arts Council of England for the Arts. UK
Ranchito, Matadero. Madrid, Spain
2016
Beca Internacional de Artes Plásticas, The Botin Foundation. Spain
New Contemporaries. Bloomberg Philantropies y Arts Council. UK. Premio Solán de Cabras, ARCO 2016, Spain
Beca de producción: Goldsmiths University y Chisenhale Studios. UK. Funding & Mentoring prize: Iniciarte 2016. Spain
2015
Red Mansion Art Price (shortlisted). Beijing, CN - London, UK
2013
Generación 2014. Fundación Caja Madrid Art. Jury composed of Eva González-Sancho, Ferrán Barenblit and Juan Gaitán. Madrid, Spain
2012
PFC COAM landscaping Award (First Prize). Charcos de pleamar. Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid. Madrid, Spain
Injuve 2012. (Accesit). Tabacalera, Espacio de Promoción del Arte, Ministry of Culture, Spanish Government, Spain
MálagaCrea 2012 (selection). “Invisible Cities”. Andalusian young art award. Malaga City Council and Regional government of Andalusia, Spain
2011
Blog 11, emancipation. Invisible Cities. Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain
Intransit. My established living space. Artists and Creators ́ Platform. Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Centre Cívic Can Felipa. Site specific project Counting Words. Barcelona, Spain
XII Premio ABC de Arte (Honorable Mention). Home. ABC Museum. Madrid. ES. Fundación Arte y Derecho: 2011. XV Call of Visual Aids. Domestic Connections. Spain
2010
XXI Premio de Grabado Máximo Ramos 2010 (Accesit). Centro Torrente Ballester.A Coruña, Spain
Beca Erasmus Practica. Galerie Gebr. Lehmann Dresden colaborando con Markus Draper. Berlin, Germany
Beca Erasmus Practica. Galerie PSM, Berlín colaborando con Sophie Erlund. Berlin, Germany
2008XI Venice Architecture Biennale (Honorable Mention). EveryVille, Larataconbotas. Venice, Italy
Workshops, Residences
2022
Starts 4 Water. TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Academy Artistic Residency, Venice, Italy
Workshop: A jugar. Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
2018
Workshop and talk. Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM) and CA2M, Madrid, Spain
Talk.International Artist Talk, Art Safari. Bucharest, Romania
2017
Residence: Tokyo Wonder Site. Tokyo, Japan
2016
Workshop: Universidad Europea de Madrid (UEM). Madrid, Spain
2015
Workshop: Foundation Art and Design, LCC University. London, UK
Workshop: Foundation Art and Design, LCC University. London, UK. COAM. Roundtable. 21 September 2015.Spain
Workshop: Lavapiés 2015: Una escena circular. Organizado por A la Vuelta de la Esquina. Madrid, Spain
2014
Workshop: A jugar. Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain
2013
Artists invited to “Café Dossier”. Portfolio presentation and public talk about my work. Curated by Tania Pardo. Sponsored by Complutense University in Madrid and by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. Madrid, Spain
Workshop: DÉTOURNEMENT. Revueltas cotidianas. LAB Laboratorio de Arte Joven, Murcia, ES.Talk: Private collection 2. Exhibition context Hacer en lo cotidiano. Comunidad de Madrid Young Art Center. Madrid, Spain
2012
Talk: Conexiones domésticas. Stress test. Espacio Trapèzio. Madrid, Spain
Roundtable: Pedagogías invisibles. Habitación. El ranchito, Matadero, Madrid, Spain
2011 Talk: My establish living space. Intransit 2011. C Arte C. Madrid, Spain
Collections
Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
Fundación Monte Madrid
DKV
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC)
Solán de Cabras