ALFONSO ALMENDROS
b. 1981 in Petrer, Spain. Lives in Madrid.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2016 / 17 MA Photography. Efti. Madrid, Spain.
2006 / 09 Associate Degree in Artistic Photography E.A.S.D. Valencia, Spain.
2000 / 09 Bachelor of History of Art. Universitat de Valencia, Spain.
GRANTS AND COMPETITIONS
2019 Prix Révélation SAIF. Voies Off. Winner.
2019 Best Photography Book of the Year Award. PhotoEspaña. Finalist.
2017 V Galician Prize of Contemporary Photography. 1st Prize.
2017 Nuevo Talento Fnac de Fotografía 2017. Honourable mention.
2017 Nexofoto Prize. Finalist.
2016 Roberto Villagraz Grant 2016. 1st Prize.
2015 GuatePhoto 2015. Finalist.
2014 The Source-Cord Prize. Finalist.
2014 Photographic Museum of Humanity 2014 Grant. 3rd Prize.
2013 III Convocatoria OCEMX de Fotografía. 1st Prize.
2013 International Photography Award Emergentes DST. Finalist.
2012 Prix Voies Off 2012. Finalist.
2011 Grand Prix Fotofestiwal 2011. Finalist.
2010 II Premio de Artes Plásticas UCLM. Finalist.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 To name a mountain. Café Moderno Afundación Pontevedra. Spain.
2019 To name a mountain. Afundación. Ferrol. Spain.
2019 To name a mountain. Afundación. Vigo. Spain.
2018 To name a mountain. Encontros da Imagem. Braga. Portugal.
2017 To name a mountain. Sala Kursala. Cádiz. Spain.
2017 To name a mountain. Museo Provincial de Lugo. Spain.
2016 Chroma. Centro de Convenciones Olof Palme. Managua. Nicaragua.
2013 My father’s wrinkles. Centro Cultural de España en México. Mexico City.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2019 Un cierto panorama-reciente fotografía de autor en España. MUNTREF. BBAA. Argentina.
2019 Un cierto panorama-reciente fotografía de autor en España. Centro Cultural de España en Santiago. Chile.
2018 Un cierto panorama-reciente fotografía de autor en España. Centro Cultural de España en Lima. Peru.
2017 Donggang International Photo Festival 2017. South Korea.
2017 Un cierto panorama-reciente fotografía de autor en España. Sala Canal de Isabel II. Madrid. Spain.
2017 Proyecta 2017. Plaza Mayor de Madrid. Spain.
2016 EAC2016. Museum of the University of Alicante. Spain.
2015 GuatePhoto 2015. Open Call. Museum of Modern Art Carlos Mérida. Guatemala City.
2014 International Photo Festival Leiden. Galerie Frederiek van der Vlist. Netherlands.
2014 New Spanish Photography_Visions Beyond Borders. FotoWeekDC 2014. Washington, D.C. USA.
2014 Contact Light. Article Gallery. Birmingham, UK.
2014 Guernsey Photography Festival 2014.
2014 EAC2014. Museum of the University of Alicante. Spain.
2014 New Spanish Photography_Visions Beyond Borders. King Juan Carlos I of Spain. New York. USA.
2014 Hungry Still. Quad Gallery. Format Int. Photography Festival. Derby, UK.
2013 India Art Fair 2013. New Delhi, India.
2012 Estampa. International Contemporary Multiple Art Fair 2012. Madrid, Spain.
2012 Arte Contemporáneo: Grabado y Fotografía. Invesart Gallery. Alicante (SP).
2012 Épicentre. 2012 Voies Off Festival. Arles, France.
2012 17th Festival Voies Off projections. 2012 Voies Off Festival. Arles, France.
2012 Begira’12 Photo Festival projections. Durango, Spain.
2011 Fotografía Contemporánea. Invesart Gallery. Alicante, Spain.
2011 Estampa. International Contemporary Multiple Art Fair 2011. Madrid, Spain.
2011 Grand Prix Fotofestiwal. 10th Int. Festival of Photography in Lodz, Poland.
2011 Open Galerias. Contemporary Art Center Las Cigarreras. Alicante, Spain.
2010 II Premio Artes Plásticas U.C.L.M. Aud. Benjamín Palencia. Albacete (SP).
2009 Proyectos 2009. Centrer E.A.S.D. Valencia, Spain.
TEACHING
2020 Jardines imaginarios. Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid.
2018 / 19 European Master of Contemporary Photography. IED Madrid. Professor.
2017 Centro Nicaragüense de Enseñanza Audiovisual y Cinematográfica. Visiting professor.
2016 Cinemateca Nacional de Nicaragua. Managua. Visiting professor.
2016 / 19 Programa de profesionalización del artista emergente. Node Center for Curatorial Studies.
2015 / 19 Diplomado en Fotografía artística contemporánea. Node Center for Curatorial Studies. Berlin.
2014 Lenguajes contemporáneos de la fotografía. Centro Cultural de España en Nicaragua. Managua.
ARTIST TALKS
2019 Experimental Education International Interviews with Professor Amy Friend and Visual Art students. Brock University, Department of Visual Arts. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
2018 Senhsucht. La cicatriz en el paisaje. Lens. Escuela de Artes Visuales. Madrid. Spain.
2014 Guernsey Photography Festival. Princess Royal of Performing Arts. Guernsey. UK.
2013 Gimnasio de Arte y Cultura. Mexico City. Mexico.
PUBLICATIONS
2018 To name a mountain. Ed. Witty Books / La Kursala.
2014 Moon Trail. Ed. Akina Books.