Marta Marcé
(Barcelona, 1972)
Education
1998 - 2000
MA Painting, Royal College of Art. London
1990 -1995
Degree Facultad de Bellas Artes. Universidad de Barcelona
1995
Beginning PhD. Universidad de Barcelona. Thesis in progress
January- April 1994
Erasmus, École Nationale superièure des Beaux-Arts. Paris
January- April 1996
Erasmus, Hochschule der Kunste. Berlin
Scholarships / Grants
2017 August
Artist in Residnecy in CCA Andratx. Mallorca, Spain
2015 February-March
AECID. Artist in Residency in 'Semillero'. Maracaibo, Venezuela
2008 April–June
Abbey Fellowship / British School at Rome, Italy
2007 July–September
Artist in Residence / Camden Arts Centre, London, UK
2004 April–June
International Artist Residency / Arts Council Grant, Kunming, China
2000 - 2001
Picker Fellowship. Kingston University, London
1998 - 2000
BUNDY - T.I. Group Scholar (MA) RCA, London
1999 (feb)
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
1996 (aug)
INTERCAMPUS. Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima
1996 (july)
QUAM Workshop: "Arquitectura imaginada"
With Jordi Colomer. Montesquiu
1995 (dec)
QUAM Workshop: "La Mónada Nómada"
With Federico Guzmán. Barcelona.
Dec 1995 - Jan 1996
Workshop QUAM, in Barcelona and Montesquiu with Federico Guzmán
1995 (summer)
"Els tallers de Miró". Fundation Pilar i Joan Miró, Mallorca
Collections
Government Art Collection
British Airways Collection
North American Private Collections
English Private Collections
Spanish Private Collections
Selected Group and Solo Shows (SOLO shows marked with *)
2021
SWAB 2021 with Galeria Palmadotze. Barcelona
2020
Meaningful Repetitions. Galeria Palmadotze. Barcelona
SWAB Galeria Palmadotze. Barcelona
2019
SWAB with Galeria Palmadotze. Barcelona
2018
Group Exhibition Exile Landscape. Uue Kunsti Muuseumis, Pärnu, Estonia *PINTA. Solo presentation. Palma 12 gallery. Miami
2017
Further Reaches I. Galeria Palmadotze. Barcelona
2016
Passages. Riflemaker gallery. London
2015
Further Reaches. Riflemaker gallery. London
Marta Marce. Tejidos. CCE (Centro Cultural Español). Guatemala
2014
BonArt, group show. Galeria Palmadotze. Barcelona
2013
Public Commission. Bristol Royal Infirmary. Commissioned by Willis Newson. Finished in June 2014. Bristol
2012
Maternity leave.
2011
*Iki. Marta Marce. MasART Gallery. Barcelona
*Punto.Aparte. Al Borde Gallery. Maracaibo, Venezuela
*Flowing (A Series Trajectory). Rilfemaker gallery. London
*Conditions of Abstraction. At Rochester Art Gallery. Medway. UK
2010
*Nationless. Solo show. Centrum. Berlin
*IKI. Solo show. Moriarty gallery. Madrid
-Farbvergnugen. Group show. Spielraum. Berlin
*Transition. Bereavement Centre at Guy’s Hospital commissioned by Modus Operandi. London
2009
-‘Reframing’. Curated by Barry Schwabsky at CCA in Andratx, Mallorca
* Pinballing. Wall painting at Royal London Hospital. Commissioned by Vital Arts
- Glass installation at British Embassy in Madrid. Commissioned by the Government Art Collection. Spain
- Back to the Future. Robilant + Voena Gallery. London
2008
- Game Theory. Group show. South London Gallery. London
- Tutti Frutti. British School at Rome’s gallery
- John Moores 25. Walker Art Gallery. Liverpool
- Precious Things. Group show. Highlanes gallery. Ireland
- Ex-Roma II. Group show. APT gallery. London
2007
* Encounters. Moriarty Gallery. Madrid
-Slipping Abstraction. Mead Gallery. Warwick. UK
* Puzzling. Palma Dotze. Barcelona. Spain
-Is this abstraction? Wall painting. Camden Arts Centre. London
-Diadem Paintings. Riflemaker Gallery. London
2006
*"Pasajero". Riflemaker Gallery. London
- Nice to meet you. Mark Moore Gallery. LA. USA
- Sensorial Material. Bonhams Gallery. London
2005
*"Jouable". Galeria Moriarty. Madrid
- John Moores 23. National Museums Liverpool. Liverpool
- Cards. Gallery 39. London
2004
* Playroom. Riflemaker Gallery. London
- Coalesce: forum. Palma XII Galeria. Barcelona
* New Paintings. Mobile Home Gallery. London
- Artfutures Contemporary Art Society. London
2003
- New British Painting: Part I John Hansard Gallery, Southampton. England
- The Bold & the Beautiful: New Art from London Carnegie Gallery, Hobart. Australia
- The Bold & the Beautiful: New Art from London RMIT Gallery, Melbourne. Australia
2002
- Audio Arts Magazine. Volume 20 n4. Featuring Documenta 11 & artists like Christian Boltanski, W. Tillmanns, Larry Poons and Jules Olitski. London
- England our England Carnaby St. London
- ArtAid 2002, Bloomberg Space. London
- Ways of seeing Blains Fine Art. London
- The Bold & the Beautiful Mile End Pavilions. London
- Miller Durazo Gallery. Los Angeles. USA
- Cross Currents Raids Project Gallery. L.A. USA
2001
- Inside Space at Selfridges. London
- Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston. London
- Jerwood Painting Prize. London (catalogue)
- Gallery of Modern Art. Glasgow
* (two person show):
Marta Marcé: Recent Work and Sigmar Polke: Music of Unknown Origin
Milton Keynes Gallery. Milton Keynes
- Palma Dotze Gallery. Barcelona
2000
- Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2000, Milton Keynes Gallery,
Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh and Cornerhouse, Manchester (catalogue)
* Para un cubo preparado Box 23, Barcelona
- Assembly Project, Jubilee St, London, (catalogue)
- Group show, Hockney Gallery, RCA, London
- Degree show, RCA Galleries, London (catalogue)
1999
- Group show, Howie Street, RCA, London
- Raw Gallery, London
1998
- AIDS Awareness week, RCA, London
- Interim Show, RCA, London
1996
- Allém da Água Con Fede Guzmán, MEIAC - Badajoz
1995
- SBC, Smith's Galleries (catalogue), London
* Solo Show, Área Space, Barcelona
- Stop War! Rijeka Biennale, Croatia
- Galería Manel Mayoral (catalogue), Barcelona
1994
- Galerie Gauche, Paris
Teaching
2001-2016
-Wimbledon College of Art. Senior Lecturer Painting.University Arts London
2006
-Slade School, University College London
-Ruskin School of Drawing, University of Oxford
-Royal Academy of Arts. London
2005
-Slade School, University College. London
-Royal Academy of Arts. London
-Central St. Martins, College of Art & Design. London
2004
-Royal College of Art. London
-Wimbledon School of Art. Lecturer in Painting. London
-University of Gloucestershire
2003
-Royal College of Art. London
-Wimbledon School of Art. Lecturer in Painting. London
-University of Gloucestershire
2002
-Chelsea School of Art. London
-Winchester School of Art. Winchester
2001
-Kingston University. London
Bibliography
- Marta Marce. 'Surt de Casa' interview 2020. https://surtdecasa.cat/penedes/arts/entrevista-marta-marce
- Marta Marce. ‘The Week’. Time Out. London 16th Aug 2015
- ‘Arte Espanyol. Capital Berlin’ by Lara Sanchez. EL Pais. 18
th Feb 2014. > http://blogs.elpais.com/sin-titulo/2014/02/arte-espanol-capital-berl%C3%ADn.html
- Conversation with STUDIO VISITS by Isabel Manaro. Feb 2014 > http://thestudiovisit.com/marta-marce/
- New Elements of Abstract Art’ by Bob Nicks. Phaidon, Oct 2009
- Selected Exhibitions. ART WORLD. Issue 6. August/ September 2008
- Derwent May. Times 2. THe Times. 5th August 2008
- Conxa Rodriguez. "Dues artistes, una ciutat". Avui newspaper. 9th February 2008
- Begoña Arce. "Emergentes: Marta Marce". El Periodico de Catalunya. 10th Dec 2007
- Fisun Guner. "Marta Marce". Interview for ART WORLD. Oct/Nov 2007
- Helen Sumpter. "In the Studio Marta Marce". TIme Out. 15th Aug 2007
- Waldemar Januszczak. "Smart, tarty and Urban". Sunday Times Culture. 18th Feb 2007
- "The painting show". THe Independent. 27th Jan 2007
- David Vincent. "Slipping Abstraction". Metro Magazine. 12th Jan 2007
- Julie Chamberlain. "Five ways". Coventry Telegraph. 19th Jan 2007
- Louise Cohen. "How to live". THe Times. 10th Feb 2007
- Cover. Sunday Times Magazine. 9th Jan 2005
- "Marta Marce". Art Review. TIME OUT. 13-20th Oct 2004
- "Marta Marce". Art Review. TIME OUT. April 28th- May 5th 2004
- “A Winning Combination” ARTREVIEW June 2001
- “Hidden Artists” SAAB Magazine 3/2001- “Marta Marcé: Recent Work” AN Magazine May 2001
- Darwent, Charles. “The art prizes we could do without”
The Independent on Sunday 6th May 2001
- Darwent, Charles “Art Review” Metro Life 4th May 2001
- Alberge, Dalya “New Spanish artist shortlisted for prize”
The Times 2nd May 2001
- Gemma de Cruz “Marta Marcé” ARTREVIEW May 2001
- Previews, England East ARTREVIEW May 2001
- Lynton, Norbert “Jerwood Painting Prize 2001” Catalogue, May 2001
- Gili, Jaime "Plataformas y trampolines" LAPIZ, nº 169-170, February 2001
- Craddock, Sacha et al. Catalogue New Contemporaries 2000, MK G, 2000
- Louise Coysh “New Contemporaries 2000” AN Magazine August 2000
- Jevons, Rich "Platform for emerging artists". AN Magazine July 2000
- Dorment, Richard "From wit to witlessness" The Daily Telegraph 27/6/2000
- Jones, Jonathan "I've seen the future and it links" The Guardian 20/6/2000
- Jones, Jonathan "Art: It’s a funny old game" The Guardian 8/6/2000
- Lack, Jessica "New Obsessions" Tate Magazine London, Summer 2000
Marta Marcé
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