Isa Sanz, an artist from Valladolid based in Ibiza since 2010, completed her academic training in Spain and England. Her artistic expression encompasses photography, video art and performance art.

 

Her work, transmitted in both exhibition and experiential formats, simultaneously impacts and captivates. Her critical, detailed and forceful gaze tackles subjects as diverse as menstruation, the indomitable force of the feminine, gender roles, impermanence or crying in men. Isa Sanz presents herself as a poetically provocative artist, who turns her life experience into a gift for those who explore her work.

 

With an outstanding artistic curatorial facet, Isa has left her mark on the TAC Festival, being awarded in 2019 with the Estación Norte Prize "for her ability to select disturbing and beautiful proposals, capable of forging her own identity within the TAC". Furthermore, since 2020, she has realized her vision with her own project on the island of Ibiza: the international performance art festival TERRITORI.

 

MAIN STUDIES

  • Photography and Media Arts BA, University for The Creative Arts, Maidstone, England. (2005/2007)
  • Photography MA, EFTI, Madrid, Spain. (2003-2004)
  • Photography Profesional Course, EFTI, Madrid, Spain (2002-2003)
  • Graphic Design, ESEP Valladolid, Spain (1992-1994)

 

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

  • 2024 Support for creation, Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics, Spain.
  • 2024 Vuit d'Agost Award in the category of Photography, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2020 June, residency #artistascreartencasa, CreArt network of cities for artistic creation, Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2019 September, CreArt Art Residency hosted by  Artkomas, Kaunas, Lithuania.
  • 2019 Estación Norte Award for the curation of the Performance Art section "ArteVA", International Street Theater and Arts Festival in Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2019 July, open call Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics for Photo Folio Reviews, Les Rencontres de la Photographie de Arles, France.
  • 2018 Nov, Collective Signatures II art residency, Formentera, Spain.
  • 2018 June, open call Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics for Transeurope Porfolio Reviews PHE 2018, Spain.
  • 2016 27 June- 1 July, "I Encuentro de artistas de Castilla y León", Fundación Villalar. Spain.
  • 2015 Section “Atlántica Colectivas”, XII Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain.
  • 2013 Section “Atlántica Colectivas”, XII Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain.
  • 2009 Finalist at the FMCVA call for local artists. Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2005 Selected work in the Awards and Grants Generation 2005 of Caja Madrid, with the piece “The rib of discord”. Madrid, Spain.
  • 2004 First Prize in the II digital creativity Contest by PC magazine. Madrid, España.

 

EXHIBITIONS solo

  • 2021 13th nov - 330th dec "I Bleed but do not die" sala dels Trinitaris, Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Spain.
  • 2018 March, "Alma Máter" Photography intervention in Photoalicante. Centro Cultural Las Cigarreras, Alicante, Spain.
  • 2017 20 de November to 2 December "Koinonía", sala d'Exposicions "Ajuntament Vell" Consell Insular de Formentera. Formentera. Spain.
  • 2017 26 April to 18 June"Alma máter" DKV Gallery, World Trade Center. Zaragoza, Spain.
  • 2016 4-28 August. “Koinonia” Can Curt Gallery, Sant Agustí, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2015 Sept. “Alma Máter” at Pati LLimona. Barcelona. Spain.
  • 2015 February - March, "Alma Mater", Sala Efti Escuela de Fotografía Centro de Imagen. Madrid, Spain.
  • 2014 March, 'Alma Mater' - Festival Miradas de Mujeres. Sala d'Exposicions "Ajuntament Vell" Consell Insular de Formentera. Formentera. Spain.
  • 2013 July. “Alma Mater” Can Curt Gallery, Sant Agustí, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2010 April,  'Live-Death-Live' Video installation, Demolden Gallery, Santander, Spain.
  • 2010  January “I bleed, but do not die”. Sala de Exposiciones del Teatro Calderón, Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2008 June. “Menstrual Consciousness”. Espacio Tangente, Burgos, Spain.

 

EXHIBITIONS collective

  • 2019 10-23 October, Final Exhibition International CreArt residence in Kaunas, Ars et mundus gallery, Kaunas, Lithuania.
  • 2017 23 April, "Life, dead, life" video art, God Save Ibiza exhibition, Hangar 6829 Ibiza. Spain.
  • 2016/2017 13rd December - 22nd January FEMINART II curated by Margarita de Aizpuru. Atín Aya Gallery. Sevilla, Spain.
  • 2015, November. XIII International Photography Bienal in Tenerife. “Atlántica Colectivas” exhibition. Tenerife. Spain.
  • 2015 March. Exposició Art i Dona 2015: INcorporART. Centre Cívic Barceloneta, Barcelona. Spain.
  • 2015 March.  Canal Mono: INcorporART. Centre Cívic Barceloneta, Barcelona. Spain.
  • 2013 Marzo. Festival Miradas de Mujeres, III Maratón de vídeo MAV, curated by Susana Blas. La casa Encendida, Madrid. Spain. 
  • 2014 February - March, "Sujeto: Mujer" - Festival Miradas de Mujeres. Sala de Exposiciones Can Jeroni. Sant Josep de Sa Talaia. Ibiza. Spain.
  • 2013 November. XII International Photography Bienal in Tenerife. “Atlántica Colectivas” exhibition. Tenerife. Spain.
  • 2013 Marzo. Festival Miradas de Mujeres, II Maratón de vídeo MAV, curated by Susana Blas. La casa Encendida, Madrid. Spain.
  • 2013 February. International Performance Festival: FORMA Y SUSTANCIA. Espacio G. Ciudad de Guatemala. Guatemala, C.A.
  • 2011 February. “Siempre el amplio Mar”, El Baluarte de Candelaria, Cádiz. Organized by FMCVA y Ayto de Cádiz,  Spain.
  • 2010 November. "Vínculos". Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2008  Photolatente at Fotoencuentros 08, Fundación Caja Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
  • 2007  “Frame Still Moving” Candid Gallery, London, England.
  • 2007  Photography and Media Arts, Final year Show, UCA, Maidstone, England.
  • 2006 “Photolantent”. Torrelavega, Santander, Spain.
  • 2005 “Generación 2005 de Caja Madrid”. Madrid, Valencia, Barcelona, Santander and Sevilla, Spain.
  • 2004 “De tal palo tal astilla”. Tarazona, Spain.
  • 2004 “Master Students”, Efti, Madrid, Spain.

 

PERFORMANCE ART

  • 2018 May Performance Art “Lo Inexorable”, International Theatre and Street Art Festival TAC, Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2010 May. “I bleed, but do not die” performance. International Theatre and Street Art Festival TAC, Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2010 May. “Vision, emotion, body” at LAVA, International Street Art Festival TAC, Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2008 7 November ‘When a woman bleeds is an act of love”, Espacio Tangente, Burgos, Spain.
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ART CURATION

  • 19  - 20 December, PATIO, encuentro de Artes Vivas I edition, Málaga, Spain.
  • 2023 15 - 24 September, TERRITORI IV edition, International Performance Art Festival, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2022 17 - 25 September, TERRITORI III edition, International Performance Art Festival, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2021 13 - 26 September, TERRITORI II edition, International Performance Art Festival, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2020 21 - 27 September, TERRITORI I edition, International Performance Art Festival, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2019 May,  Performance Art section “ArteVA”, International Theatre and Street Art Festival TAC, Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2018 May,  Performance Art section “ArteVA”, International Theatre and Street Art Festival TAC, Valladolid, Spain.
  • 2014 February "16 Mirades", Sala Can Curt, Sant Agustí, Ibiza, Baleares. Spain.
  • 2014 February-March. "Subject: Woman" Colective Exhibition - Festival Miradas de Mujeres. Sala de Exposiciones Can Jeroni. Sant Josep de Sa Talaia. Ibiza. Spain.
  • 2014 January-February "20 Mirades", Sala Can Curt, Sant Agustí, Ibiza, Baleares. Spain.
  • 2013 Agosto " Vicent, un viatger empedreït" in collaboration with Cultural Department of Ayuntamiento de Sant Josep de Sa Talaia", Sala Can Curt, Ibiza, Baleares. Spain.
  • 2013 February - Marzo "26 Mirades", Sala Can Curt, Sant Agustí, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2012 May "16 Mirades", Sala Can Curt, Sant Agustí, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2012 February "20 Mirades", Sala Can Curt, Sant Agustí, Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2011 June “Entre Dones” , Espacio Dalí Art, Cala de Bou, Ibiza, Spain.

 

COLLECTIONS

  • Tarazona foto, Spain.
  • Consell Insular d'Eivissa, Spain.
  • Ajuntament de Sant Jose. Ibiza. Spain.
  • Fundación Municipal de Cultura de Valladolid, Spain.
  • Private collections.

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • 2017, Catalogue of the exhibition hall Ajuntament Vel, Consell Insular de Formentera. Spain.
  • 2016. Feminart II Catalogue. ICAS Seville City Council. Curator and catalogue director: Margarita Aizpuru.
  • 2015, Catalogue Fotonoviembre 2015 "XIII Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de Tenerife" - TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Spain.
  • 2014, Miradas de Mujeres - MAV Catalogue, Women in the Visual Arts, Spain.
  • 2014, Catalogue Fotonoviembre 2013 "XII Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de Tenerife" - TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Spain.
  • 2013, Alma Máter - Artist's Book. Limited Series 100 copies. Ibiza, Spain.
  • 2011, Vínculos - Catalogue, Valladolid City Council, Valladolid, Spain. 
  • 2010, I bleed, but I don't die - Catalogue, Fundación Municicipal de Cultura de Valladolid, Spain. 
  • 2008, Photolatente within Fotoencuentros 08, Catalogue; Fundación Caja Murcia, Spain. 
  • 2006, Photolatente - Catalogue; Sociedad de Artes Gráficas J. Martínez, Spain. 
  • 2005, Generation 2005 Caja Madrid Art Awards and Scholarships, Catalogue; Obra Social Caja Madrid, Spain.

 

TEACHING

Since 2009, she has been teaching photography classes. In her classes, she covers photographic technique, lighting, editing, and digital retouching. She also explores creativity and encourages students to find their personal vision when taking photographs. The portrayal and representation of women in the history of photography are central to some of her pedagogical approaches.

She has conducted dozens of courses and workshops in various locations, including municipalities in different towns, cultural and educational spaces, private classes for small groups and individuals.


Among the prominent locations where she has taught are:

  • Torre DKV, Zaragoza, Spain.
  • Inspira Festival, Siurana, Catalonia, Spain.
  • LAVA, Valladolid, Spain.
  • Casal de Dones, Eivissa, Balearic Islands, Spain.
  • Espacio Joven, Valladolid, Spain.