MARIA CEPEDA
EDUCATION
EXHIBITIONS/APPEARANCES/COMISSIONS/AWARDS
2022
Comissioned Artist for Leeds Arts University APP programme
Stronger together showcase. Leeds Arts University, Leeds
End of Almacantar residency show. Bow Arts, Art in the docks
Summer Juice (online), Artistellar gallery
The next Thing Moving Image Award reel. Bury Art Museum
London Grads Now. Saatchi Gallery
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
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PRESS AND MEDIA
RECENT EMPLOYMENT
2021 Dean’s list- Distinction. MA Fine Art Media
Slade School of Fine Art, University College London
2020 First Class BA (Hons) Fine Art. Sculpture strand.
Leeds Arts University
EXHIBITIONS/APPEARANCES/COMISSIONS/AWARDS
2022
Comissioned Artist for Leeds Arts University APP programme
Stronger together showcase. Leeds Arts University, Leeds
End of Almacantar residency show. Bow Arts, Art in the docks
Summer Juice (online), Artistellar gallery
The next Thing Moving Image Award reel. Bury Art Museum
London Grads Now. Saatchi Gallery
2021
Almacantar Studio Award. Recipient for the Slade School of Fine art 2021-2022
Shaping Spaces Residency. Insert Studios with We Belong Here CIC.
ASK: Our Diverse World, organized by Tsingshua International Conference on Art and Design Education. October [online group show]
ATOPIA. Insert Studios. Leeds. September 10-23
Strange Fairy Tales. Kunming, China. August 14- October 10
Open City Documentary Festival. Slade 150 screening of recent notable alumni. September 11.
(IN)Visible Cities. UK Mexican Arts Society. Curated by Olga Tarasova August 13 - August 22
Summer show (Graduating class of 21'). Slade school of Fine Art. London. July 5-17
Terra Friendz. The new Artist (solo show) [online] Curated by Alexandra McKay. April 21-30
The colour and poetry Simposium reading. [online] 21 March
2020
Platform 1 BloomsburyBloomsbury theatre. London. Performance night. 6-7 February
Words to be looked at l Oxford library. Postponed
2019
Sunny bank mills studio residency/ Runner up Jury’s award. Sunny Bank Mills Gallery
Shortlisted for the Kenneth Armitage Young sculptor prize with special commendation.
Shortlisted for Grizedale residency.Royal society of sculptors
We belong here. The Chapel. Leeds
Pick ‘n’ mix. Pinapple Black Gallery. Middlesborough. August 16-22
Blinked. Free Range.The Old Truman Brewery.London. July 5-8
Blinked. Degree show. Leeds Arts University. June 7-14
Ones to Watch. Sunny Bank Mills. Leeds. March 15- May 11
The Socio-Parasitology Manifesto exhibition. Nunnery Gallery. London. January 10-19
2018
In Real Life Residency. Artcore Gallery. Derby.
In Real Life. Artcore Gallery|Derby. Tom V. der Meulen & Maria Cepeda. October 18- November 1
The Essential. Millepiani | Rome
Routes Roots pop-up. Merrion Centre | Leeds
TWO. Wharf Chambers | Leeds
Just as Nature Intended. Leeds Arts University
2017
Y Not?. Wharf Chambers. Leeds
2016
Fragmented Cities + identities Jorge Jurado Gallery | Bogotá
International Art and Architecture Festival. Venice Art House & Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi. Fragmented identities. Venice
Fabula academy degree show. Fábula gallery. Bogotá
2015
Fábula academy interim show. Fábula Gallery. Bogotá
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22 May 2020
Online Artist talk/ Artcore Gallery
13 December 2019
Artist talk l Leeds Arts University
27 September 2018
Artist Talk: Helen Carr in conversation with Maria Cepeda and Tom Van der Meulen. Artcore Gallery |Derby.
PRESS AND MEDIA
https://www.trebuchet-magazine.com/the-power-of-invisible-community/
http://www.itsliquid.com/interview-maria-camila-cepeda.html
http://artcoregallery.org.uk/artistresidency/irl-residency/
http://artcoregallery.org.uk/meet-the-artist-maria-cepeda/
https://sunnybankmills.co.uk/blog/ones-watch-artists-residence/
RECENT EMPLOYMENT
Digital fabrication/Studio technician. CCW colleges.
October 2022- ongoing
Slade short course technical assistant. Slade I UCL
March 2021- September 2022
Student fellow. PT Changemakers project. UCL
Project from March to May 2021 to develop training resources
Connected learning intern for MA programme in Art and Design education. UCL
December 2020-April 2021
Content development assistant. Institute of Education. Culture, Communication and Media.
September 2020-December 2020