EDUCATION

2021   

Slade School of Fine Art, UCL.  MA Fine Art Media


2019 

Leeds Arts University
BA (Hons) Fine Art. Sculpture strand.



EXHIBITIONS/APPEARANCES/COMISSIONS/AWARDS

2022

     

Comissioned Artist for Leeds Arts University APP programme

London Grads Now 2021. Saatchi Gallery

The next Big Thing Moving Image Award reel. Bury Art Museum

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

PRESS AND TALKS>>

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

Slade short course technical assistant. Slade I UCL
March 2021- ongoing

Student fellow. PT Changemakers project. UCL
Project from March to May 2021 to develop training resources for personal tutors

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