Jenny Owens

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Education:

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• PhD - Advanced Studies in Artistic Production, The University of Barcelona. Thesis title: “Stories of the Intangible: Memory and Narrative in Art.” Cum Laude.(2016 - 2021)

• Masters in Artistic Production and Research, The University of Barcelona (2015 - 2016)

• Degree in Fine Art, The University of Barcelona (2008 - 2012)

• Degree in Spanish and Italian, (Language, culture and literature), Trinity College, Dublin (2002 - 2006) with Erasmus at The University of Bologna, Italy (2003 - 2004)

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Individual Exhibitions:

 

2021

• Carousel, PontArte Gallery, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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2019

• Traces, PontArte Gallery, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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Two – person Shows / Group Exhibitions:

 

2024 

• Elements (In preparation) Three - person show, PontArte, Maastricht.

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2023 

• Elements at Art The Hague, BB Den Haag, The Netherlands.

• Winter Salon, PontArte Gallery, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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2022

• Earth Rising Eco Art Festival, The Irish Museum of Modern Art(IMMA)

• Inside Out, Pontarte Gallery, Maastricht. 

• About Me About You, Pontarte Gallery, Maastricht. 

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2020 ​

• 1.164,42 km METANARRATIVAS Marburg – Barcelona
  in Kunstverein (Centre of Art and Painting,Marburg, Germany. A cooperation between Mabildendekunst, The Institute of Fine Art, Philipps University Marburg and the Master in Artistic Production and Research programme of The university of Barcelona.

• Re-vision, Pontarte Gallery, Maastricht. 

 

2019​

• Eclectic, Tasneem Gallery, Barcelona.

• Horizon, two-person show with Santiago Vélez, Lokkus Arte Contemporáneo, Medellín, Colombia.

• Spring / Summer exhibition 2019, Tasneem Gallery Barcelona.

• Horizon, two-person show with Santiago Vélez, Tasneem Gallery Barcelona.

• 10 years of The Arranz Bravo Foundation, Hospitalet, Spain.

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2018

• Horizon, two-person show with with Santiago Vélez, Pontarte, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

• ​La presencia del presente, Mofuta, Barcelona.

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2017

• Biennial of Contemporary Art JCE (Jeune Création Européenne), Como, Italy. 

• Biennial of Contemporary Art JCE, Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso Municipal Museum. Amarante, Portugal.

• The Affordable Art Fair, Brussels. 

• Biennial of Contemporary Art JCE, Museu de l´Emporda, Figueres, Catalonia.

 

2016

• Biennial of Contemporary Art JCE, Science and Art center “Bruzis”, Cesis, Latvia.

• Biennial of Contemporary Art JCE, Hala Stulecia, Wroclaw, Poland.

• Green in Art, Pontarte, Oranjeplein, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

• Residencies fic-ProdArt16, The Centre of Contemporary Art, Fabra i Coats, Barcelona.

• Biennial of Contemporary Art JCE, Kunstbygningen i Vrå, Denmark.

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2015

• Biennial of Contemporary Art JCE, Beffroi de Montrouge, France.

• Què Dius? Exposición de arte joven catalan, Centro de Iniciativas Culturales de la Universidad de Sevilla.

• The Affordable Art Fair, Kromhouthal, Amsterdam.

• ArtLibris, Santa Monica, Barcelona.

• Guasch Coranty Grant Projects Exhibition, The Exhibition Hall, The University of Barcelona.

• Latitudes, two-person show with Elisa Murica Artengo, Trama Gallery, Barcelona.

 

2014

• Describing Architecture: Memory and Place, Assembly House and Powerscourt Town House Centre, Dublin.

• Opening of Pontarte, Oranjeplein, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

• Vanishing Points, three-person show with Edgar Ibàñez and Arnau Musach, The Arranz Bravo Foundation, Hospitalet, Spain.

• Això no és Art, Can Mayne, Alella, Spain.

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2013

• Opening of Pontarte, Can Pufarré, Alella, Spain. 

• Art<30_2013, Sala Parés and Trama Gallery, Barcelona, Spain. Jenny Owens – Candela Torres (Owens-Torres)

• Patrimonio, Espai VolART, The Vila Casas Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.

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2012

• Sense Títol, The University of Barcelona, Spain.

• 2012 Art<30_2012, Sala Parés and Trama Gallery, Barcelona, Spain. Itinerary: Faculty of Fine Art UCM, Madrid; The Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and The University of Seville.

 

2010

• BIG IDEAS small works, An Clachán Gallery, Gweedore, Co. Donegal, Ireland.

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Grants & Awards:

• Selected artist (Spain) for Biennial of Contemporary Art JCE (Jeune Création Européenne) 2015 – 2017.

• Guasch Coranty Grant for Artistic Creation. The Guasch Coranty Foundation. (2014-2015)

• A winner of Art < 30 Painting and Photography Competition in a collective with Candela Torres (Owens – Torres). Sala Parés Gallery and Trama Gallery, Barcelona. (2013)

• A winner of Art <30 Painting and Photography Competition. Sala Parés Gallery and Trama Gallery. Barcelona. (2012)

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Collections / Publications:

• Sculpture in The Cultural Heritage of The University of Barcelona.

• Photographs in the art collection of Sabadell Bank.

• Selected work in Originària. 35 anys de Facultat de Belles Arts. ISBN 9788447538454. Page 127.

• Selected work in Issue no. 100 of Magyar Lettre Internationale Hungary May 2016. Pages 54 - 55, 117 - 118. http://www.houdini.hu/lettre/Lettre100_2016-tavasz.pdf

 

Residency:

• Fabra i Coats – Fábrica de Creación, Barcelona. 2016.

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Talks / Conferences:

• November 2018: Participation in the workshop Architecture as a Model: Scales, Experience and Action within the Conference Shared Prototypes Collaborative Artistic Experiences. The Faculty of Fine Art, The University of Barcelona. I presented “Intimate Distances”, a collaborative project with Brazilian-based Graphic Designer Fernando Lima. Through the use of 3D printing, the project explores how art allows us to interconnect places and eliminate their physical distance.

 

• Abril 2019: Artist Talk to undergraduate students studying Design, Architecture and Education at The Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellín, Colombia within the course “Urban and Social Photography.”

 

 

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