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Art Residency JCE BIENNALE (Paris)
October 2017 - January 2018
Works selected for
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A series of works conceiving “construction as self-construction” – or the transformation of oneself through making, measuring and counting.
"Les restes" piece purchased by Sabadell Bank Foundation
1990, Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)
Based in London
My work explores the concepts of vulnerability, memory and body through the combination of sculptures with textiles and photography. I develop a poetic cartographic work based on my body in the constant process of extimacy (J.Lacan,1969): what once was personal and private becomes public and political. By combining different found objects and adding textiles, I manipulate and transform them by establishing an intimate dialogue to co-exist together. In-between urban archaeology and materiality these found objects partly tell their own story, partly mine. Photography has recently become much present in my art practice, as continuity of my creation or becoming the final artwork. Recently, I have been interested in the memory of the body through the dichotomy between absence and presence.
Awards, Prizes & Selected works
Selected work SCULPTURE PRIZE VILA CASAS FOUNDATION 2024. Fundació Vila Casas. With exhibition at Museu Can Mario Palafrugell (Girona)
Award "Finestra induïda" Festival Embarrat, Lo Pardal 2023 - Facade 2024
First Prize - Prize WITTMORE (ARTNOU 2023)
Selected work PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE VILA CASAS FOUNDATION 2023. Fundació Vila Casas. With exhibition at Palau Solterra de Torroella de MontgrÍ(GR)
Special Mention - Prize Bienal d’Art Ezequiel Torroella (Girona), 2023
2nd Prize - SCULPTURE PRIZE VILA CASAS FOUNDATION 2021, Museu Can Mario Palafrugell
IN-RUINS 2021, in partnership with Fondazione Armonie d’Arte and supported by Regione Calabria and Comune di Squillace (July 2021)
Award ALLARTNOW RESIDENCY - Virtual residency 2021-2022
MAWA in partnership with Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Art (Canada) , AllArtNow (Sweden) and Jiser (Spain)
Ten Little Indians 2020 - VIDEO ARTE
MLAC and Khlab, organised by Silvia Giambrone and Fabrizio Pizzuto. Art critic by Chiara Cottone Link website MLAC
1st Prize ARTPERTOT + Grant / Casa Solleric (P. de Mallorca) and Maison de la Catalanité, 2020
Prize SALA ART JOVE 2020 / Exhibition Sala Art Jove Barcelona 2020
Award INUND'ART 2019 / Casa de Cultura de Girona, 2020
Award JISER 2019 / Fully funded residency in Tunis (May and June 2019)
Award + <35ART 2018 / Exhibition at Sala Parés (Barcelona) and FAC Greco2 (Madrid), among the artsits of the Barcelona Art Nou 2018
Award + Grant XXIa Biennal d'Art Contemporani Català 2018 /
Exhibition at Centre of Art Maristany (Barcelona), Sala Fortuny (Reus), Tinglado1 (Tarragona), Public Library of Lleida, La Sala (Vilanova and the Geltrú) and Culture Forum Berger Balaguer (Vilafranca of the Penedés)
Award Fundació Privada Reddis (II edition) 2018 /
Exhibition at Museum of Reus (Tarragona)
Award for Incheon Art Platform Seoul 2018 /
Scholarship from Incheon Catholic University (South Korea)
Exhibition with Sandwich collective at Incheon Art Platform Seoul 2018
Award JCE Biennale 2015-2017, Fully funded residency in Paris (November-February, 2018) and exhibition at Le Beffroi of Montrouge (Paris, France), Museum of the Empordà (Figueres,Spain), Spazio Culturale Antonio Ratti (Como, Italy), Kunstbygningen (Vrå, Denmark), Hala Stulecia (Wroclaw, Poland), CēsixBrewey (Latvia) and Museum Cardoso De Souza (Amarante, Portugal).
Solo shows
A(R)MOUR
L&B Contemporary Gallery Barcelona. 2023 & Wittmore Hotel, Barcelona 2024.
Curated by Núria Bitria
ET ELISSA DEVINT DIDON
Casa Cultural la Mercè de Girona, 2021
Curated by Natàlia Chocarro and the support of the Fundació Vila Casas
HOW TO DISAPPEAR
June 2020 at Jupiter Woods London and August 2020 at Filet Space London
BECOMING OBLIQUE
Trait d'Union (Hectolitre) Bruxelles, 2019
OBJECTIVE CHANCE
L&B Contemporary Gallery Barcelona, 2019
INNER
Gallery Sensei London, 2016
+ Group exhibitions
2024
PREMI ESCULTURA 20214, Fundació Vila Casas
Museu Can Mario Palafrugell (Girona)
L.A.C, 2024
Project: “Vulnus-abilis“. Exhibition at The Fumbally Stables, Dublin and London, 2024.
THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE, 2024
Project: “A(r)mour: Transit“. Exhibition at (h)Artslane London, 2024.
2022-2023
SHAPES OF VITALITY, 2023
Project: “Attempt to disappeari“ at Wonzimer, Los Angeles (USA)
Curated by Abir Boukhari, part of the Residency AllArtNow
PREMI FOTOGRAFIA FUNDACIÓN VILA CASAS 2023
Project: “Preludi“. Exhibition: Palau Solterra de Torroella de Montgrí, 2023.
THE WAY WE RISE, 2022
Project: “Heart back together“ video. Exhibition at (h)Artslane London, 2022.
PRELUDIOS DE MI LIRA
Dotze artistes per a dotze poemes, at la Sala (Vilanova i la Geltru), Barcelona. March 2022.
ALL ART NOW
Laterna Magica Museum (Copenhagen), Magmart International videoart festival (Nàpoles) i Video Formes Festival 2023 (France).
2020-16
MATEIXES MANCANCES 2021 / Project “Estudi comunitari: Narratives tèxtils" Collaborative art research and exhibition at Grau-Garriga d'Art Tèxtil Contemporani, Barcelona 2021
IN-RUINS open studio, Castello di Squillace and Palazzo Pepe (Calabria, IT)
PREMI ESCULTURA 2021 Fundació Vila Casas
Museu Can Mario Palafrugell (Girona) : Second prize
ALLARTNOW
MAWA in partnership with Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Art (Canada) , AllArtNow (Sweden) and Jiser (Spain), 2021
TEN LITTLE INDIANS 2020 - VIDEO ARTE
“Losing touch” selected artwork. Upcoming online exhibition:
online MLAC and Khlab, organised by Silvia Giambrone and Fabrizio Pizzuto. Art critic by Chiara Cottone Link website MLAC
CÀPSULES DE CONFINAMENT 2020
Can Framis Fundació Vila Casas 2020
4 ARTISTS
Barcelona Gallery Weekend in L&B Gallery Barcelona, 2019
WATER IS WE
Exhibition Stanley Picker Gallery (London)
SACRIFICI
Art work selected for the Teatre Villaroel (Barcelona)
EXTIMACY
Organised by Pluszerocollective. Safe House 1 (London) 2016
DIS-SIDERE
Front window for the exhibition “Prêt-à-porter 1958-2008”. Palau Robert (Barcelona) 2014
DILO (EVOCO and ODAS 1.11)
Performances in collaboration with Laura Pardo. Centro de Arte Mutuo (Barcelona) 2013-2014
Art Residencies
IN-RUINS, CATANZARO ITALY (July 2021)
ALLARTNOW VIRTUAL RESIDENCY - CANADA, SWEDEN AND SPAIN
HECTOLITRE, Bruxelles (July 2019)
JISER,Tunisia (May and June 2019)
PILOTENKUECHE,Leipzig Germany (April-July 2018)
THE WHITE GIFT with SANDWICH,London (December 2017)
JCE BIENNALE, Paris (November 2017-February 2018)
Co-Founder Gallery Project:
Calcio, South Bermondsey London. Link
Collections:
2021 Fundació Vila Casas
2018 Banc Sabadell
2018 Mairie de Montrouge - JCE Biennale 2015-2017
Online Press
A(r)mour- Betevé Plaça Tisner Link
Videoformes Festival - Clermont-Ferrand Link
Archivalia, edited by In-ruins- Anna Ill - Noli me tangere Link
Fundació Vila Casa "Et Elissa devint Didon" Centre Cultura la Mercè (Girona) Link
Forme Unique : Anna Ill - Noli me tangere Link
In-ruins residency Calabria 2021 Italy, press release Link1 Link2 Link3 Link4
"Desaparèixer cap endins" Segon Premi Escultura Fundació Vila Casas 2021 Link Link 2
Losing touch, text critic by Chiara Cottone, Ten Little Indians 2021 Link critic
“Què van crear els artistes confinats?” Gemma Ventura 2020 (Artist Number 9) Link
“Diversos artistes - Càpsules de confinament: art i pandèmia a Catalunya” Link
8tv- Artic “Com van viure els artistes el confinament” Link
“Càpsula de confinament Anna Ill” April 2020, Link
L’art que hem vist, gaudit i patit , El Punt d'Avui Link
Anna Ill, tots els objectes que som de Clàudia Rius (El Núvol) Link
Tots els organismes by Pli-é Collective , Sala Art Jove 2020 Link
Sala Art Jove 2020, Travessies: 5 Anna Ill Link
La presse -Exposition « Entrelacés » au Musée Safia Farhat à Radès : De fils et d’aiguilles…- Tunisie Link
Interview for Jiser, Anna Ill BCN/TNS/ALG 2019 Link
Jiser BCN/TNS/ALG 2019 Link
L’artista que filava objectes de Clàudia Rius (El Núvol) Link
Sala Parés - Press release Link
8tv- Artic Art jove i emergent (6′) Link
TV3 Telenotícies Cultura Link
TV2: Punts de vista (18’02’’) Link
Bonart “Finalistes de la XXI Biennal d’Art Contemporani Català: Avui, Anna Ill (Vilanova i la Geltrú, 1990)” Mercè Vila Link
Collected press Link
XXI Biennal d’Art Contemporani Català per Màrius Domingo -Altacapa Link
CanalBlau “La Sala de Vilanova mostra l’obra seleccionada per la Biennal d’Art Contemporani Català” Link
JCE Biennale Como Italy, 2018 Link
JCE Biennalen – Kunstbygningen i Vra (Denmark) 2016 Link
JCE Biennalen – Magazine Link