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MELISA FIGUEROA SANCHEZ
Melisa Figueroa Sanchez
Buenos Aires, 1999
Currently residing and working in Barcelona
EDUCATION
2025 - Currently PhD at University of Barcelona
Enrolled in the programme "La Realidad Asediada: Concepto, Proceso y Experimentación Artística" (HDK1H).
2025 Master's degree in Art Education, University of Barcelona
2024 Degree in Fine Arts, University of Barcelona
Where she received the Extraordinary Degree Award (Premio Extraordinario de Grado) for her artistic and academic career, obtaining multiple Honors in subjects such as Painting, Iconology, Art Concepts, Psychology and Gender Studies.
2020 Degree in Illustration, EA Pau Gargallo
AWARDS
2022 First place at XXI Concurs de Pintura al Passeig de Sant Joan, Barcelona.
2022 Faculty of Fine Arts Award at XXI Concurs de Pintura al Passeig de Sant Joan, Barcelon
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 A través de les aigües de Neptú (Through Neptune's waters)
Sala de exposiciones de Can Llaurador, Teià.
Curated by Dr. Rafael Romero Pineda in agreement with the University of Barcelona.
2023 Pulsiones
Mercat de l’Abaceria, Barcelona. Curated by the art critic Ramon Casalé
Organized by Associació de Veïns i Amics del Passeig de Sant Joan, Ayuntamiento de Barcelona
and Mercats de Barcelona.
2023 Panteos,
Espai Capgrós, Mataró.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Exposición de las finalistas del XX Premio de Pintura Paco Merino
La Gralla, Granollers Organized by Grup ProArt Paco Merino.
2025 Exposición de las finalistas del XXXIX Concurso de Pintura Sanvisens
Miramar Centre Cultural, Sitges. Organized by Ayuntamiento de Sitges.
2025 AAmA 22. Units en la creació
Ajuntament Vell de Calella.
Organized by Universidad de Barcelona and Tagus International Center of Arts,
2024 Sense Títol, Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Barcelona
Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Barcelona.
Selection of the best final degree projects in the field of painting
2024 Finalistas del XVII Concurs d’Art Jove
Centre Cívic Cotxeres-Casinet.
2023 Premiadas en el XXI Concurs de Pintura al Passeig de Sant Joan
Sala de exposiciones del Ayuntamiento del Distrito de Gràcia, Barcelona
2023 Finalistas del XVI Concurs Art Jove
Centre Cívic Cotxeres-Casinet
2023 Nous Talents en Pintura
Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Barcelona.
2022 Círculo Nueva Pintura
La Puntual, Sant Cugat del Vallès.
2022 Pirineos: Paisaje, materia y memoria
Espacio Pirineos, Graus
2022 Patrimoni
Galeria Ca l'Antiga, Teià.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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Currently developing a PhD at the University of Barcelona.
Under the Predoctoral Contract PREDOCS-UB.
Funded by the University of Barcelona and Banco Santander.
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Member of the M.I.M.A. (Memòria i Matèria Artística) Teaching Innovation research group (GINDO-UB/188) at the University of Barcelona.
Highlighting the following collaborations:
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2024 Lecturer and member of the Scientific Committee of the MaterMater Conference organized by M.I.M.A in collaboration with the Dean's Office and Vice-Dean's Office of Research of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona. Held at the Faculty of Fine Arts on May 16, 2024.
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2022 - 2023 Member of the curatorial team, documentary and anthropological researcher. Exhibition "Pirineos: Paisaje, materia y memoria." Organized by M.I.M.A and Espacio Pirineos: Centro de Creación y Cultura del Pirineo and Ayuntamiento de Graus.
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2023 TRIANGULUS cross-disciplinary research project between music, dance and painting, in collaboration with CreaRed Escena and the Nacho Duato Conservatory of Dance of Valencia.
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Collaboration in the organization of the ARS·LUDI International Symposium "Dialogues between Apollo and Dionysus", held on January 24, 25, and 26, 2024, at the Museo Picasso at Barcelona.
This is part of the ARS·LUDI research project: Ludic Artifacts in Art and Design During the 19th and 20th Centuries in Catalonia (AS017675).
PRESS RELEASES
«light//archives, Artit Curator's Picks - August 2025»
https://artit.net/spotlight/260
«Melisa Figueroa, pintures des del coneixement», by Ramon Casalé Soler.
L’ Independent de Gràcia, 2023:
https://www.independent.cat/opinio/82423/melisa-figueroa-pintures-des-del-coneixement
«El panteisme pictòric de Melisa Figueroa a Espai Capgròs», by Cugat Comas:
Revista Capgròs, 2023.
https://capgros.elnacional.cat/es/cultura/panteismo-pictorico-melisa-figueroa-en-espai-capgros_809809_102.html
El Mercat de l’Abaceria, comprometido con el arte, acogerá 6 exposiciones en 2023, by Ayuntamiento
de Barcelona, 2023:
https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/mercats/es/actualitat/noticies/el-mercat-de-labaceria-comprometido-con-el-arte-acogera-6-exposiciones-en-2023-1251731
Melisa Figueroa Sánchez, estudiant de BBAA, exposa al Mercat de l’Abaceria Central, by the Faculty of Fine Arts, 2023:
https://www.ub.edu/InfoBBAA/melisa-figueroa-sanchez-estudiant-de-bbaa-exposa-al-mercat-abaceria-central/
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