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Biography
Cristina Iglesias (1956, San Sebastián) is a Spanish installation artist and sculptor living and working in Torrelodones, Madrid. She works with many materials, including steel, water, glass, bronze, bamboo, straw. On January 20, 2016 she was awarded the Tambor del Oro in San Sebastian. Iglesias was the first Spanish woman invited to exhibit her work at the Folkestone Triennial in 2011. She is the sister of Academy Award-nominated film composer Alberto Iglesias.
Early life and education
Iglesias was born in San Sebastián, Northern Spain in November 1956. She commenced a degree Chemical Sciences at Universidad del País Vasco in 1976 before out in 1978 to practise ceramics and drawing in Barcelona. In 1980, she moved to London to study Sculpture at the Chelsea College of Art in London where she met her husband, Juan Muñoz and other artists such as Anish Kapoor.
Exhibitions
Iglesias began exhibiting in the 1980s and has since taken part in over 60 individual and group exhibitions in Europe, North America and Japan.
Solo Exhibitions
| Year | Gallery |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Kunsthalle Bern |
| 1994 | Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven |
| 1998 | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York |
| 2003 | Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin |
| 2006 | Museum Ludwig in Cologne |
| 2007 | Instituto Cervantes in Paris |
| 2007 | Doors to the new wing of the Museo del Prado, Madrid |
| 2016 | Musée de Grenoble in Grenoble |
Group Exhibitions
| Year | Show |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Spanish Pavilion, Venice Biennale |
| 1993 | Spanish Pavilion, Venice Biennale |
| 1990 | 18th Sydney Biennale |
| 2000 | Carnegie International, Museum of Art Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh |
| 2000 | Exposición Universal in Hannover |
| 2002 | Happiness at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo |
| 2005 | Big Bandat the Centre Pompidou in Paris |
| 2006 | SITE, Santa Fe |
| 2010 | Pacing Through Architecture, Whitechapel Gallery |
| 2011 | Folkestone Triennial |
Awards
Iglesias was honoured with the Spanish National Prize for Visual Arts in 1999. She was also awarded the Berliner Kunstpreis in 2012.