OLGA SIMÓN [Madrid 1974]
ACADEMIC AND COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION
2007
Honorary Collaboration with the Department of Photography, Faculty of Fine Arts. Complutense University of Madrid [UCM]. Madrid, Spain
2005
Master of Photography and Imaging EFTI. Madrid, Spain
2004
Diploma of Advanced Studies [DEA] in Image. Complutense University of Madrid [UCM]. Madrid, Spain
1997
Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. University of the Basque Country [UPV]. Bilbao, Spain
1997 to 2005
Workshops with Duane Michals, Chema Madoz, Daniel Canogar, Ouka Lele, Ciuco Gutiérrez, Jaume de Laiguana, Luis Malibrán, Jaime Gorospe and Ángel Marcos among others
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS [* Catalog Published] [** Solo Catalog Published]
2021
Polargärten [Polar Garden]. Olga Simón Exhibition of the Month. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery. Cologne, Germany [1] [2]
2020
Olga Simón Erinnerungen [Memories]. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery. Cologne, Germany
2016
going through… / atravesando… Las Cigarreras Contemporary Culture. Alicante, Spain** [1] [2] [3]
2015
Tears, 2015 | Lágrimas, 2015. Pérez de la Riva Cultural Center. Las Rozas Madrid, Spain. In collaboration with Adora Calvo Art Gallery and curator Carlos Delgado Mayordomo [1] [2]
2014
223 Tränen im Polargarten | 223 Tears in the Polar Garden. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery. Cologne, Germany [1]
Dream Within a Dream. Installation in collaboration with visual artist Ignacio Llamas. La Ampliadora Art Space. Pa-ta-ta International Photography Festival. Granada, Spain [1]
El retrato y la muerte. Historia de una colección de fotografías post-mortem [Portrait and Death. The Story of a Post-Mortem Photography Collection]. RPHART Rafael Pérez Hernando Art Gallery. Madrid, Spain * Miradas de Mujeres Festival 2014. Madrid, Spain * [1] [2] [3]
2010
Jardín polar [Polar Garden]. Kursala Art Gallery. University of Cádiz [UCA]. Cádiz, Spain ** [1]
Jardín polar [Polar Garden]. De-Autor Art Gallery. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid, Spain
Jardín polar [Polar Garden]. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
2008
Jardín polar [Polar Garden]. Astarté Art Gallery. Madrid, Spain ** [1] [2]
2000
El otro en el espejo [The Other in the Mirror]. Pilar Miró Cultural Center Arganda del Rey. Madrid, Spain
1997
El número siete [The Number Seven]. Sala Rekalde Area2 Gallery. Bilbao, Spain * Award and scholarship Faculty of Fine Arts. University of the Basque Country [UPV]
Antípodas, dobles y espejos [Antipodes, Doubles and Mirrors]. Ponferrada Cultural Center. León, Spain
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2019
Noche serena | Nit serena [Serene Night]. Sala Muncunill EspaiDos. Terrassa Comisariat 2019. Terrassa City Hall, Spain * [1]
Avance 2019 [Advance 2019]. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
2018
Erinnerung an die Zukunft [Memory of the Future]. X Jahre 100 kubik Gallery. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery. Cologne, Germany
2017
Art Karlsruhe 2017. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery stand. Karlsruhe, Germany ** [1] [2]
Invierno en Encant [Winter at Encant]. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain [1]
2016
Art Madrid’16. Crystal Gallery of CentroCentro Cibeles. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery stand. Cologne, Germany. Madrid, Spain * [1]
Poetischer Realismus [Poetic Realism]. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery. Cologne, Germany [1]
Cum Pictura Poesis. Poesía y artes plásticas en libros de artista [Poetry and visual arts in artist books]. MEIAC Museum of Contemporary Art of Extremadura and Ibero-America, Badajoz, Spain * [1] [2]
Encant Summer. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
2015
Stills of peace and Everyday Life – Edizione II. Italia e Spagna: una ricerca del senso del Contemporaneo [Italy and Spain: a search for the sense of the Contemporary]. Fondazione Aria [Aria Foundation]. Capitolare Museum. Crypt of the Cathedral. Atri [Te], Italy * [1]
Pop-up Photo Store. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery. Cologne, Germany
Autumn. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
2014
Encant Año 13 [Encant Year 13]. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
What’s on Encant. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
2013
EncantArt13. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
Paisajes del cuerpo | Paysages du Corps [Landscapes of the Body]. Alliance Française de Granada. Granada, Spain *
XXI Muestra internacional de fotografía ‘Torre Luzea’ | ‘Torre Luzea’ XXI Nazioarteko argazki mostra. [XXI International Photography Exhibition ‘Torre Luzea’]. Zarautz, Gipuzkoa. Basque Country, Spain *
Paisajes del cuerpo | Paysages du Corps [Landscapes of the Body]. Médiathèque de Biarritz. Biarritz, France *
Entretiempo [Midseason]. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
Expansión [Expansion]. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
Paisajes del cuerpo | Paysages du Corps [Landscapes of the Body]. PHotoEspaña Festival PHE13. Alliance Française de España, Alliance Française de Madrid, and Pilar Citoler Foundation. Madrid, Spain. *
Primavera 2013 [Spring 2013]. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, España
Kunst in mi. 50 años viviendo el arte [Art in Me. 50 Years Living Art]. Di-Lab Space, Urueña, Valladolid, Spain. Miradas de Mujeres Festival 2013 *
Intervenidos 1 Libros [Intervened 1 Books]. Working Space Alcobendas. Madrid, Spain
2012
Junge Talente für junge Sammler [Young Talents for Young Collectors]. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery. Cologne, Germany
Captura una emoción [Capture an Emotion]. Prodis Foundation. Pons Foundation Gallery. Madrid, Spain *
EncantArt12. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
2011
Una habitación propia [A Room of One’s Own]. Faculty of Fine Arts. Complutense University of Madrid [UCM]. Madrid, Spain. Curator Carmen Dalmau Bejarano * [1]
Summer Exhibition. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
Postal and Action. Performance ‘Correos’ MAV and MACBA. Museu d’Art Contemporani. Barcelona, Spain
Postales desde el Limbo [Postcards from the Limbo]. Zaragoza, Spain
Tocados por la primavera [Touched by Spring]. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain [1]
EncantArt 10. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
2010
C.A.R Contemporary Art Ruhr. Essen, Germany. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery stand. Essen, Germany * [1]
Arte Lisboa 2010 Contemporary Art Fair. Lisbon Congress Center, Portugal. Astarté Gallery stand. Lisbon, Portugal
Olga Simón – Piers Jackson. Encant Art Gallery. Mahón. Menorca, Spain
Postal and Action. Performance ‘Correos’ MAV and MNCARS. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Madrid, Spain
Unidos por Haití [United for Haiti]. Collective action in benefit of UNICEF. Espacio Cultural Caja Ávila. Navas del Marqués. Ávila, Spain.
Artist Books. De-Autor Art Gallery. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Madrid, Spain
2009
Kleine Formate [Small Formats]. 100 kubik – raum für spanische kunst Art Gallery. Cologne, Germany
XIII Premio Unicaja de Fotografía [XIII Unicaja Photography Award]. Unicaja Culture Hall. Málaga, Spain *
Arte Navas 2009. Contemporary Art Exhibition. Espacio Cultural Caja Ávila. Navas del Marqués. Ávila, Spain *
SLPS Slideluck Potshow Screening. Polar Garden Video. Madrid, Spain
Foro Sur 2009 Art Fair. Astarté Art Gallery stand. Cáceres, Spain *
Casa Decor 2009. Javier Muñoz stand. Madrid, Spain
2008
Valencia Art 2008 Art Fair. Astarté Art Gallery stand. Valencia, Spain
2007
La noche de la fotografía [The Night of Photography]. PHotoEspaña Festival PHE07. Screening at Plaza de Santa Ana. Madrid, Spain
2006
Jóvenes Miradas [Young Perspectives]. Rafaela Photography Museum. Festival of Light 2006. Buenos Aires, Argentina *
Canal Abierto 2006. En primera persona: la autobiografía [In First Person: the Autobiography]. XIII Image Study Conference. Canal Isabel II. Madrid, Spain *
3rd Clics de Extremadura Photography Contest. Palacio Provincial de la Diputación de Badajoz. Badajoz, Spain *
Mulleres [Women]. Municipal Auditorium of Cangas. Pontevedra, Spain
Madrid in Memoriam: The Exhibition. Juan Prado Cultural Center. Valdemoro, Spain * [itinerant exhibition]
2005
FAIM 2005. Independent Art Fair in Madrid 2005. Pabellón de la Pipa. Congress and Exhibitions Casa de Campo. EFTI stand. Madrid, Spain
Mujer y violencia [Women and Violence]. Palacio de la Audiencia. Soria, Spain
Madrid in Memoriam. Club of Madrid. International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism, and Security. Madrid, Spain *
Master EFTI Exhibition 2004 – 2005. PHotoEspaña Festival PHE05. EFTI Gallery. Madrid, Spain
2004
Quien sabe cómo [Who Knows How]. PHotoEspaña Festival PHE04. PHE Digital Virtual Gallery
25 años no es nada [25 Years Is Nothing]. El Foro de Pozuelo Cultural Association. Madrid, Spain
1997
Bellas Artes 97 [Fine Arts 97]. Sanz Enea Gallery. Zarautz, Spain *
1995
Paisaje Industrial [Industrial Landscape]. Technical School of Industrial Engineering [EUITI]. Bilbao, Spain
1994
Visitable Pinhole Camera. III Visual Arts Meeting Bordeaux and Faculty of Fine Arts Bilbao. Bordeaux, France
The Mask. III Visual Arts Meeting Bordeaux and Faculty of Fine Arts Bilbao. Bordeaux, France
ARTWORK IN COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES
Musée of Elysée Photographic Archive. Lausanne, Switzerland
Madrid in Memoriam Photographic Archive. Ministry of Culture. Madrid, Spain
Foto Club Paraná Photographic Collection. Paraná, Argentina
Alliance Française of Spain Collection
Caja Campo Collection. Valencia, Spain
UCA University of Cádiz Collection. Cádiz, Spain
EFTI Collection. Madrid, Spain
ArtVice Collection. Madrid, Spain
Artworks in more than ninety private collections
AWARDS MENTIONS GRANTS AND PUBLICATIONS [SELECTION]
2015
First Prize Malas. Best Monograph on Art and Humanities. Spanish Union of University Publishers Awards [UNE]. Madrid, Spain *
2013
Finalist IV Landscape of the Body | Paysages du Corp 2013 Contest. Alliance Française de España, Alliance Française de Madrid, and Pilar Citoler Foundation. Madrid, Spain *
2012
Short-listed Purificación García Photography Award 2012. Madrid, Spain
2011
First prize Winner to illustrate chapter 9 of TBC ‘To be continued’. First collaborative novel. Presentation of the book ‘Voces para un blues negro’. Casa de América. Madrid, Spain *
2010
Finalist El Pati de la Llotja Awards. Emergent-Lleida 2010 International Photography and Visual Arts Festival. Lleida, Spain *
2009
Finalist XIII Unicaja Photography Award. Málaga, Spain *
2008
Screening and publication Event in memory of 11M. 11M Victims of Terrorism Association. El Pozo Station. Madrid, Spain
2006
Finalist IV Roberto Villagráz Scholarships. EFTI. Madrid, Spain
Awarded Selected for forum and exhibition at Canal de Isabel II. Canal Abierto 2006 In First Person: the Autobiography. XIII Image Study Conference. Madrid, Spain *
2005
Finalist III Roberto Villagráz Scholarships. EFTI. Madrid, Spain
Selected and Published Madrid in Memoriam: The Book. Madrid, Spain *
2004
Short-listed Re-Generation. Photographic Archive Musée of l’Elysée. Lausanne, Switzerland.
Second prize Thibierge & Comar Awards Prize. París, France * [1]
Finalist II Roberto Villagráz Scholarships. EFTI. Madrid, Spain
First prize 300ppp digital photography contest. EFTI. Madrid, Spain
Finalist in all five contests Quién sabe cómo [Who Knows How]. PHotoEspaña Digital 2004. PHotoEspaña Festival PHE04
2000
First Prize Best Photo. Commented Photos. Olga Simón. Selection by Ángel Elices. FV Foto Video Actualidad Magazine 137. Madrid, Spain *
1996
First Prize University of the Basque Country [UPV] and Sala Rekalde Area2 scholarship. Photographic installation El Número Siete [The Number Seven]. Bilbao, Spain *
1995
First honorable mention Industrial Landscape Photography Contest. Technical School of Industrial Engineering [EUITI]. Bilbao, Spain
LECTURES AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS
2025
Lecture ‘Artista y Mujer’ [Artist and Woman]. XII International Colloquium of the Permanent Seminar on Literature and Women. National University of Distance Education [UNED]. Madrid, Spain
2023
Lecture ‘Empty House | Casa vacía’ [Empty House]. XI International Colloquium of the Permanent Seminar on Literature and Women. National University of Distance Education [UNED]. Madrid, Spain
2021
Lecture ‘El cuento que no nos contaron’ [The Tale We Were Never Told]. X International Colloquium of the Permanent Seminar on Literature and Women. National University of Distance Education [UNED]. Madrid, Spain
Lecture ‘Intangibles’ [Intangibles]. Faculty of Information Sciences. Complutense University of Madrid [UCM]. Madrid, Spain
2016
Panel discussion ‘Ocho años de historia del Seminario Permanente sobre Literatura y Mujer’ [Eight Years of the Permanent Seminar on Literature and Women]. VIII International Colloquium of the Permanent Seminar on Literature and Women. National University of Distance Education [UNED]. Madrid, Spain
Guided tour of the exhibition going through… / atravesando… Las Cigarreras Contemporary Culture. Alicante, Spain
Lecture ‘Una forma de estar en el mundo’ [A Way of Being in the World]. Faculty of Information Sciences. Complutense University of Madrid [UCM]. Madrid, Spain
2015
Panel discussion ‘La Creatividad. Prácticas Artísticas Contemporáneas’ [Creativity. Contemporary Artistic Practices]. Master’s in Advanced Studies of Spanish Art. Faculty of Geography and History. Complutense University of Madrid [UCM]. Madrid, Spain
2014
Lecture ‘Demasiado ellas para…’ [Too Much Woman for…]. VII International Colloquium of the Permanent Seminar on Literature and Women. National University of Distance Education [UNED]. Madrid, Spain
2013
Lecture ‘Cuestionar. Generar interrogantes. Un paseo por sugerentes propuestas del arte contemporáneo’ [Questioning. Raising Questions. A Journey Through Thought-Provoking Contemporary Art Proposals]. VI International Colloquium of the Permanent Seminar on Literature and Women. National University of Distance Education [UNED]. Madrid, Spain
2012
Talk ‘Intangibles’ [Intangibles] EnContexto 2012 Encuentros para la Reflexión de la Fotografía en España [Encounters for Reflection on Photography in Spain]. La Casa Encendida. Madrid, Spain
2011
Panel discussion ‘Una habitación propia: visibilidad de la mujer en el arte’ [A Room of One’s Own: Visibility of Women in Art]. Faculty of Fine Arts. Complutense University of Madrid [UCM]. IV International Colloquium of the Permanent Seminar on Literature and Women. National University of Distance Education [UNED]. Madrid, Spain
2006
Lecture ‘Agua en la fotografía’ [Water in Photography]. Photography Symposium. I AGUA Photography Competition. Mondariz Balneario Foundation. Pontevedra, Spain
Lecture ‘Olga Simón. En primera persona: la autobiografía’ [Olga Simón. In the First Person: Autobiography]. Canal Abierto 2006. Forum XIII Image Studies Conference of the Community of Madrid. Canal de Isabel II. Madrid, Spain
2005
Lecture ‘La fotografía como arte’ [Photography as Art]. IX Xavier Pousa Landscape Grants. Mondariz Balneario Foundation. Pontevedra, Spain
2003
Lecture ‘Fotografía y espejo’ [Photography and Mirror]. Symposium Women in the Field of Contemporary Artistic Creation and Communication. Faculty of Information Sciences. Complutense University of Madrid [UCM]. Madrid, Spain
2000
Lecture ‘Fotografía narcisista: una vía hacia la introspección’ [Narcissistic Photography: A Path to Introspection]. Symposium Women in the Field of Contemporary Artistic Creation and Communication. Faculty of Information Sciences. Complutense University of Madrid [UCM]. Madrid, Spain
Lecture ‘El número siete. La fotografía subjetiva’ [The Number Seven. Subjective Photography]. Encuentros ‘El otro en el espejo. La identidad cuestionada por la fotografía artística’ [The Other in the Mirror. Identity Questioned by Artistic Photography. Encounters]. Pilar Miró Cultural Center. Arganda del Rey Madrid, España
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