PILAR VIVIENTE
Artist, Writer, and Musician in Altea, Spain
María Pilar Viviente Solé (Madrid, 1958) has lived in Peramola, Paris, Zaragoza, Barcelona and NYC. Multidisciplinary artist of the Reflective Generation of the 90s in Spain (EL PAÍS 15 Ago 1989). Best National Degree Award (1987), FPI Dissertation Research Fellowship (1988-1992), Doctor by the UB (1993), she is lecturer and PhD advisor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, UMH, in Altea, since 1998, being Dir. of Drawing Area 7yr. and IRO 2yr. She is (since): 1997 InSEA member (UNESCO); 2012 Agent of Peace, NU; 2013, Woman of Action; 2018 CR (Spain) of VOWW, NY; 2021 Royal Institute Mohammed Ali: Special AMB of Arts & Cultural Dialogue of the Prince Osman Mediterranean Center Foundation; 2021 IACLSC member & General Secretary.
With more than 200 publications, both national and international, she has published in media as Grupo Noticias, The Word UK, Socialist Factor UK-India; art and culture magazines as Arte Omega, La Brecha, Km 0, El Temps d'Art, The Blue Lotus, Crisis -Erial Ediciones; academic journals as Arte, Individuo y Sociedad, Reencuentro: Análisis de problemas universitarios, Visual Culture & Gender, UMH Sapiens, Hofstra Hispanic Review; and art catalogs and proceedings books. She has curated exhibitions and participated in conferences as a Keynote Speaker.
From 1985 til now she has put more than 200 national and international exhibitions in galleries, museums, and art spaces, taking part in Biennales and Fairs. She has performed her music in Piano Recitals and performances. Her work is represented in important Museums as MACBA and Private and Public Collections all over the world, and is on sale at Art Galleries: Maeght, Paris; Jorge Alcolea, Madrid-Barcelona; Klaus Kramer, Sto. Domingo; Art Eterne, New Delhi; Cortabitarte, Soria; Subastas Duran, Madrid; Eka Moor (Santana Art), Madrid; Sala Aires, Cordova; Vizionnaire, Kyoto; Abartium, Barcelona; MADS, Milan; MM, Pamplona; Saphira & Ventura, NY; Espace Vision'Art, Paris; Montserrat Contemporary Art, NY.
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MACBA, Hotel Arts, IEC, UB, Abartium -in Barcelona. Fondation Satsuma, Colegio de España, Galerie Maeght -Paris. Fundación FC, Diputación de Aragón, CAI, UZ -Zaragoza. UMH -Elche. MGEC Museum -Marbella. MC, MEC, BNE -Madrid. Progressive Corporation, Orensanz Foundation, NYC AIDS Memorial Archives -NY. Venusberg Museum -Frankfurt. Ploiesti Art Museum -Romania. Çukurova University -Adana. Soncino Comune -Soncino. Museari -Valencia. Haegeumgang Theme Museum -Geoje, Korea.