INMACULADA LARA CEPEDA, "MAKU" 1978 . Tomelloso. Interdisciplinary Visual Artist | Sculptor | Performer | Illustrator. Sound Art. Poetry.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AND SPECIALIZATION 2001 – 2007 | Licentiate/Degree in Fine Arts (Specialization in Sculpture, Audiovisuals, and Sound Art). University of Salamanca. Projects under the direction of Concha Jerez, Antonio Leonardo Platón, and Hipólito Pérez Calvo.
2007 – 2009 | Specialization in Stone and Industrial Techniques. Andalusian School of Marble (CEMAF), Fines (Almería).
2006 | CAP (Pedagogical Adaptation Course). University of Salamanca.
1997 – 2000 | Higher Technician in Arts Applied to Sculpture. School of Arts of Ávila.
SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, AND DISTINCTIONS 2009 | Leonardo Da Vinci European Scholarship. Stay at Steinmetzzentrum Königslutter (Germany).
2008 | "Anchor of Honor" (Ancla de Honor). Award granted by the City Council of Cuevas del Almanzora (Villaricos) in recognition of her work as a sculptor, presented during the IX Habaneras and Polyphony Contest.
2006 | Honorable Mention in the "Vitral Poesía" Contest (Cuba) for the illustrations of the book Principado de un sueño by writer Nieves Fernández.
2004 | Artist in Residence (2003-2004) | Antonio Gala Foundation. International Grant for Artistic Creation "Antonio Gala Foundation" for Young Creators (Córdoba). II Promotion.
2003 | 2nd Prize in Photography. "The Vine and Wine" Contest, ASAJA Tomelloso.
2002 | Special Mention of the Academics of Argamasilla. II Painting Prize "Bachiller Sansón Carrasco", Argamasilla de Alba (Ciudad Real).
MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE AND PUBLIC ART 2008 | "Happy Machine III" (Series). Marble (140×120×100 cm). Vila-Viçosa (Portugal).
2008 | "Happy Machine II" (Series). Marble (120×140×90 cm). Almería.
2005 | Commemorative Stone Mural "250th Anniversary of the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca". In Villamayor de Armuña. Scale replica of the Royal Pavilion carved in stone (8.50 x 1.80 m). Project under the direction of Ana del Arco. The work was carved and executed jointly by the director, a technical team of 5 sculptors, and students from seven educational centers in Salamanca.
2005 | "Istmo" (Isthmus). Limestone (250×65×62 cm). Valdesimonte, Segovia.
2005 | "Bella Quiteria". Concrete (160×60×40 cm). Molino de la Bella Quiteria, Munera (Albacete).
2004 | "Papiroflexia I" (Origami I - Series). Granite (240×65×171 cm). O Grove, Pontevedra.
2003 | "Tren" (Train). Steel and Sandstone (200×70×73 cm). Villamayor de Armuña, Salamanca.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS 2014 | "El Living". Nibs Cacao, Dresden (Germany). Solo exhibition of sculptures in an alternative space recreating a "living room" to encourage direct interaction with the public.
2014 | "Buntwäsche" (Colored Laundry). Gallery CreativeCornerDD, Dresden (Germany). Multidisciplinary installation (painting, engraving, sculpture) regarding identity and human relationships.
2009 | "Fines’ Heart" (In the heart of Fines). Fines (Almería). Anthropological identity project on marble culture and the local landscape.
2008 | "Deconstructions". Cuevas del Almanzora (Almería).
2008 | Solo Exhibition and Scenography in Villaricos. Port of Hope and stage of the IX Habaneras and Polyphony Contest, Cuevas del Almanzora (Almería). Solo sculptural exhibition displayed at the port and stage of the event.
2007 | "Cuerpos y desencuentros" (Bodies and Disagreements). Olula del Río (Almería).
2007 | "Genesis". Casa de la Torre, El Toboso (Toledo).
2005 | Selection of Sound Work (USAL). Inclusion of sound art pieces in the dissemination archive and podcasts of the University of Salamanca, under the direction of Antonio Notario.
2000 | School of Arts "Antonio López" (Tomelloso).
2000 | AGROINNOVA 2000. III Intersectoral Exhibition (Tomelloso).
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS 2025 | VI Salon of the Illustrated Poem. López Villaseñor Museum, Ciudad Real.
2024 | "A Signal on the Heart. XX Years of Creation at the Antonio Gala Foundation". Contemporary Art Center of Cuenca. Cuenca.
2023 – 2024 | "Seeing Life More Clearly. Twenty Years of Creation at the Antonio Gala Foundation". Church of San Lorenzo, Úbeda. Commemorative exhibition of the 20th Anniversary of the Antonio Gala Foundation.
2023 | "Cimientos" (Foundations) (III Collective Exhibition Arts and Letters). Posada de los Portales, Tomelloso.
2023 | V Salon of the Illustrated Poem. López Villaseñor Museum, Ciudad Real. Work: "Mares del mundo" (paintings) with Natividad Cepeda.
2022 | "Art, Word, and Earth". Posada de los Portales, Tomelloso.
2022 | IV Salon of the Illustrated Poem. López Villaseñor Museum, Ciudad Real.
2021 | V Salon of the Illustrated Poem (Traveling Exhibition). Work: "Requiebro" with Jesús Lara Serrano.
2020 | "IV New Year's Poetic Meeting: La Mancha Poetry". Tomelloso. Participation with plastic work (illustrations).
2012 | Hospedería Fonseca. University of Salamanca (USAL). Traveling Exhibition "x10", commemorative of the Tenth Anniversary of the Antonio Gala Foundation. Salamanca.
2008 | "Itinerarte". Provincial Council of Almería.
2008 | XIX Edition Marble Region Awards. Almería.
2007 | El Pósito Hall. Campo de Criptana (Ciudad Real).
2006 | School of Arts of Ávila.
2004 | "Antonio Gala" Foundation. Exhibition "Untitled, Mixed Media". Córdoba.
2004 | Culture Area. Oropesa del Mar (Castellón).
2003 | Museum of Roquetas de Mar "Castle Museum of Santa Ana". Almería.
2003 | "II The Vine and Wine Contest" Asaja (2nd Photography Prize). Exhibition Hall "La Posada", Tomelloso.
2003 | X Anniversary of the Amateur Theater Showcase. Exhibition Hall "La Posada", Tomelloso.
2002 | II Painting Prize "Bachiller Sansón Carrasco". Argamasilla de Alba (Ciudad Real).
2001 | "The Vine and Wine" Asaja (Photography Exhibition). Exhibition Hall "La Posada", Tomelloso.
2000 | AGROINNOVA 2000. III Intersectoral Exhibition, Tomelloso.
1999 | School of Arts of Ávila.
1998 | School of Arts of Ávila.
1996 | School of Arts "Antonio López", Tomelloso.
1994 | "Athene" Photography Exhibition. Tomelloso.
PERFORMANCE AND ACTION ART 2015 | Bunte Republik Neustadt: "Constricted Torsions". Dresden (Germany). Description: Resistance performance where the body, painted red with androgynous tribal motifs, twists in silence within a limited space of 50x40 cm. Variant: "Shared Red Rope". Execution in a crowd connected to the public via a taut red rope.
2014 | "Buntwäsche" (Performance). Gallery CreativeCornerDD, Dresden.
2012 – 2015 | "Cultural Nights" & "InterbREADing night" Dresden (Germany). Poetry, performance, and painting (solo and group collaborations) at El Keller/Atelier Schwartz cultural space. Organization: Lisa Garcia Veit.
2009 | Collective Performance “II Project Bridges: Absence and Presence”. Choreographer and director: Giuseppe Stella. Casa de Las Conchas (Salamanca).
2008 | Scenography and Exhibition at the IX Habaneras and Polyphony Contest of Villaricos, Cuevas de Almanzora (Almería). Exhibition of sculptures on the stage and surroundings during the musical event.
2005 | "I have not read Quixote". Collaboration with La Fura dels Baus. Opening of the XV Arts Festival of Castilla y León. Plaza Mayor of Salamanca.
2003 | Scenography for "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by the group Tadzio Teatro of Tomelloso (Ciudad Real).
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUMS AND ARTISTIC MEETINGS 2012 | International Meeting of Painters "Plein Air". Meissen (Germany).
2008 | International Sculpture Symposium of Vila-Viçosa (Portugal).
2008 | V Sculpture Symposium of Macael (Almería).
2005 | I Sculpture Symposium of Valdesimonte (Segovia).
2005 | V Sculpture Symposium of Villamayor de Armuña (Salamanca).
2004 | XV International Sculpture Symposium of O Grove (Pontevedra).
2004 | IV Sculpture Symposium of Villamayor de Armuña (Salamanca).
2004 | II Sculpture Contest of Fines (Almería).
2003 | III Sculpture Symposium of Villamayor de Armuña (Salamanca).
2003 | I Sculpture Contest of Fines (Almería).
ILLUSTRATION AND EDITORIAL WORK 2025 | "Volver a los aleros de la infancia" by Natividad Cepeda. Interior illustrations and cover.
2024 | Cover of the book "Con la sed de todos" by Natividad Cepeda (Ed. C&G).
2024 | Illustrations for Oretania Magazine (Spring Edition).
2023 | Cover of the book "Memorial de amor y leyenda" by Natividad Cepeda.
2018 | "La Pájara Pinta" Magazine. Literary participation.
2017 | Cover of the book "Herencia" by Alfredo Villaverde Gil.
2015 | "Dulcinea, Flor de Ocho Pétalos". Artist's book (own poems and drawings) presented in El Toboso (Spain).
2013 | "Almagre literario" (Anthology). Author of the poem "Al rayar el alba" (Editorial Llanura).
2013 | Participation in "Poetic Marathon" (XXXIII anniversary of Prometeo Digital).
2006 | Illustration of the book "Principado de un sueño" by Nieves Fernandez (Ed. Vitral Poesía, Cuba). Honorable Mention.
1999 / 2005 | Illustrator in "El Quijote, entre todos" and "El Quijote manuscrito" (Ed. Aache).
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2019 – Present | Art and Spanish Teacher. Humboldt-Gymnasium Eichwalde (Germany).
2012 | Teacher. Freie Werkschule Meißen (Germany).
2012 | Art Workshop at CEIP José del Moral (Tomelloso).
2006 – 2007 | Monitor of Art Education workshops in schools in Salamanca.
2003 | Teacher of the Stone Sculpture Workshop. Villamayor de Armuña (Salamanca).
2000 | Head of the Sculpture Workshop "ESTA NOCHE TOCA". Community Board of Castilla-La Mancha.
AFFILIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member of the BBK Professional Artists of Berlin (Germany). Member of VEGAP (Visual Entity of Management of Plastic Artists, Spain). Member of AVAM (Associated Visual Artists of Madrid). Member of the AEPE (Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors). Member of the Association of Writers and Artists of Castilla-La Mancha. Member of AIESM (International Association for Monumental Sculpture).
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