Mónica Alonso
Mónica Alonso (A Fonsagrada, Lugo, 1970) studied her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Salamanca and her PhD at the University of Vigo. In 1996 she was selected to participate in XII Muestra de Arte Joven, Instituto de la Juventud, Madrid. Her artistic career began in 1997 with an exhibition at the renowned Sala Montcada, Fundación “La Caixa” Barcelona. Among her main solo exhibitions are the ones held at CGAC in 2002; MAC Valdivia, Chile in 2004; Fundación Caixa Galicia in 2004; Museo de Lugo in 2011; La Quiñora Mexico D. F. in 2015.
She has taken part in a number of group exhibitions such us Mulleres do Silencio, MARCO Vigo, 2016, which focussed on women artists in Galicia in the 20th century and which ranked her as a central figure.
Mónica Alonso has also been awarded with numerous grants and awards for artistic creation such as: the Scholarship of Excellence of the Government of Mexico; the CAM Scholarship in Contemporary Art; the Scholarship of the Spanish Academy in Rome; the YADDO Scholarship, N. Y.; the Endesa Scholarship; the Unión FENOSA Scholarship, N.Y. And also, the following artistic residencies: Capacete, Rio de Janeiro; La Quiñonera, Mexico; Thownhouse Galler, Cairo, thanks to which she has executed various projects around the world.
Her multidisciplinary approach has led her to work in group projects: 8th Mostra Internazionale di Architettura NEXT, La Biennale di Venezia, Spanish Pavilion; Hospital Ward Therapy, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, CGAC; Chromatic intervention at Centro de Día Maceda, Ourense. Her interest in architecture and psychology led her to create and develop theories for a new discipline in 2012 called Psychospace. She is now undertaking her project “Human Spatial and Chromatic Perception” applied to various cultures and social groups.
