ISABEL  AROCENA






Isabel Arocena was raised under the influence of the sculptor Oteiza, who was closely linked to her family. She was educated in architecture between Lisbon, Belgium, and Madrid. She later moved to Rome to collaborate with the Royal Academy of Spain. During this collaboration, she also worked in thecultural office of the Spanish Embassy and later for theUNESCO heritage organization. Throughout this time, she never stopped creating and exhibiting, until in 2020 she found her greatest form of expression in sculpture. Since 2022, she has been exhibiting all over the world, combining her work in thestudio with the visual work of photography. 
She is currently based in Madrid. 





Education
ETSAM, Polytechnic University of Madrid

Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Université Catholique de Louvaine 

Universidade Lusiada de Lisboa












Relevant shows
Casa de Vacas, Madrid. 2024
Exhibition of sculpture ‘Marina’ at the 91st Autumn Salon, established by the Community of Madrid together with the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors, in the Buen Retiro Park, Madrid.

Gagliardi Gallery, London. Currently.
Selected by the Gagliardi family for the ‘Vega’ sculpture exhibition at their gallery in Chelsea, London.

Galería Ulmacarisa, Madrid. 2024
Group sculpture exhibition, ‘Vernissage’.

London Art Biennale 2023, London.
Selected by the jury of the London Art Biennial to represent Spain with a bronze and resin sculpture: ‘Vega’.

8th Realist Art Exhibition, Madrid. 2023
Selected by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors to exhibit the sculpture ‘Marina Tsvetaeva’.

City of Álora Sculpture Competition, Málaga. 2022
Selected by the Álora Town Council to exhibit the sculpture ‘Venus’.

Royal Academy of Spain, Rome. 2019
Project to renovate and enhance the cloister of Bramante's Templete at the Spanish Academy in Rome. Subsequent collective exhibition and development of thesis for archive.

Venice Biennale 2016, Venice.
Selected by Federico Soriano to exhibit the architectural project ‘Reporting from the Front’ at the Venice Architecture Biennale.



 



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