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About the Artist

Born in Gibraltar Alan Perez studied Fine Art at the Edinburgh College of Art and over the years he has  always experimented with different artistic disciplines and collaborated in projects of a social, historical or political value. He is interested in Installation art and other forms of experimental art which help to  develop his  work in a meaningful and creative way.

Art for him is an internal necessity which is channelled through a continuous need to develop self-expression. As an artist he feels he has a social responsibility to sensitise our society through his art, as Art can be the voice of social conscience through  freedom of expression. 

Every day news, social, historical and political issues are directly the sources which influence his work.  Alan likes to  use people as an artistic tool, to directly collaborate in different ways in his projects. Sometimes the people can become the Art themselves and other times they will produce the work through an organic collaboration which forms part of the process of the work itself. 

He is always interested in collaborative artistic projects with people of different creative, social and cultural backgrounds in order to create meaningful Art with critical social value. He has been invited to Art residencies and developed projects in Gibraltar, Berlin, Jersey, Spain, London and Edinburgh.


Curriculum Vitae




EDUCATION

1994 / 1998 Edinburgh College of Art (Herriot-Watt University), Scotland, UK.

1998 / 1999 Manchester Metropolitan University, PGCE Secondary Art and Design

2013 Durham University, MA in Educational Management and Leadership


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Jan-1998 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland

Aug-1998 Ten Emerging Artist, Gorgy City Farm, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Aug-2001 Encuentro de Pintores y Escultores del Campo de Gibraltar, Villa de Los Barrios, Cadiz, Spain

2006-2014 Gibraltar Spring Festival Art Exhibition

Sep-2008 The Body, Life drawing exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar

Aug-2009 Muestra de Artistas Plasticos del Campo De Gibraltar,Galeria Manolo Ales, La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain 

Aug-2009 Encuentro en la tierra del sol, APANE, Estepona, Malaga, Spain.

2009 Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, Gibraltar

Sep-2010 Art For Aid, Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar

Oct-2010 El Arte como encuentro entre pueblos, Asociacion Mar del Sur, La Linea

Nov-2010 RegalArte, Galeria Manolo Ales, La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain.

Jul-2011 Collective open exhibition, La Teteria, La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain

Aug-2011 Gustavo Bacarisas Tribute art exhibition by contemporary Artist, The Gibraltar Gallery, Gibraltar

Oct-2011 Installation project: While you were sleeping - collaboration with photographer Lizanne Figueras for her exhibition titled Inertia

Nov-2011 RegalArte, Galeria Manolo Ales, La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain

Jun-2012 Art Current, Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar

Jul-2012 Queens Jubilee Gibraltar exhibition, The Gibraltar Gallery, Gibraltar 

Mar-2013 Collective open exhibition, 10 + 1 Aniversario ,La Teteria, La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain

May-2013 10 Aniversario Asosacion Mar del sur,Hotel Montolla, Los Barrios, Cadiz

Jun-2013 Vejer Art Project, Vejer De La Frontera, Cadiz, Spain

Dec-2013 RegalArte, Galeria Manolo Ales, La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain

Jun-2014 Summer Show, Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar

Sep-2014 Gibraltar National week Art exhibition, Gustavo Bacaresa Gallery, Gibraltar

Dec-2014 Affordable Art exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar

Sept-2015   2015 Gibraltar National Week Exhibition, Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery

Sept-2016 Cuatro Miradas, Centro cultural Alcultura, Algeciras, Spain

April-2017   Straits Talking, Castillo de Guzman el Bueno, Tarifa, Spain

July-2017     The Encyclopedia of immigrants International project, Gibraltar Garrison Library. 

Nov-2017 Kitchen Studios pop up exhibition, Kasbar, Gibraltar

April-2018 No cuadros, Kitchen Studios pop up exhibition, Kasbar, Gibraltar

June-18 Art Dance International Platform, A.I.M, Mackintosh hall, Gibraltar

May-18 Borders, Gibraltar world music festival, Space 92, Gibraltar

Feb-2019  Easterly winds, Palacio Diputacion de Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain

April- 2019  20 Anos TPOP, La Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz and Jerez, Spain 

May-2019 Kitchen 5 year Anniversary, GEMA , Gibraltar

June- 2019 Acceso Prohibido, Alcultura, Algeciras open studios, Algeciras, Spain

Oct- 2019 Hidden/ Escondido, Tarifa Castle, Spain
June-2020  Art versus Corona virus, Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar
Jan- 2021, Corona files digital exhibition, Lichtenberg studios, Berlin
Dec 2020-Feb 2021 Kitchen, Lock in exhibition, GEMA Gallery, Gibraltar
May 2021- Gibraltar 2021 Visual Arts Spring Exhibition, Gustavo Bacarisa Gallery, Gibraltar
Sept- Oct  2021, Exodo exhibition, Castillo Guzman el Bueno, Tarifa, Spain
Dec 2021, SURES, Publication Gibraltar edition, Tangiers, Morocco.
Feb- March 2022, Memoria y deseo. Kitchen, Casa de la Cultura, La linea de la Concepcion, Spain. 
March 2022, Sentido y sensibilidad: el mundo que vemos, Sala Oblicua. Escuela de Arte de Algeciras, Spain
January 2023, Kitchen at the Fine Arts gallery, Casemates, Gibraltar
April 2023, Patios, Kitchen,  Galeria Manolo Ales, la Linea de la Concepcion, Spain
May 2023, Open Studios Algeciras, The never ending game,  Artistas invitados, Alcultura Algeciras, Spain
December 2023, Kitchen Studios collective at kitchen studios Gibraltar
April 2024, Una idea de Paisaje, Estudio de Dagoberto Rodriguez, Madrid, Spain

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

Jun-1998 Edinburgh college of Art, Degree Show, Royal Academy of Scotland

Apr-2010 Naufragos, Fine Arts Gallery, Gibraltar

Dec-2011 Transito, La Teteria, La linea De La Concepcion, Cadiz, Spain

Apr-2012 Tierra de Suenos, John Mckintosh Hall Caltural center, Gibraltar

May-2015 Project 75, Listen to the Sirens contemporary art space, Gibraltar. Part of the Little Constellation/ Kitchen project

Nov-2015 Llevame donde naci, Ince’s Hall, Gibraltar.

Oct-2016 Berlin- Gibraltar Artist Exchange Residency Exhibition, Alan Perez and Max Sudhues, Gustavo Bacarisas Gallery, Casemates, Gibraltar.

July-Oct-2017 Brexit Installation, Museo Cruz Herrera, La Linea De La Concepcion. 

April 2022: Si todos los politicos se hicieran pacifistas, Artistic Public Intervention/Performance/ happening, Open Studios 2022,  Plaza Alta Algeciras, Spain.


May 2022, Tierra/ Land, Projecto Una idea de paisaje, curated by Juan Carlos Bracho, Collaboration with choreographer Nathan Conroy and AIM,  Galeria Manolo Ales, La linea de la Concepcion, Spain

AWARDS

May-01 The Basheba Peralta Drawing award, Gibraltar International Art Exhibition

May-01 Gibraltar Heritage Trust (highly commended award)

May-02 Gibraltar International Art exhibition, Spring Festival, (highly commended award)

Apr-09 Gibraltar Spring Festival, (highly commended award)

Aug-09 Muestra de Artistas Plasticos del Campo De Gibraltar, La Linea de la Concepcion, Spain, (Second prize/segunda mencion)

May-11 2011 Gibraltar Spring Festival, (highly commended award)

Nov-11 3rd prize Gibraltar 2011 Gibraltar International Art Exhibition- The Leni Mifsud Prize

May-12 The Alwani Foundation Prize for the best Gibraltar theme, 2012 Gibraltar Spring festival exhibition

May-12 Second prize, 2012 Gibraltar Spring Festival exhibition 

Nov-13 Gibraltar Prize, 2013 Gibraltar International Art Exhibition 

May-14 Gibraltar Spring Festival, (highly commended award)

Nov-14 The Leni Mifsud Prize, 2014 Gibraltar International Art Exhibition, Gibraltar

Nov-14 2014 Gibraltar International Art Exhibition, Gibraltar (highly commended award) ‘Gibraltar View 2014’

Sept-15 2015 Gibraltar National Week Exhibition, (highly commended award)

Nov-15 Gibraltar Prize, 2015 Gibraltar International Art Exhibition

June-16 1st Prize, Installation Category, Gibraltar 2016 Visual Arts Spring Exhibition

June-16 1st Prize, Ministry of Culture Award, Gibraltar 2016 Visual Arts Spring Exhibition

June-17 1st Prize, Installation Category, Gibraltar 2017 Visual Arts Spring Exhibition

May-2020 1st Prize, Installation Category, Gibraltar 2020 Visual Arts Spring Exhibition

May-2021 1st Prize Video category, Gibraltar 2021 Visual Arts Spring Exhibition


BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS

Apr-2014 Illustrations/ Collaboration with Author Humbert Hernandez in his book: 'El Acordeonista y Otras Historias'

Nov-2014 Book cover/ Collaboration with Author Humbert Hernandez in his Poetry book: ‘Paisaje interior’.

Dec 2021, SURES, Publication Gibraltar edition, Tangiers, Morocco.

OTHER PROJECTS

Oct-2014 Organised The Gibraltar Secondary schools Installation Art project in collaboration with The Little Constellation project ‘Listen to the Sirens’ Ambrose Avellano exhibition and in collaboration with Dr Darren Fa from the Gibraltar Museum.

Feb-2015 Contributed to the Organising team for the 1st Gibraltar Contemporary Art Conference 2015, Mackintosh Hall Gibraltar 

May-2015    Project 75, Listen to the Sirens contemporary art space, Gibraltar. Part of the Little Constellation/ Kitchen project. (see alanperezart.com)

November-15 ‘Llevame donde naci’ installation to celebrate the evacuation of the people of Gibraltar during the second World war. In collaboration with ‘The White light Theatre Company.


May 2022, Human Land, mesa abierta/ open forum , Projecto Una idea de paisaje,  Galeria Manolo Ales, La linea de la Concepcion, Spain.
2023/ 2024, SHAWATI, Meetings in Gibraltar , Tangiers, Algeciras and Ceuta, Collective of Artists, poets, actors, curators, Galleries, Art administrators and creatives from both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar to develop a network for possible future projects and get to know each other.
January 2024, Strait Rhapsody project, Fine Arts Gallery, as part of the No cuesta dinero project. Gibraltar.
April 4th 2024, Dan Perjovschi, The horizontal Newspaper. Artist talk and conversation between Gloria Luca and Dan Perjovshci, Gibraltar Garrison Library.


Artist Residency

June-2015 Artist Residency-Jersey

Selected by the Jersey Arts Trust to represent Gibraltar at the 2015 Inter Island Artist Locki-in Residency.

Collaborative works with artist, writers, poets, dancers, video artist, puppet makers, photographers, sculptors(see alanperezart.com)

July-2016 Gibraltar- Berlin Artist Exchange Residency at the Lichtenberg Studios. All projects were interventions in public spaces in the district of Lichtenburg.

January-2017 Artist Residency- London at the Southbank Centre. Nordic Matters- Collision residency.

11 Nordic artists were selected to participate in this project and they worked with 11 UK artists in a collaborative artistic and creative process. Mr Perez was invited to be one of the 11 selected UK artists represented Gibraltar internationally in this project.

June 2019 Gibraltar Island Games 2019 Artist  Residency

Artist from the participating Islands to the Gibraltar Island Games 2019 were invited to participate in a 2 week  artist residency in Gibraltar. The spirit of the residency was to engage in collaborative projects in a multi disciplinary way, with a focus on the connections between the Islands both historically and socially. 

October 2019 1st Art Conference/ Residency of Artists from the Campo de Gibraltar, ACTO.

The 1st Art Conference/ Residency of Artists from the Campo de Gibraltar which took place in la Vega Studios Tarifa during the weekend of the 18th October 2019 all works produced were all of an experimental nature. During the conference Judith Shaylor ran the workshop ¨Sensory Overload ¨.  During the workshop the Artists were exposed to three especially chosen pieces of music accompanied with either a taste, smell or touch. After each round of music the Artists brainstormed their experiences in pairs and then went on to produce the works which where displayed in an exhibition.