Juan Botella Lucas
JUAN BOTELLA LUCAS
Sculptor
Madrid 1970
Education/ Academic Experience
1988-1995 Graduate.Dept.of Sculpture of the Faculty of Fine Arts (BBAA),
Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). By Prof. Luis Jaime Martinez del Rio.
1992 Current Art Workshops. Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid.
1995-1996 Course of Pedagogical Adaptation, UCM.
1996 Guest Student at the Highschool of Arts of Berlin (HdK, FB-1).
Workshop of Stone by Sculptor Yoshimi Hashimoto.
1996-1997 Erasmus Grant. Berlin HdK, FB-1.
1997 Exceptional Exam of Admission /Enter as Oficial Student. By Prof. Joachim Schmettau Berlin HdK, FB-1.
DAAD Grant. Berlin HdK, FB-1.
1998 Graduate. Berlin,HdK, FB-1.
1999 DAAD Grant for Master Exam Exhibition. Berlin HdK, FB-1.
1999> Works as an associated lecturer in the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Mersin University (ME.Ü.) Mersin, Turkey.
Exhibitions/ Symposiums/ Artistic Events
1988 'Start-entry' Students collective exhibition. Fac. of Fine Arts UCM.
1990 'The Gardens of the Faculty'. Fac. BBAA UCM.
1991 'Certamen'. Buenavista Cultural Center, Madrid.
'Art of Graffitti', Symposium, Piramides Park, Madrid.
'Apologie of the Reason', Instalation+Happening, Fac. Of Fine Arts UCM. .
1992 'Attention Shopers!'Collective exh. Artistic Group Molino de Viento. Hortaleza Cultur Centrum, Madrid.
'Sex-appeal, Glamour, Cinders,...' , Collective exh. Artistic Group Molino de Viento. Gallery Tolulo-3, Madrid.
'Estrujadito Censuradito' Collective exh. Artistic Group Molino de Viento, Winter Salon of Goya, Madrid.
1993 'Paintings on Stone' Environs of Laksmee Temple, Hampi, India.
'Sculpture 4. Course', Fac. of Fine Arts UCM.
1994 'Artists Against the Crisis', Collective exh. Artistic Group Molino de Viento, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid.
1995 'Workers World' . Gallery Avenida de America, Madrid.
'Ceremony'. Instalation. Maravillas School Church , Madrid.
1997 'Sculptures ' Slide projection. Fac. of Fine Arts of Mersin University,Turkey.
'1+1=3' Duo Exhibition, Gallery Artechamartin I, Madrid.
'Humano', Duo Exhibition KunstRaum, Berlin.
'Rundgang-97', Berlin HdK.
'Septemberfest' Workshop, Vinetaplatz, Berlin.
1998 'Tema Vafkı' Collective exhibition , İçel Sanat Kulübü, Mersin.
'Spanish Sculptoric Art' Slide show, ME.Ü. 'AbsolventenprüfungAustellung' Diplom exam exhibition, Berlin HdK.
1999 '50. Anniversary of the Declaration of the Human Rights', Gallery Teoman Unusan, Mersin.
'Meisterschuler', Master exam exhibition. Berlin HdK.
'Rundgang 99' Berlin HdK.
'Musen on Line' International Symposium of Sculptors, Lügen Museum Gantikow, Alemania.
'Group Exhibition'.Gallery Michael Schultz, Berlin.
2000 'Exhibition' Gallery Teoman Unusan, Mersin.
'Sculpture exhibition', Amfora Museum, Tasucu, Mersin.
'Exhibition of Lecturers of the Fac. of Fine Arts of the Mersin
University' Exhibition room of the Rectorate of the Mersin University.
'Nurseren Tor + Juan Botella Lucas', Gallery H, Estambul.
'Art-Cart',Gallery Apel, Istanbul.
2001 'Spring Festival', Perfomance, Mersin Univ.
'Death=Death', Collective Exhibition, Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları, Istanbul 'Works on Paper' Collective exhibition, Gallery Apel, Istanbul.
2002 'Works on Wood', Collective exhibition, Gallery Apel, Istanbul.
'Dangerours Things', Collective exhibition ,Karşı Sanat Ç., Istanbul.
'Chairs+', Collective exhibition, Gallery Apel, Istanbul.
TÜYAP Art Fair , Istanbul.
2003 'War', Gallery Teoman Unusan, Mersin.
'Just for Families', invited artist, Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları, Istanbul.
'XXII Biennal of Alexandria', Egipt.
'Collective Exhibition of Sculpture' Taşucu, Mersin.
'To Hit the River, Performance, ME.Ü. GSF.
TÜYAP Art Fair , Istanbul
'To Preach in the Desert, Gallery Apel, Istanbul.
2004 'Earth and Fiber, Gallery Apel, Istanbul.
'Lecturers Group Exhibition' Sabanci Cultural Centre , Adana.
TÜYAP Art Fair , Istanbul.
'The Leg of Zeus (Birth of Dyonisos) ' Interdisciplinary project Perperikon- Kirdjali, Bulgaria.
2006 'Don Quixote in Turkey' Workshop and Exhibition, Institute Cervantes, Istanbul.
'4 Sculptors' Festival of Art in Zeytinli. Egean.Turkey.
'Symposium of Sculpture in Marble', Mersin.
TÜYAP Art Fair , Istanbul.
2007 'X. Biennal of Istanbul' Hafriyat Karaköy, Istanbul.
'Dances of-Mind- 1.curtain' One-man show, Gallery Apel, Istanbul.
'Fear of God' Hafriyat Karaköy, Istanbul.
' Interdisciplinary Arts Symposium ' Lefkoşa (Nicosia), Cyprus.
2008 'Dances of-Mind- 2.curtain' One-man show ,PiArtworks, Istanbul.
'Symposium Aba- St.Thekla' State Museum of Painting and Sculpture of Mersin.
'Fine Arts of Mersin University'. Collective exhibition of lecturers and students of the Faculty of Fine Arts . Exhibition Room of the Palace of Congress of Mersin.
'My name's Apel' Gallery Apel. Warehouse of Tobacco, Istanbul.
'2XT' Collective exhibition of artists of the Gallery PiArtworks, Istanbul.
2009 '99%Sponge70%Water' One-man show, PiArtworks, Istanbul.
'Dances of-Mind' One-man Show, Marinavista Art Gallery, Mersin.
'Summer Tales' Collective exhibition, Gallery Apel, Istanbul.
'450 million years of friendship' Collective Hafriyat Karaköy, Istanbul.
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