mail@hondartzafraga.com
Born 1982, Cabanas, A Coruña, Spain. Graduated from a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at The University of the Basque Country (Spain) in 2005; she completed an MA in Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University in 2007. She has exhibited nationally (Liverpool, London, Sheffield) and internationally (Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands) and has collaborated in several occasions with HAG (Host Artist Group). She lives and works between Santander (Spain) and Sheffield (UK).
/ Nacida en 1982 en Cabanas, A Coruña. Licenciada en Bellas Artes en la Universidad del País Vasco (España), Hondartza Fraga completó un Master en Bellas Artes en Sheffield Hallam University (Reino Unido). Ha exhibido tanto nacional (Liverpool, Londres, Sheffield) como internacionalmente (Portugal, España, Holanda) y ha colaborado en varias ocasiones con HAG (Host Artist Group). Reside y trabaja entre Santander (España) y Sheffield (Reino Unido).
CV
Exhibitions (*Solo)
| 2010 | ||
| Mar | AV Festival 10, BBC Big Screen, Centre Square Middlesbrough, UK | |
| Between “the other” and “the self”, Voges Gallery, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | ||
| Feb | * Either Remembered or Not Seen, LKV guest artist, Babel, Trondheim, Norway | |
| Hybrid, Sheffield, UK | ||
| Jan | Instinct, Sheffield, UK | |
| 2009 | ||
| Dec | The Big Hang, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, UK | |
| From one distance to another, Colar…te…Gallery, Santander, Spain | ||
| Short Shorts, Art in Unusual Spaces, 42 New Briggate Gallery, Leeds, UK | ||
| Cross-Cutting, Sierra Metro, Edinburgh, UK | ||
| Nov | New:Vision Award, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Aurora/Outpost, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, UK | ||
| Sep | The Sheffield Pavilion 2009, The 11th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Jul | Summer Salon, Islington Arts Factory, London | |
| ZOOart 09, Art.ur Association, Cuneo, Italy | ||
| Jun | A42D, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK | |
| Apr | HALLelujah!, private residence, Glasgow, UK | |
| The Object of Photography, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds, UK | ||
| Feb | Prism, The Showroom, Sheffield, UK | |
| 2008 | ||
| Nov | Conjunction 08 Art Festival, Airspace Gallery (and various venues), Stoke-on-Trent, UK | |
| Lisbon Art Fair, Pente10, Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Sep | Proyecto Bahia Común, Colar…te Gallery, Cantabria, Spain | |
| May | On Your Wall Too, Leeds Met Gallery, Leeds, UK | |
| Apr | Relocating Absence, Elevator Gallery, London, UK | |
| Mar | Host 8: Observatory, Art Sheffield 08: Yes/No/Other Options, Sheffield, UK | |
| Feb | Host 07:Home Disco, at 25th edition of the International Film Festival (Festival International du Premier Film), Annonay, France | |
| Jan | Selected Works, II Digital Photography Foconorte Prize, Centro Cultural Doctor Madrazo, Santander, Spain | |
| 2007 | Dec | Propuestas, Foconorte, Juan Silio, Santander, Spain |
| Host 07: Home Disco, Di@metro, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Bloc Assembly, Bloc, Sheffield | ||
| Host 07: Home Disco, Col…arte…Gallery, Santander, Spain | ||
| Sep | Host 07: Home Disco, Consortium, Amsterdam. | |
| Jul | VIII Certamen Artistas Noveles, Sala Cultural Corte Inglés, Santander, Spain. | |
| Jun | Pending, Sylvester Space, Sheffield, UK | |
| Feb | Assembly#5, Bloc Space, Sheffield, UK | |
| Jan | Foconorte, Gallery “El Cantil”, Puente Arce, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 2006 | Dec | VIII Certamen Artistas Noveles, Sala Bretón, Astillero, Cantabria, Spain |
| Pause, End Gallery, Sheffield, UK. | ||
| Nov | Red Wire Open, Red Wire Gallery, Liverpool, UK | |
| VIII Certamen Artistas Noveles, Centro de Adultos de Santander, Cantabria, Spain | ||
| El Tiempo es para siempre, ni tú ni yo (Time is forever, not you, not me), End Gallery, Sheffield, UK | ||
| Sep | VIII Certamen Artistas Noveles, Consejo de la Mujer de Cantabria, Parlamento de Cantabria. Santander, Spain | |
| 2004 | Dec | 17ª Audiovisual Show Faculty of Fine Art,Sala de Exposiciones del BBVA, Bilbao, Basque Country |
| Oct | Con las mujeres no hay quien pueda, Sala de Exposiciones Muinicipal de Baracaldo, Barakaldo, Basque Country | |
| Jun | GetxoArte 04, Las Arenas, Basque Country | |
| Apr | Del Conflicto y del Acuerdo, Zeppelín, Barcelona, Spain | |
Commissions & Collections
| 2009 | Sheffield Pavilion 09, SCAF (Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum), Sheffield |
| Deciduous, work acquired by The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, Leeds | |
| 2008 | Conjunction 08, New work for Conjunction 08 Contemporary Art Festival, Stoke-on-Trent |
Projects
| 2008 | Outcasting, online screening venue by Michael Cousin : www.outcasting.org |
| Host 8: Observatory, selected by Host Artist Group to participate in their project for Art Sheffield 08: Yes/No/Other Options | |
| 2007 | DVD and Touring Screening: Host 7: Home Disco, selected by Host Artist Group |
| Publication: Sheffield Pavilion project publication, selected by Host Artist Group, Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum, launch in Venice Biennal and Kassel Documenta. |
Grants & Awards
| 2008 | Grant by Consejería de Cultura (Arts Council), Cantabria, Spain. |
| Selected in II Digital Photography Foconorte Prize, Cantabria, Spain. | |
| 2007 | Grant by Consejería de Cultura (Arts Council), Cantabria, Spain. |
| 2006 | Selected for VIII Certamen Artistas Noveles, Consejo de la mujer de Cantabria, Santander, Spain |
| 2004 | Selected for GetxoArte 2004 |
