pocagallery
pocagallery (2012-2020) was an art space I run in Portugalete (Spain) with the goal to disseminate, promote, collaborate and facilitate exchanges between local and international artists. It emerged from the need to create a connection between my two homes (Spain and the UK) to facilitate connections and dialogue between artists and to offer an varied exhibition programme of contemporary art, both from emerging and established artists. pocagallery also hosted various residencies for international artists in collaboration with East Street Arts and BilbaoArte. The visiting artists used the gallery space to develop a new project, experiment with new ideas, research and network with local artists. The gallery also hosted various exhibitions by students of the MA in Painting by the University of the Basque Country.
Below is a list of all the projects that took place at the gallery.
2019 – Punto y Seguido – Saleta E. A painting exhibition.
2019 – Cuando la Percepción Aporta el Sentido – Iñaki Baranda Esteban. An exhibition of end of Master work.
2018 – Urdingorri. An exhibition by the students of the Urdingorri art workshop run by Marc Kanou in the studio space next to the gallery.
2018 – Paisaje Después de la Batalla – Txus Alday Roth. Exhibition of drawings and paintings, including various events, a concert, theatre and poetry reading.
2018 – Javier Casanueva y Ziortza Pereira: Beltza Guztiak Ez Dira Beleak. An exhibition of paintings
2017 – Mosaico: MA Painting Exhibition. An exhibition by the students of the MA Painting at the University of the Basque Country.
2016 – Oihane Sánchez Duro: Memoria, Oro Hitza. For more projects by Oihane visit here.
2016 – 300 gr de Luces y Sombras. An exhibition by students of the MA Painting from the University of the Basque Country. Including: Nagore Amenabarro, Iván Chacón, Gabriel Coca, Luz Estefanía, Ander Etxaniz, Iñigo Fernández de Pinedo, Jorge Gimeno, Aitor Irulegi, Araceli Jalón, Beñat Krolem, Manuel Moral, Karlos Pellitero, Mikel del Río, Amaya Suberviola, Sebas Velasco and María A.Villanueva.
2016 – Migrant Objects: La Primavera. This exhibition marked the end of a residency of UK based artists Michael Branthwaite and Janine Goldsworthy at the gallery. The exhibition featured work of Bilbao based artists Saray Pérez and Iñigo Garatu along with work by UK artist Hilary Jack. Migrant Objects: La Primavera is the second residency/exhibition of an ongoing creative dialogue between Manchester UK and Bilbao Spain. The first project involved a residency at Ny Space Manchester with artists Hilary Jack and Hondartza Fraga and an exhibition presenting work of invited Bilbao artists Zuhar Iruretagoiena and Jorge Núñez.
2015 – Iñaki Bilbao. An exhibition of painting. There is a video of the exhibition here.
2015 – Muga by Pierre Vals. A project by Pierre Vals.
2015 – Howard Eaglestone & Martin Hearne, an exhibition of paintings by Leeds-Bradford based artists Howard Eaglestone and Martin Hearne.
2015 – Leeds – Bilbao Exhibition. An exhibition of work by artists involved in an exachange between Leeds and Bilbao, supported by BilbaoArte and East Street Arts. Artists: www.joshgibbs.co.uk | www.annienelson.co.uk | www.mrchriswoodward.com | rosaparma.com/ |www.mawatres.com
2014 – Del Mar Para Ti (From Sea to You), an exhibition of postcards submitted by 134 artists in response to a call out that asked for images that expressed the personal relationship with the sea. For more info and a full list of images and authors visit: curio•sea•ty.
2014 – Rubén García Becerra & Elena Artamonova. Exhibition including sculpture, painting and literature.
2014 – Natalie Drenth and Tom McGinn, an exhibition of their work produced during the second artist residency funded by East Street Arts.
2013 – Rebecca Jones: Notas para Marijaia. An exhibition of new work by Rebecca Jones, during her residency at the gallery, funded by East Street Arts.
2013 – Maite Puente: Emoción Contenida. An exhibition of photographic work by Maite Puente, part of the second edition of the Festival Miradas de Mujeres.
2012 – Paisajes de Fondo was the first exhibition of pocagallery. It included works on paper by Hondartza Fraga and Carla Moss. The occasion marked the launch of the gallery and the presentation of the book of poems Globos Y Anclas (Balloons and Anchors) by Carola Cerrato (which includes illustrations by Hondartza Fraga).