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Jose Abad Lorente

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Born 1970 Spain
Education:
2004-5 Master of Arts in Photography And Urban Cultures Goldsmith College University of London. UK. 2000-3 Advanced Studies In Chinese Calligraphy Central Academy of Fine Art Beijing, China 1998-9 Chinese Language and Culture Central Academy of Fine Arts. Beijing, China 1991-3 Open Course at the School of Plastic Arts & Craft Inocencio Medina Vera, Murcia. Spain
Selected Art Projects:
2006-7
Body Abilities 3
Body Calligraphy: The body as site for text, sign as metaphor for language and the non-verbal communication.
2005-6
Body Abilities 2
Like This: Tracing memory trough body movements
2004-5
Body Abilities 1
Autobiography: Movements as calligraphic representation.
2004 Art Adviser for Positive Art Workshop
www.paw.org.cn
http://www.china.org.cn/english/China/105227.htm http://www.aids2004.org/subpage.aspx?pageId=254
2001-3 Co-founder of Positive Art Workshop
http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/e20033/aids.htm www.ciprancaids.org.cn/data/newsletter/200309.pdf http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/en/beijing/features/2003_15/Zeitgeist_Posi… http://www.thatsbj.com/blog/index.php/2002/11/16/artyfacts_positive_art
2000-4 Co-founder, Administration & Curator of La Casa-Art Projects
http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/e20033/aids.htm http://www.thatsbj.com/blog/index.php/2002/03/14/artyfacts_la_casa_getti…
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2006
Notions of Drawing
CIP House, Exhibition Space. London SE15 3SN. UK
http://www.artbust.com/drawing/index.html
2006 Calligraphy Double Exhibition
Arthotels Brighton. Lansdowne Place Hotel. UK
http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/listings/arttrails/listing.asp?…
/2006 heART Auction Exhibition for Papworth Hospital Cambridge
March Town Hall, Cambridge UK
2005 Urban Vision: Photographic Practice in the Content of Urban Theory APT Gallery, Deptford, London UK
7/2004 XV International AIDS Conference. Bangkok. Silabaha Art and Cultural Program. http://www.iasociety.org/bangkok/subpage.aspx?pageId=254 Selected Awards & Residencies::
2007
Spanish Embassy in New Delhi. India
Sponsored to develop ‘Body Calligraphy’ art project as associate residency at Khoj. International Artist Association. New Delhi. India
2002-2003 Ford Foundation La Casa-art Projects: Positive Art Workshop. One year program grant to develop a project for people living with HIV/AIDS at You’an Hospital. Beijing, China. I2000- 2003
International Agency of Spanish Cooperation (AECI)
Conferred by the Spanish Government to support advanced research in Chinese Calligraphy at the Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing. China 2000- 2003
People’s Republic of China
Research Scholarship in Chinese Calligraphy at Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing. China