Marcos Covelo (Vigo, 1985)
Associate professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts in the University of Vigo (Spain), since 2018.

STUDIES & GRANT TRAININGS
-Currently is developing his PhD on -Visual Arts and Creation- in the University of Vigo since 2017.
– Member of the research group DX7´s Faculty of Fine Arts from Pontevedra since 2017. (Spain)
– Journy Grant, into the Grants program of movibility to research members of the University of Vigo. Destination Portugal 2018.
 – Academic excellence award for a new studients of PhD of the University of Vigo, 2017/2018. (Spain)
– ERASMUS intership, Savvy Contemporary. – since 01/07/11 to 01/10/11- Berlin (Germany) 2011
– Master of Arte Contemporáneo, Creación & Investigación, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra 2010-2011
– Fine Arts graduate, Facultat de Belles Arts de Barcelona (U.B.) Barcelona 2010
– SÉNECA Grant, Facultade de Belas Artes de Pontevedra. Pontevedra 2010
– Cultural exchange England – China, participant of Media Art&Production – since 01/11/07 until 01/12/07-. Hongzou (China) 2007
– ERASMUS Grant, Coventry University Art&Design. Coventry (U.K.) 2007

RESIDENCIES, ART GRANTS Y PRIZES
2020
– VEGAP Award, Madrid (Spain)
2019
– 2º Prize, in the 11º Auditorio de Galicia Awards for young artists. Santiago de Compostela (Spain) 
2018
– University of Vigo´s prize on the section of painting. (Spain)
2017
– Zona ‘C’ prize, awared with the project O rapto de Europa, Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
2014
– Art residency Fundación Bienal de Cerveira 2014 – since 17th of October until 11th of November-, Vilanova de Cerveira (Portugal)
2010
– Novos Valores 2010 Award-grant (Special prize of painting José Fernández López), Diputación de Pontevedra (Spain)
2009
– Award VIII Contest of Art, Diputación de Orense
 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022
– El sueño de Ícaro, SVT Espacio de Arte, curator: Ángel Cerviño, Vigo (Spain)
2018
– O rapto de Europa, Zona ‘C’ of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
2015
– The answers are blowin’ in the wind, Fundación Rac (Rosón arte contemporáneo), Pontevedra
2014
– Ceci n’est pas un mur, Sala Alterarte de Orense, Comisario: Nono Bandera
 
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

2021
– El negro secreto de su panza blanca, in the Centro Gaiás Museum, Santiago de Compostela. Curator: Beatriz Espejo.
– Cultivar incertezas (Reformular el espacio. Conmocionar la mirada) in the CGAC Museum (Centro Gallego de Arte Contemporáneo), Santiago de Compostela. Curator: Ángel Cerviño.
2020
– Diversidade – Investigação. O complexo espaço da comunicação pela arte, CTJV Gallery, Monçao (Portugal).
2019
– VIII International Prize of Visual Arts Obra Abierta, Foundation Caja Extremadura-Lieberbank. Plasencia (Spain)
– 11º Auditorio de Galicia Awards for young artists. Santiago de Compostela (Spain) 
2018
– XXIV Exhibition of Young Art in La Rioja, ESDIR gallery, Logroño (Spain) 
– Pintura em três atos, Forum Cultural de Cerveira, Curator: Elisa Noronha, Vilanova de Cerveira (Portugal).
2017
– Award Isaac Díaz Pardo, Deputación da Coruña, A Coruña (Spain)
– Award Mardel Visual Arts, Centro del Carmen de Valencia (Spain)
– Un rolo de papel continuo. Curator: Susana Cendán. Sala X de Pontevedra, Sede Afundación -A Coruña- y Sede Afundación -Vigo- (Spain)
2016
– Sin Respeto, Combustión Espontánea Gallery, Madrid (Spain)
– 14º Mostra de Arte Gas Natural Fenosa, en el MAC (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Gas Natural Fenosa), A Coruña (Spain)
– Afinidades Selectivas 9, Colab with Nono Bandera. Casa da Cultura Galega. Vigo (Spain)
– 9º Prize Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
2015
– Alrededor de una pasión, Centro Huarte de Pamplona, curator: Alicia Ventura. Pamplona, (Spain)
2014
– 8º Prize Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
2012
– Afinidades Selectivas 5, Colab with Almudena Fernández Fariña. Casa da Cultura Galega. Vigo (Spain)
– Prize Isaac Díaz Pardo, Deputación da Coruña, A Coruña (Spain)
– 7º Prize Auditorio de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
– Friction! Show, Home Base Lab. BerlIn (Germany)
– Festival: NRVP (Nuevas Realidades Video-Políticas).
2011
– XVI Bienal de Vilanova de Cerveira, Vilanova de Cerveira (Portugal)
– TFM, Fundación Rac. (Fundación Rosón arte contemporáneo) Pontevedra. (Spain)
– X Bienal de Lalín Pintor Laxeiro. Lalín (Spain)
2010
– Novos Valores 2010. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Pontevedra, Pontevedra (Spain)
– IKAS-ART, Bilbao (Spain)
2009
– VIII Prize Artes Plásticas, Deputación de Ourense. Ourense (Spain)