Juan Zorrilla

JUAN ZORRILLA




Juan Zorrilla is an artist from Tenerife, Canary Islands. During his studies in Fine Arts he created his own painting technique (Bañorrelieve) mixing thread, acrylic paint and water. He have been developing this technique through the years exploring textures, effects and colours. He describes his work as spontaneous, experimental and intuitive. His work has been exhibited in Madrid, Barcelona, London, Edinburgh and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, city where he lives since 2019.

Education

Art and Environment, Short Course, ECA, Edinburgh College of Art 2013
Bachelor Honours Degree (2.1) College of Art, Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife 2002


Prizes, Awards & Accolades

2003
1st Prize La Laguna University Enrique Lite Painting Award, Tenerife.

2002
1st Prize Puerto de la Cruz Young Art Paint Award, Tenerife
Special Mention Plastic Arts Biennial, Santa Cruz de Tenerife .
Special Mention Arona Regional Painting Award, Tenerife.

2001
1st Prize Painting Award Guía de Isora, Tenerife.
1st Prize Regional Painting Contest CajaCanarias, Tenerife

2000
Second Prize Arts Competition Award, Cabildo de Tenerife.
Talens Scholarship

EXHIBITIONS
Group Exhibitions

2013
Art and Design Studies Student Exhibition.
Edinburgh College of Art. ' Art and Environment ' Short Course. Edinburgh

2012
London Unhinged Festival, Electric Brixton. London

2010
Artspace2let Salon Exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland
Dovecot Studios, Grafimenco Group Exhibition. Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
Vermillion Studios, Fringe Festival, Edinburgh.
Bistro Café, Leith ,Edinburgh
Charlton Square, Artspace2let Group Exhibition, Edinburgh

2009
Vermillion Studios, New Artist Exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland

2005
Group Mercarte, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

2004
Group Mercarte, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.


2003
ARCO 2003, Madrid.

2002
Fuera de Formato, Group Exhibition, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Tenerife

2001
Students Group Exhibition , COAC Tenerife
Collective Scholarship Talens, Madrid and Barcelona room CEAS

2000
Mobile Group Exhibition organized by Cabildo de Tenerife, Visual Arts Award


Solo Exhibitions

2018 Carlo Gallery, Edinburgh

2017 June- July
Leith Theatre
Animals

2009
North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland.

2005
Añepa Art Gallery, La Orota...