Monica Lleó

Mónica Lleó, degree in Sciences of the Information, branch of Image and sound, from the Complutense University of Madrid. In her artistic work she addresses questions about the photographic language itself that are intermingled with more pictorial aspects. She have always had an instinct for architecture, light, shadows, lines, but also in the second most important thing in photography, the subject, as it is an element that will provoke empathy.

She also works around politics, social and religious conflicts, life in post-conflict zones, historical memory and national identity. Lleó works in the Balkans, predominantly Bosnia I Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo. For her, photography allows her to address issues of social importance and to give voice to all the sides in the conflicts. She photographs people’s stories and their pain, no matter what side of the conflict and history they are on or what religion, color, etc. they are.

• UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID. 1989.
Bachelor in Information Sciences on the specialty of Image and Sound.
• SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS de Nueva York. 1998.
Broadcast design: Cristopher Kogler.
• FILM AND TELEVISION WORKSHOPS, en Maine. USA. 1997.
o Advanced Cinematogrphy. Jeff Sekendorf.
o Electronic Cinematography. Michael Holfstein.​

• PHOTOESPAÑA 2005. “Citadinos”. Colectiva. Galería Arte y Naturaleza.
• GALERIA JOSE ESQUIROL,”Pequeño formato” Altea, Colectiva. 2004.
• METRO DE MADRID, Exposición “Metros del mundo” 2004, Estación de Nuevos Ministerios. Recorrido por los metros de distintas ciudades del mundo : Buenos Aires, México, Nueva York, Tokio, Seúl, Pyongyang, Moscú, Cairo, Berlín, Londres, París, Madrid. ​
• ARTE Y NATURALEZA, Edicion de tres serigrafias sobre hierro, 2004.
• GALERIA JOSE ESQUIROL, Altea, Colectiva “Sentido o Silencio”. 2004.
• EDICIONES MADRID, TENTACIONES, Octubre 2002.
• TALLER DE FOTODISEÑO, Centro Andaluz de la Fotografía, Octubre 2001.
• V PREMIO UNICAJA, Primer premio de fotografía Blanco y Negro. Almeria. 2000.
• PHOTOESPAÑA, colectiva, Madrid 1999.
• CASA DE AMERICA, Watu. colectiva,”Pueblos indígenas” Madrid 1997.
• GALERIA EL PROGRESO, Colectiva, Madrid, 1996.
• CENTRO ANDALUZ DE LA FOTOGRAFIA. Almería 1995, Colección polaroid.