Rocio Silleras Aguilar

Art teacher, researcher, experimental musician, plastic and sound multimedia artist.
Born in Burgos in November 28th of 1981. Plastic Art and Experimental Music are the two main pillars of her work. Her multidisciplinary research and artistic praxis are focused on sound understood as a sound-musical-plastic material that establishes bridges both with the different artistic, musical, literary and theatrical disciplines as well as with the rest of the scientific, technological and humanistic disciplines.
During her doctoral research she explored in depth the multiple creative possibilities of the juxtaposition of sound with solid state media, focusing on the complex and heterogeneous field of Sound Art in which she is a recognized expert.
After that period untill today her research has continued to deepen the possibilities of this type of artistic and musical praxis with a double value, the sonorous-plastic and as a personal and / or social transformational vehicle, transversely addressing issues such as human development, sensorial development, sensory extension, education, ecology, technology, cultural heritage, social inclusion, artistic mediation and even art therapy.
In her plastic works highlights her expressive freedom, a...

Scholarship in Samsung Tech Institute's Program DesArrolladoras focused on Full-Stack Web Development, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (2019-2020).
PhD Fine Arts: Production & Research UPV.
(Sound&Plastic Art, 2011-2015)
Master's Degree in Artisitc Production, UPV. (Public Art, 2006-2007)
Bachelor Extension, USAL. (Engraving, 2005-2006)
Bachelor Fine Arts, USAL (Sculpture, 2000-2005)
Erasmus in Accademia di Brera (Milan, 2003-2004)
* Certification of Pedagogical Aptitude, UPV (2009)

GRANTS, COMPETITIONS, EXHIBITIONS & ASSIGNMENTS FOR EXHIBITION/PUBLICATION:
- Fonografist at the Mapa Sonoro de México Project developed by Fonoteca Nacional de México & Mexican Gob. Assignment For Publication/Exhibition: Various Sound Scapes. (México, since 3/2019)
- Invited artist at Ars Sonora radio program. (rNE, National Radio of Spain, 3/2019)
- Sound work selected in the Call of the Association of Electroacoustic Music of Spain "M.Molina" (AMEE, Spain, 2/2019)
- Invited artist in the First International Athena Congress. Women: Artists and Technologists. Escuela Superior Ingeniería Informática, Facultad de Bellas Artes de San Carlos y la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros en Telecomunicaciones en la Universitat Politècnica de València (UPVmap) (Valencia, 6/2018)
- "Kunstradio's celebration of Art's birthday 2018! Art is 1.000.055 years old!". Kunstradio. Assignment For Publication/Exhibition: Various Sound Art Pieces. (Germany, 2018)
- Marató emBARBERat (70 Aniversario). Consorci de Museus de la Comunitat Valenciana. Centre del Carme Museum of Valencia. (26/10/2018)
- Invited artist at La Casa del Sonido. Second monografic about the work of Rocío Silleras. Radio program (rNE, National Radio of Spain, 20/02/2018)
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