BIO //

Sara Coleman is a Spanish artist, designer, researcher and Professor. She holds a PhD in Contemporary Art, MFA and BFA at the University of Vigo, with research stays at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris. She also studied a Master in Fashion Management, Superior Technician in Fashion Design at LCI_FD Superior Fashion School (Spain) and Postgraduate courses, such as Fashion Culture and Management (UNED) and Experimental Fashion Drawing at Central St. Martins (London).

Her professional career started working as a designer and pattern maker for several companies. From 2007 to 2014 was the CEO of the brand SARA COLEMAN_Organic Design, presenting her collections at MBFWM (Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid) during 10 editions and participating in international trade fairs. Since 2013 she has been developing her artistic work, which has been exhibited in several museums and institutions such as Cervantes Institute (London, Prague, Milan, Beijin and Moscow), Valentiny Foundation (Luxembourg), Disseny Hub Barcelona–DHub (Spain), RAC Foundation (Spain), MNAD_National Museum of Decorative Arts (Spain), CentroCentro_Cibeles (Spain), MAC_Naturgy Museum of Contemporary Art (Spain) or Centre d´Art Tecla Sala (Barcelona, Spain), among others.

As well as her artistic practice, she has also been Professor in Fine Arts at the University of Vigo (5 academic courses), Guest Professor at ESDEMGA (Superior Studies of Fashion Design in Galicia) University of Vigo during 6 academic courses, Professor at the LCI_FD School of Fashion Design (3 academic courses) and at EASD Gran Canarias (1 academic course). She has also given numerous seminars and workshops in collaboration with schools, universities and institutions, such as EUDI (University School of Industrial Design), EOI_Mediterraneo (School of Industrial Organization), Mapfre Foundation, Fundesarte, EASD Mestre Mateo, EASD San Telmo, ATEXGA (Textile Association of Galicia) and The Crafts and Design Foundation of Galicia, among many others.

 

2022-2019

-PhD grant Xunta de Galicia, Spain.

2020
-Research stay at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. PhD_Xunta de Galicia & University of Vigo.
2019
-Artist in Residence. College d'Espagne in Paris. FormARTE 2018 Grant. Spanish Ministry of Culture, Spain.
-Acquisition Award for Artistic Creation Nomination. University of Nebrija, Spain.
-PhD grant University of Vigo, Spain.
2018
-Julian Trincado Prize. Biennial 15ª MOSTRA MAC (Naturgy Contemporary Art Museum), Spain.
 2017
-First Prize ArtsFAD 2017. A-FAD. Barcelona, Spain.
-Artist in residence_MAC (Naturgy Contemporary Art Museum), Spain.

-Extraordinary Prize in Fine Arts. University of Vigo, Spain.
-Extraordinary Prize in Fine Arts. Xunta de Galicia, Spain.
2016
-New Artists Auditorio de Galicia Prize 2015 Nomination, Spain.
 2013
-Mango Fashion Awards Nomination. Barcelona, Spain.
-International Woolmark Prize Nomination. Milan, Italy.
 2011
-Business Initiative Prize, Galicia.

2005

-Na Vangarda Fashion Award Nomination. Xunta de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS //

2019
LA CUARTA PIEL [THE FOURTH SKIN]. RAC Foundation. Rosón Contemporary Art. Spain.
2017
URPHÄNOMEN. Santa Maria Chapel Exhibition Hall. CENTRAD, Diputación de Lugo, Spain.
2015
DOBLE SIMULTÁNEO [DOUBLE SIMULTANEOUS]. Granell Museum Foundation, Spain.
2014
FILOGENIA [PHYLOGENY]. Sargadelos Gallery, Spain.

2024
SIMBIOSIS. VIII International Forum of Creation at the Border: "The Multiple that Occupies Space". Pazo da Cultura de Pontevedra.

2023

SCHENGEN. Valentiny Foundation, Luxembourg.

2023-22

FIRST PRIZE CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART. Orden Tercera Exhibition Hall, Elche. Instituo Alicantino Juan Gil-Albert, Spain.

2022

MATERIAL THINKING. Spain-China online exchange exhibition. Organised by Tsinghua University and the URJC with the collaboration of the Instituto Cervantes in Beijing and the Spanish Embassy in China.

2022-21

ARTE SOBRE PAPEL [ART ON PAPER]. Itinerancy: Contemporary Art Center Francisco Fernández, Museum of Jaén and Exhibition Hall of Toledo School of Art.
2021

-OS BRANCOS SEGREDOS DO SEU VENTRE [THE WHITE SECRETS OF HIS BELLY]. Carlos Rosón Contemporary Art Collection_RAC Foundation.

Gaiás Museum_Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela.

-MIL PEQUENOS PEIXES BRANCOS COMO SE FERVERA A COR DA AUGA [A THOUSAND LITTLE WHITE FISHES AS IF THE COLOUR OF THE WATER WAS BOILING].

Sala Palexco, A Coruña.

2021/21

-CAMIÑOS (IN)CERTOS. PAISAXE(S) E TERRITORIO(S) DUN CAMIÑO EMOCIONAL. C.J. Cela Museum. Padrón, A Coruña.

2019
-TEIXINT IDENTITATS [WEAVING IDENTITIES]. Centre d´Art Tecla Sala. Barcelona.
-PEGANDO LA HEBRA...TEXTURAS DE LO TEXTIL [BONDING THE THREAD.... TEXTURES OF THE TEXTILE].13 Art Space Gallery. Sevilla, Spain.
-FEITIZO [CHARM]. Galileo Cultural Center, Madrid, Spain.
-PENSAR CON LAS MANOS [THINK WITH HANDS]. Gaiás Museum, CDC (Galician City of Culture), Spain.
-FORMAS DEL DISEÑO. GALICIA XXI [FORMS OF DESIGN. GALICIA XXI]. Auditorium of Galicia, Spain.
2018
-14 EN POSITIVO [14 IN POSITIVE]. MAC (Naturgy Contemporary Art Museum), Spain.
-15 MOSTRA [15th MOSTRA (Biennial). MAC (Naturgy Contemporary Art Museum), Spain.
-EL ARTE REQUIERE IMPLICACIÓN [ART REQUIERES IMPLICATION]. Sala X_University of Vigo, Spain.
-ESO SIGUE SU CURSO [THAT FOLLOWS ITS COURSE]. Sixth Building Museum of Pontevedra, Spain.
2017
-EL MEJOR DISEÑO DEL AÑO [THE BEST DESIGN OF THE YEAR]. ArtsFAD Award 2017. Design Museum of Barcelona. HUB Design Building. Barcelona, Spain.
2016
-EXPERIMENTA 10 + 1 [EXPERIMENT 10 + 1]. Marcos Valcárcel Cultural Center, Spain.
-MAGICAL GIRLS. Casa das Artes. Vigo, Spain.
-9º PREMIO AUDITORIO DE GALICIA PARA JÓVENES ARTISTAS [9th GALICIA AUDITORIUM AWARD FOR YOUNG ARTISTS 2015]. Auditorium of Galicia, Spain.
-ARTE, ARTESANÍA, DESEÑO E SUSTENTABILIDADE EN GALICIA NO S.XXI. [ART, CRAFTS, DESIGN & SUSTAINABILITY IN GALICIA IN THE XXI CENTURY]. Torrente Ballester Center, Spain.
-CON-FIO EN GALICIA. Gaiás Museum, CDC (City of Culture of Galicia), Spain.

-¿CAZADORES DE TENDENCIAS? [¿COOL-HUNTERS?]. MAM, Santo Domingo Art Modern Museum.
2015
-20 FORMAS DE CAMBIAR EL MUNDO [20 WAYS TO CHANGE THE WORLD.] Granell Museum Foundation, Spain.
-EN (RE)TORNO AL PAISAJE [IN (RE)TURN TO THE LANDSCAPE]. Itinerary: Church of the University (Santiago de Compostela) & Sixth Building Museum of Pontevedra, Spain.
-SOMOS MAR [WE ARE SEA]. PALEXCO, Spain.

-¿CAZADORES DE TENDENCIAS? [¿COOL-HUNTERS?]. Cervantes Institute of of Beijing, China.
2014/2013
-HACER DISEÑAR PENSAR [MAKING DESIGN THINKING]. MNAD (National Museum of Decoratives Arts of Madrid), Spain.

-¿CAZADORES DE TENDENCIAS? [¿COOL-HUNTERS?]. Itinerancy:

 

 

 

 

 

2022

"Manuel Rodríguez: The body-space relationship as an interrelational system". CSO International Congress, Lisbon. April, 2021.

2021

"Mauro Trastoy and the complicity with the material". CSO International Congress, Lisbon. March, 2021.

2019
-“Mutual Influences between Japan and Europe across Fashion. Pattern Design Making as Constructive Thinking”. 7th International Workshop Mutual Images. Casa das Campás, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra. Organized by Mutual Images Association & dx5.
2018
-“Dialoguing between Disciplines. Displacements, Processes and Experimentation at the Border". 

  EASD Gran Canaria  and EASD Fernando Estévez. Organized by Mapfre Guanarteme Foundation, Canary Islands, Spain.
-“Interdisciplinary Design". Academic Conference in Josep Albert Mestre Prize (VII Edition) for excellence in Fine Arts & Design. EASD Antonio Faílde, Spain.
2017
-“Art & Fashion. Confluences and hybridization. Processes and experimentation in the border". MAC, Naturgy Contemporary Art Museum, A Coruña.

  In: Art & Fashion Seminar 2017, Spain.
-“The second skin. Textile as an interface". Summer Course, Art & Fashion Days. University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
2016
-“Hybrid encounters between Art, Design & Fashion". Academic Conference CON-FIO in Galicia. Gaiás Museum. CDC (Galician City of Culture), Spain.
-“Art Processes". Artistic Residencies OPEN STUDIO 5, Lugo Museum Network, Spain.
2014
-"Design & Craft. New processes. Collaborative projects and synergies”. In collaboration with Idoia Cuesta.

  Organized by Fundesarte & EOI_Mediterráneo (School of Industrial Organization). MAC (Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante), Spain.
-"The Handcraft Experience. The Creative Process. Application and Development in the current market.." In collaboration with Idoia Cuesta.

  Organized by the Galician Craft & Design Centre Foundation in Luis Seoane Foundation. A Coruña, Spain.
2013
-"Creative process in Fashion Design". Design Days. EASD_Gran Canaria, Spain.
-"The Creative Process". EASD_Mestre Mateo. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
2010
-"Contemporary Galician Culture. Elite Cultures". Auditorium of Galicia. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

 

2023
-“Experimental Organic Pattern" (6h), San Telmo School of Art, Málaga. Spain.

2019
-“Art & Design. Connections and hybridizations". EUDI (University School of Industrial Design), Ferrol. Spain.

2018
-“Techniques and processes form the material to develop the creative capacity in the costumes for the Performing Arts" (2 editions).

   Mapfre Foundation. Canary Islands, Spain.
-“Experimental Organic Pattern" (14h), CI+ Formación, A Coruña. Spain.

2016


-“Laboratory Forms" (8h). CDC (Galician City of Culture), Santiago de Compostela. Spain.
-“Felt 3D" (8h). CDC (Galician City of Culture), Santiago de Compostela. Spain.
-”Textile Experimentation” (16h) 2 Editions. OLALAB_Cultural Action, Santiago de Compostela. Spain.

2015
-“The Knitted Experience” (8h). Granell Foundation & Galician Craft and Design Centre Foundation, Santiago de Compostela. Spain.

2014


-“Craftdesign" (15h). Fundesarte & EOI_Mediterráneo in MAC Museum, Alicante. Spain.
-“The Textile Process Experience" (20h). Fundesarte & EOI_Mediterráneo, Elche. Spain.
-“The Handcraft Experience. The creative process “(48h). Galician Craft and Design Centre Foundation & Luis Seoane Foundation, A Coruña. Spain.
-“The Textile Process Experience "(22.5 h) Galician Craft and Design Centre Foundation, Spain.
2013


-“Experimental Fashion Design" (20h) EASD_Mestre Mateo. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
-“Experimental Fashion Design”  (8h) EASD_Gran Canaria, Spain.

2011 / 10


-“Trend Analysis. Cool-hunter “(30h). ATEXGA (Textile Association of Galicia), Xunta de Galicia & the European Social Fund, A Coruña. Spain.
-“Analysis and Detection of Trends" (2 editions_60 h.) ATEXGA, Xunta de Galicia & the European Social Fund, A Coruña. Spain.

COLABORATIONS //

2018
-Jury at the Josep Albert Mestre Awards for excellence in the teaching of plastic arts and design (Seventh Edition).
2015
-Jury on DESPUNTE fashion show (seventh promotion of Fashion Design students of the EASD Mestre Mateo), Cidade da Cultura of Santiago de Compostela.
2013
-Guest designer at the Cook & Fashion event. European Parliament of Brussels.
2011
-Adolfo Domínguez Foundation. B4ZAAR_Creative Market (Madrid) and Jury in the First Contest of Young Galician Designers NORDRESS.
2010
-Project AVANTCRAFT_New Times for the Economy and Atlantic Culture in collaboration with CENTRAD. Open Day-Workshop presentation in the European Parliament.

-THINK'IN_LANCIA. MBFWM, IFEMA.