1. Marina Aizen
RÉSUMÉ
Date of Birth: December 10, 1976 ID: 25.705.343 - Argentinian
Buenos Aires, Argentina Email: lachocolatada@hotmail.com
Education
• 2008 - Fine Arts Graduate in Printmaking – National University of Arts
• 2001 - Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking – National Academy of Fine Arts Prilidiano
Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires
Teaching Experience
• 2008 – Assistant Professor in Engraving Level III – Liberatori Professorship – IUNA, (National
University of Fine Arts), Buenos Aires
• 2005 – Engraving Workshop for 5-10 year-old children. The Children Book Fair, Buenos Aires
• 2004 – Assistant Professor in Engraving Levels I/II/III – Pérez Temperley Professorship – IUNA,
(National University of Fine Arts), Buenos Aires
• 2003 – Mural Workshop in Tres Rosas (Shantytown 24), for 7-12 year-old children, in
collaboration with the Area Coordinator and social workers – Teacher in charge (June -November)
Individual Exhibitions
• 2005 – Tomar Distancia (Measure your Arm’s Length) at Centro Participación Cultural de la
Costa, Buenos Aires
Collective Exhibitions
2008
• River Works / selected Artist, Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts, Concord, Massachussets,
EEUU, from 14/06 to 31/07/08
• Tradition and Transformation: Art by Jewish Women/ selected artist, Woman MADE Gallery,
Chicago, EEUU, from 23/05 to 19/06/08
• 97 Aniversario de Florida/ invited artist by Vicente López Town Council, exhibition at Cultural
Center of Florida, Bs As, from 08/05 to 09/06/08
• Naestved International Exhibition of Mini Prints/ participant artist, Roennebaeksholm Arts and
Culture Centre, Dinamarca, from 29/03 to 20/04/08
• Mail Art “Green eyes” / participant artist, Florean Museum, Rumania
• Mail Art “Jukebox” / participant artist, Florean Museum, Rumania
2006
• Open Studio, in Venus Project Space, Graphic Installation “Huesitos” (Little Bones), from 11/16
to 12/3.
2005
• Paper Submission - Graphic Installation “Huesitos” (Little Bones) - from 19/8 to 8/10, Apettite Art
Gallery, Capital City - http://www.appetite.com.ar/appetite/pintura_hoy.htm
• SKINLESS CAPITAL: Neoliberalism & Resistance / A Collaborative Art Installation, Graphic
Installation “Huesitos” (Little Bones) - from 30/4 to 13/5 en Opensourse Art Gallery, Illinois, EEUU
- http://opensource.boxwith.com/archives/000022.html
2002
• Books Cover Art of unpublished poets, Poetry House, Buenos Aires. Exhibition at Malba
(Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires)
www.marina-aizen.com.ar / www.marina-ilustrada.blogspot.com
2. • Art Day Mail – Three stamps illustrations for Vórtice Argentina, exhibited at Barraca Vorticista
of Buenos Aires
Competition Participations
2005
• The International Small Engraving Salon 2005 – Participant; Museum Florean, Romania
http://www.cmc.ro/florean_museum/salons/index.php
2004
• 4th Biennial Exhibition of Visual Arts – Works selected: “Deberes de una señorita” (Duties of
a Young Lady) and “Verdadera sociedad” (True Society), exhibited at the 13th Contemporary &
National Art Fair, ArteBA 2004, Buenos Aires
• 35th Arts Exhibition “Fernán Félix De Amador” 2004 – Work selected: ”N/S, N/C” (Don't
know/No reply), exhibited at Paseo Quinta Trabucco Cultural Center, Buenos Aires
• 7th Small Format Exhibition – Vicente López Culture House. Work selected: “Lugar Común”
(Commonplace), exhibited at Paseo Quinta Trabucco Cultural Center, Buenos Aires
2003
• 1st Engraving and Sculpture Exhibition of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts
Ernesto de la Cárcova. Work selected: “Ciudad en flor” (City in Blossom), Buenos Aires
2002
• Art & Part Website Work selected: “Escuela” (School), exhibited online at the website
www.rosariarte.com.ar /www.rosariarte.com.ar/expo/arteyparte/000991.htm
Projects
2007
• Hosting Project – Virtual Gallery online at www.marina-aizen.com.ar
Goals: 1. Share a common space and provide mutual collaboration, through mouth-to-mouth and
email/ 2. Encourage those who have never shown his/her work in a physical setting or in the Web/
3. Build a small virtual gallery, one that grows little by little, increasing people’s visits and circulation/
4. Use the contemporary term as a relation space, not an exclusion space.
Courses
2008
• Painterly Graphics Workshop, by Julio Valdez at PROYECTO ACE, Master Class, 16/06/08
• Book illustration, by Istvan Schritter, in progress
2007
• Web Design, Prof. Mónica Heller, private workshop.
• Narrative and Image, Prof. Belen Gache, at Barraca Vorticista.
• Engraving Odyssey, Classes with Prof. Hilda Paz, Marcelo Malagamba and Pablo Delfini, at
Barraca Vorticista.
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3. 2006
• Making and Monitoring Art Projects, with Alicia Herrero, at Cultural Center Ricardo Rojas
• Photography Workshop, with Alberto Goldenstein at Cultural Center Ricardo Rojas, summer
course.
• Photoshop Workshop, with Prof. Alejandro Delgado at Digitalization of Image I, at IUNA.
• Silskcreen Printing, with artist Andrea Moccio, at Palermo Paper Shop.
2005
• Workshop and conference about Digital Graphic with Prof. Steve Hoskins and Paul Laidler, at
National Engraving Museum , June 3 th and 4 th
• Web Design, Prof. Leonardo Solaas, at Start Foundation, april – may
2004
• Literary Workshop with Ricardo Herrera. Poetry House, Popular Library Evaristo Carriego,
Buenos Aires
• Graphic Experimentation with Waste Materials II, with Professor Scanappieco at Ernesto de la
Cárcova Art School, Buenos Aires (postgraduate course completed)
2003
• Drawing Workshop with Eduardo Gualdoni, January to May, Buenos Aires
• Graphic Experimentation with Waste Materials I, Professor Scanappieco, at Ernesto de la
Cárcova Art School, Buenos Aires (postgraduate course completed)
• Graphic Experiences for Elementary School Education with Professor Ana M. Martucchi,
Ernesto de la Cárcova Art School, Buenos Aires (postgraduate course completed)
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