CV
Zara Fernández de Moya
Project director, curator and cultural manager of the Western Mediterranean Cultural Association (MED-OCC), with which she has been building bridges, in the field of contemporary art for more than twenty years, between artists from Spain and other countries such as Morocco, Syria, Lebanon (Maghreb and Mashreq, in general), and more recently, she has been especially interested in Iranian visual arts. Likewise, she develops with MED-OCC a line of curating and activities linked to the field of photography and contemporary visual arts by Spanish artists.
2020-2023
Curator with Ahmad Taheri. Exhibition Asghar Farhadi. La Acera
- CGAC (Galician Center of Contemporary Art (CGAC). 22.06.23 - 11.09.203
- La Alhóndiga de Segovia. 9.11.23 - 4.12.23
Organization and participation in the cycle Fragments of life and art: meetings with the TV2 documentary director, Yolanda Villaluenga, and its protagonists: Soledad Sevilla and Isabel Muñoz.
- 2023 Cervantes-Cinémathèque Institute of Tunisia National Center of Cinema and Image of Tunisia and the Ministry of Culture of Tunisia.
- 2022 Festival of Women who transform the world. Segovia. March. Moderators: Zara Fernández and Marifé Santiago.
Curator of the exhibitionTowards a Biology of the Image, by Clara Carvajal.
- Sevilla: Tres Culturas Foundation. March-September 2021
- Galician Center of Contemporary Art (CGAC). October 2021-January 2022
Curator of the exhibition Trilogy of the soul: Transcendence. Renaissance. Purification by Soledad Córdoba.
- Vila Casas Foundation. Palau de la Solterra. Torroella del Montgrí. June-November 2021
- CMAE of Avilés. June-July 2022
- Mort Art Gallery. A Coruna. September 2022
Constelaciones Cycle: talks with artists from temporary exhibitions and the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Madrid City Council.
- Cristina García Rodero and Eduardo Momeñe.
- Alicia Martín and Marina Nuñez.
- Isidro Blasco and Blanca Muñoz.
- Concha Jerez and José Iges.
- Paula García-Masedo and Miren Doiz.
El Corte Inglés Cultural Area. Look with women and men artist. Talks with: Alberto García-Alix, Luis Gordillo, Marisa González, Soledad Sevilla and Estela de Castro.
Curator of the Stateless Exhibition: The Labyrinth of the Invisibles.
Faculty of Philology of the Complutense University. May-June 2022
Curated of Visions from Fragility. COVID19 confinement period, initiative promoted by documentary maker Yolanda Villaluenga in 24 hours TV. A look inside the great image artists: José Antonio Carrera, Juan Manuel Castro Prieto, Soledad Córdoba, Joan Fontcuberta, Cristina García Rodero, Pablo Genovés, Pablo Juliá, Isabel Muñoz, Ana Palacios, Javier Riera, Laura Torrado and Mayte Vieta .
Co-director with José Manuel Lucía. Cultural Project Management Course. Complutense University Summer School. Madrid. July
Cultural Management Seminar. Faculty of Philology. Complutense University of Madrid. February
2019
Curator of the Exhibition Trilogy of the soul: Transcendence. Renaissance. Purification of Soledad Córdoba.
- Segovia: Encounters of Women that transform the world. The jail. Creation Center. March.
- Gallery Blanca Berlin. Madrid. PhotoEspaña. June - July.
- Gema Llamazares Gallery. Gijón. June - July.
Curator of the Exhibition Parallel Looks. Iran-Spain: Photographers in the mirror.
- Vilacasas Foundation: February-May.
- Lisbon: Historical Photography Archive. July-September.
Curator of the Stateless Exhibition: The Labyrinth of the Invisibles.
- Arab House Madrid. April
- Nebrija University. June
El Corte Inglés Cultural Area. Look with women artist: Talks with: Ouka Leele, Isabel Muñoz and Ana Palacios.
El Corte Inglés Cultural Area. Look with men artist: Talks with: Pablo Genovés and Javier Riera
Co-director with José Manuel Lucía. Cultural Project Management Course. Complutense University Summer School. Madrid. July.
2018
Curator of Parallel looks. Iran-Spain: Photographers in the mirror.
- Granada: García Lorca Center, with the collaboration of the Three Cultures Foundation. Three Festival: Voices of the Mediterranean. April-June
- New York: King Juan Carlos Center. University of New York and Consulate of Spain in New York. October December
Representative of the artist Diego Moya at the 21st annual Sharjah Festival of Contemporary Art (United Arab Emirates). December.
Curator of Stateless: The Labyrinth of the Invisibles. Caixa Forum Madrid: November.
Co-director with José Manuel Lucía. Cultural Project Management Course. Complutense University Summer School. Madrid.July.
Cultural Management Seminar. Faculty of Philology. Complutense University of Madrid. March.
2017
Curator of Exhibition Parallel looks. Iran-Spain: Photographers in the mirror:
- Sevilla: Tres Culturas Foundation. May-September
- Gijón: Barjola Museum. Gijón Photographic Encounters. With the collaboration of the Andalusian Center of Photography.
Colloquium with Isabel Muñoz and Yolanda G. Villaluenga.
Screening of the documentary Angalía Mzungu (RTVE, 2016).
Telefónica Foundation Space.
Co-director with José Manuel Lucía. Cultural Project Management Course. Complutense University Summer School. Madrid. July.
2016
Curator of Exhibition Parallel looks. Iran-Spain: Photographers in the mirror:
- Centro Cultural Conde Duque: March-May
- Silk Road Gallery in Tehéran: November
Co-director with José Manuel Lucía. Cultural Project Management Course. Complutense University Summer School. Madrid. July.
Cultural Management Seminar. Faculty of Philology. Complutense University of Madrid. February.
2015
Direction of the act Remembering José Luis Sampedro: La vida perenne.
Telefonica Foundation Space. June.
With the collaboration of the Friends of Jose Luis Sampredro Association, the UCM Faculty of Philology and Penguin Random House.
Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the Western Mediterranean Cultural Association (MED-OCC).
Arab House. February.
Journey to Andalusia Communication: Young Photographers from Saudi Arabia Explore Andalusia's Arab Legacy.
Arab House, Crossway Foundation in London and Art Jameel in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Organization of the Seminar “Contexts for creation: Plastic Arts. Morocco-Spain, a common space ”. Casa Árabe and the Moroccan-Spanish Friendship Circle, the Embassy of Spain and the Institut.
2014
Communication of the Nur-Light: exhibition in the art and science of the Islamic world.
Focus Abengoa Foundation of Seville. October -December
Participation in the coordination of the Festival de Lavapiés Diverso. Arab House. July
Participation in the coordination of the First Persian Music Week, organized by the Persepolis Center in Madrid. November
2013-2012
Communication of the Nur-Light exhibition in the art and science of the Islamic world.
Focus Abengoa Foundation of Seville. (January March).
Curator at the Ifitry Artists Residence
Curated to represent Spanish art at the First Biennial of Casablanca.
Curatorship and direction of the group of Spanish artists selected at the First Biennial of Casablanca after passing through the Artists' Residence. Maroc Premium.
2009-2011
Direction of the exhibition Yusur-Puentes: Landscape and architecture in Morocco and Spain.
- Arquerías de Nuevos Ministerios. Madrid.
- Italcable space. Malaga
- Frax Cultural Foundation and Casa Mediterráneo. Alicante.
- National Library of Rabat.
Coordination of the exhibition Ilham de Damasco: Spanish artists and photographers at the National Museum of Damascus. Seacex and Embassy of Spain in Syria.
Collaboration in the promotional trip to Syria for the book Captive in Arabia, by Cristina Morató. Random House Mondadori. March
Participation in the Conference on current affairs in Syria. Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation. Seville
2008-2003
Organization at Arab House of the round table "Creativity, dissidence and women in Arab societies", by the Egyptian writer Nawal Al-Saadawi. June
Collaboration with coordination of the traveling exhibition Affinities: Exhibition of plastic arts between Morocco and Spain (MED-OCC).
- Rabat: Bab Al Kebir and Bab Rouah
- Casablanca: Museum of Contemporary Art Villa des Arts
- Tetouan: Rooms of the Moroccan Ministry of Culture
- Oujda: Rooms of the Ministry of Culture
- Nador: Chambers of the Agricultural Chamber.
- Seville.Foundation of the Three Cultures
- Málaga: Exhibition rooms La Alameda Provincial Council
- Valladolid: Gabarrón Foundation.
- Barcelona: European Institute of the Mediterranean.
2003-2000
Collaboration with coordination of the traveling exhibition Re-Encuentro-Tawassul
- Madrid: Circle of Fine Arts.
- Rabat: Rooms of Bab Al Kebir and Bab Rouagh
- Casablanca: Museum of Contemporary Art Villa des Arts
- Seville: Andalusian Center for Contemporary Art.
2002-2003
Press management of the editorial Lengua de Trapo.
Collaboration in the publishing house Gredos.
Participation in the summer course at the University of Olavide (Seville): "Iraq, current situation and future prospects."
Participation in the Seminar "The Hispanic-Arab Institute of Culture and relations with the Arab world." Toledo Faculty of Humanities.2nd tab Degree and teaching activity.
Qualification and teaching activity
1994 Degree in Hispanic Philology. Specialty in Spanish Literature. Complutense University of Madrid.
1996 Master of Arts. University of Ottawa, Canada.
1998 Lecturer in the Spanish Department of the Carolina University of Prague. Czech Republic.
2001 Master in Publishing. Specialty in Press and Communication. University of Salamanca and Santillana Editorial.
2009 Courses PHD and Diploma of Advanced Studies “Educational and cultural cooperation between Spain and Syria”, directed by Waleed Saleh, in the R&D Project “Political relations and human exchanges between Spain and the Arab World 1939-2000”, led by Bernabé López Garcia. TEIM. Autonomous University of Madrid. Department of Arab and Islamic Studies and Oriental Studies.
2016-2020 Co-director, with José Manuel Lucía, of the Cultural Project Management Course. Complutense Summer School. Madrid. Complutense University of Madrid.
1997-2020
- Teacher of Spanish language, culture and cinema.
- Teacher of Spanish as a Foreign Language.
Complutense University of Madrid: 1997-present
New York University in Madrid: 2007-2009
University of California Davies in Madrid: 2007-2014
University of New Haven University at CEA Madrid: 2007-2009
Veritas University of San José, Costa Rica: 1999
Carolina University of Prague: 1996-1997
University of Ottawa: 1994-1996