Paz de la Calzada explained

Paz de la Calzada
Birth Place:	Spain
Nationality:	Spanish
Alma Mater:	University of Salamanca, Academy of San Carlos

Paz de la Calzada is a Spanish-born American interdisciplinary artist and illustrator, working in drawing, installation, and public art. The relationship of nature to human life is a major theme in her work. De la Calzada was born and raised in Spain, which largely informs her art practice.^[1] She lives in San Francisco, California.

Early life and education

Paz de la Calzada was born in Spain.^[2]

De la Calzada received a BFA degree from the University of Salamanca; and received an MFA degree in Painting from the Academy of San Carlos, part of the Faculty of Arts and Design (UNAM). She moved to the United States in 2003.

Career

De la Calzada also has Illustrations published in Rebecca Solnit's books, "Infinite City",^[3] and the "Mother of All Questions".^[4] Her work is in the permanent collection of the Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA^[5] and Abanca Collection, Spain^[6]

De la Calzada has created several public art installations and exhibitions in the United States and Spain, including:

• The Nomadic Labyrinth, commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, California. This interactive public installation has been installed at the University of San Francisco's Manresa Gallery, San Francisco;^[7] Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz;^[8] and the Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga,^[9] among other locations.
• Central Market Dreamscape, commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, California;^{[10] [11]}
• "Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration", at the Palo Alto Arts Center, Palo Alto, California;^{[12] [13]}
• Portale, Thacher Gallery, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California^{[14] [15]}
• Mural installation at 836M Gallery, San Francisco, California^[16]
• The Bucolic Labyrinth, commissioned by the Palo Alto Public Art Program, Palo Alto, California^{[17] [18]}
• Carpet Diem at Sala Alterarte, University of Vigo, Ourense, Spain^{[19] [20]}

Awards

De la Calzada was awarded the Cultural Equity Grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission and residencies from Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany;^[21] the Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA;^[22] Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA,^[23] among others.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portale by Paz de la Calzada A Spanish cultural event in San Francisco from 02/05/2018 until 03/25/2018 . 2022-08-02 . SPAIN arts & culture is the official website for the promotion of Spain's arts and culture in the USA . en.
2. Web site: Paz de la Calzada . 2022-11-19 . City of Palo Alto . en-US.
3. Web site: McMurtrie . John . 2010-11-21 . 'Infinite City,' by Rebecca Solnit . 2022-10-26 . SFGATE . en-US.
4. Book: Solnit, Rebecca . The mother of all questions . 2017 . Paz de la Calzada . 978-1-60846-740-2 . Chicago, Illinois . 964709313.
5. Web site: Montery Museum of Art - Bucolica . 2022-10-26 . en.
6. Web site: Coleccion Abanca, Spain . 2022-08-02 . en.
7. Web site: The Nomadic Labyrinth Manresa Gallery . 2022-10-26 . en-US.
8. Web site: The Nomadic Labyrinth . 2022-10-26 . MAH . en-US.
9. Web site: Montalvo Announces Artists Selected for 5 Hour Sculpture: A Pop Up Art Festival on July 22, 2016 . 2022-10-26 . Open Access: Inside the Lucas Artists Program . en.
10. Web site: Central Market Dreamscape (2011) . 2022-08-02 . sfmuralarts.com.
11. Web site: Reconsidering the City: Art in Storefronts on Central Market . 2022-10-26 . KQED . 28 July 2011 . en-us.
12. Web site: Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration – Palo Alto Art Center Foundation . 2022-08-02 . en-US.
13. Web site: Paz de la Calzada . 2022-08-02 . www.cityofpaloalto.org . en-US.
14. Web site: Portale by Paz de la Calzada A Spanish cultural event in San Francisco from 02/05/2018 until 03/25/2018 . 2022-10-26 . SPAIN arts & culture is the official website for the promotion of Spain's arts and culture in the USA . en.
15. Web site: Portale by Paz de la Calzada University of San Francisco . 2022-10-26 . www.usfca.edu.
16. Web site: PAZ DE LA CALZADA@836M – 836m . 2022-10-26 . en-US.
17. Web site: Kane . Karla . Palo Alto's King Plaza hosts temporary labyrinth . 2022-10-26 . www.paloaltoonline.com . 13 August 2020 . en.
18. Web site: Harlow . Johanna . 2020-09-02 . Blue trees & recycled labyrinths: talking art with the curator behind Palo Alto's outdoor exhibits . 2022-10-26 . The Six Fifty . en-US.
19. Web site: 2016-06-02 . Carpet diem . 2022-10-26 . arte.gal . gl-ES.
20. Web site: 2016-05-23 . Historias de San Francisco . 2022-10-26 . La Voz de Galicia . es.
21. Web site: Neue Installationen im Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus in Schwandorf . 2022-10-26 . www.onetz.de . de.
22. Web site: 2019-09-20 . Monterey Museum Of Art Creates New Artist-In-Residency Program . 2022-10-26 . 90.3 KAZU . en.
23. Web site: Paz de la Calzada (ES/US) Partner: Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA, US Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus . 2022-08-02 . www.kebbelvilla.de.