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CAROLINA CECA

is an interdisciplinary artist originally from Spain. Residing in Tokyo, Japan, for over fifteen years, she has developed a unique body of work distinguished by a profoundly personal aesthetic and an unwavering commitment to nature. Her practice interweaves art, intellectual inquiry, and creative experimentation. Alongside her artistic endeavours, she also engages in direction, writing, and research within the realm of art history.

She is a lifelong Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in England. Her academic journey includes postgraduate studies at the University of Salamanca in Spain and Ferris University in Japan. She has also been awarded artist residencies at the National Institute of Fine Arts in Tétouan, Morocco, and Casa Falconieri in Sardinia, Italy.

The artist has crossed borders and her works have been presented at institutions such as the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo, RSA House in London, Taman Ismail Marzuki in Indonesia, the Instituto Cervantes, the Museum of Photography – Antonio Pérez Foundation in Cuenca, and the Museum of Santa Cruz in Toledo in Spain, among others.

Since 2020, Ceca has embraced video art, experimenting with innovative visual narratives. Her works have been featured in over twenty international festivals, with a standout presentation at the Fine Arts Film Festival in California, USA. Her debut in this medium, Intangible, features a collaboration with the renowned Japanese butoh dance company Dairakudakan and has become a defining moment in her video art career. Since then, she has continued to collaborate with composer Marcos Fernández-Barrero, producing a series of works that creatively intertwine music and imagery.

Beyond her artistic practice, Ceca’s voice resonates in cultural and academic circles. She has contributed columns to the prestigious Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun through Art Exhibition Japan and to NHK Publishing, accompanied by her drawings. Her pedagogical contributions are equally notable, with lectures and seminars delivered at institutions such as the Japan Foundation in Casa Asia and the University of Tokyo.

Recent Awards & Selections

2025. Braga International Video Dance Festival. Semi-Finalist. Braga, Portugal.

2024. Bideodromo: International Experimental Film and Video Festival. Official Selection. Bilbao, Spain.

2024. International Women’s Days. Official Selection. UK.

2024. CineKasimanwa: Western Visayas Film Festival. Official Selection. Iloilo City, Philippines.

2023. Bakunawa Fest X. Official Selection. Quezon City, Philippines.

2023. 16th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2023. Official Selection. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2022. 9th Bakunawa Festival. Official Selection. Bacolod, Philippines.

2022. CineKasimanwa: Western Visayas Film Festival. Official Selection. Iloilo City, Philippines.

2022. Moving Images. Official Selection. Nicosia, Cyprus.

2022. Imajitari Dance Film Festival. Finalist. Jakarta, Indonesia.

2022. Eku'e Muestra Internacional de Videodanza. Official Selection. Asunción, Paraguay.

2022. Inheritance - The Environmental Festival. Official Selection. UK.

2022. Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival. Semi-Finalist. United States.

2022. Movi|mentale Festival. Finalist. Naples, Italy.

2022. The Fine Arts Film Festival. Finalist. California, United States.

2022. Wicklow ScreenDance Laboratory. Official Selection. Wicklow, Ireland.

2022. Women in Art "Amalia Avia". Finalist. Castile La Mancha, Spain.

2021. */ 17th Athens Digital Arts Festival | Tactus. Official Selection. Athens, Greece.

2021. Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival. Semi-Finalist. United States.

Selected Exhibitions and Screenings

2024. Museum of Photography. Antonio Pérez Foundation. Huete, Cuenca, Spain.

2024. UPV Cinematheque. University of the Philippines, Iloilo, Filipinas.

2023. Alliance française, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2022. Royal Society of Arts. RSA Fellow Artists’ Network film night. London, England.

2022. Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art, Filipinas.

2022. Casa Museo Zavala. Group exhibition. Women in Art "Amalia Avia". Cuenca, Spain.

2022. Museum of Guadalajara. Palace of the Infantage. Group exhibition. Women in Art "Amalia Avia". Guadalajara, Spain.

2022. Museum of Santa Cruz. Group exhibition. Women in Art "Amalia Avia". Toledo, Spain.

2022. Embassy of Spain in Japan. Group exhibition. “Somos”. Tokyo, Japan.

2022. The Blackbox - Negros Museum, Filipinas.

2021. Taman Ismail Marzuki, Indonesia.

2020-2021. Castle of San Michele. Group exhibition. "On paper VI". Cagliari, Italy.

2017-2018. Palazzo Regio (Royal Palace). Group exhibition. "Continuum". Cagliari, Italy.

2016. Instituto Cervantes (Cervantes Institute). Solo exhibition. "Intangible" Tokyo, Japan.

2014. Embassy of Spain in Japan. Solo exhibition. "Infinito" Tokyo, Japan.

Selected Artist Talks

2022. University of Tokyo. Tokyo, Japan.

2022. Foundation for the History of Spain. Argentina.

2022. Embassy of Spain in Japan. Tokyo, Japan.

Selected Lectures and Courses

2022. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Lecture theme: “The Language of Art”. Tokyo, Japan.

2019. Organized by Japan Foundation. Venues: Casa Asia, University of Valencia and Cajasol Foundation. Lecture themes: “Art and women in current Japan" and "Nature and technology in contemporary Japanese art". Madrid, Valencia and Seville, Spain.

2016. Embassy of Spain in Japan. Lecture theme: "Close to Dalí through 8 geniuses". Tokyo, Japan.

2014-2019. Instituto Cervantes (Cervantes Institute). Monthly Art Seminar. Tokyo, Japan.

Selected Media Collaborations

2019-2020. Columnist for Yomiuri Shimbun on their Art Exhibition Japan website. Japan.

2017-2018. Monthly publication of her drawings for the Spanish literature section at the Mainichi Supeingo Magazine. NHK Publishing. Japan.