WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching Artist The British School / Caracas, Venezuela / 2022 - present
Designing, guiding and building art projects seeking to stimulate IB topics through external output. Developed with primary and secondary.
Artist Sculpture / 2010 - present
Solo exhibitions
- Art Center "Los Galpones". Series: "Pulpa". Paper pulp sculptures / Caracas, Venezuela. 2022
- Boutique Hostal Siembra. Series "Nacimiento". Artworks made from paper pulp. / Minca, Colombia. 2021
Private Requests
- Restaurant "Amazonas". Large-scale hanging sculpture "Crysalidas Aliadas" / Caracas, Venezuela. 2023
Group exhibitions
- Museum Alejandro Otero. Artwork selected: "Blown" / Caracas, Venezuela. 2023
- Casa de la Tierra. Artwork series: "Se van" / Caracas, Venezuela. 2022
- ALTAMAR. Artwork selected: "Eugenio" / Minca, Colombia. 2021
- Salon "Art & Design". Second Price with Artwork: "Vigorexia" / Caracas, Venezuela. 2010
- AXIS. Best Architectural Thesis / Caracas, Venezuela. 2010
Artist-in-Residence Amsterdam, NL / 2021
Artist-in-resindence with kids in summer-school organized by Terragon Nature Lab. Project-per-week using art and construction techniques.
Art and carpentry Barcelona, Spain / Feb 2018 - 2020.
Art & carpentry teacher for children. Workshops in publics and private schools, academies and private classes.
Responsible for on-site construction supervisor. Bamboo project designed by Bamboo Xavier Architecture.
Architectural design for Educational spaces Barcelona, Spain / 2016 - 2019 / Collab. w/arch. Silvia Sasot
Architecture design specialised in educational spaces. Interventions creating new educational possibilities.
Tasks: Concept development, project design, 2D-3D drawings, construction details, visualisations.
Tasks: On-site construction, design collaboration, virtual image manipulation, physical model building.
Architecture C Concept Design The Hague, Netherlands / 2014
Tasks: Urban+architecture design assistance, AutoCAD drafting, 3D Sketchup modeling, image manipulation, layout design.
EDUCATION
Master in Architecture Delft University of Technology Delft, The Netherlands / 2011 - 2014
Bachelor in Architecture & Urbanism Central University of Venezuela / 2004 - 2010
International School of Caracas Visual Arts IB Diploma / Caracas, Venezuela / 1991 - 2003
COURSES FOLLOWED
PGCE Higher Education Global / University of Nottingham / Online Training
Leisure Direction and Coordination Participant / Pere Tarres Credential / Barcelona, Spain
TEFL Certificate Participant / International Certificate / Oxbridge Course / Barcelona, Spain
Carpentry Course Trainee / Carpentry - basic course 40h in Betahaus / Barcelona, Spain.
Theater Direction Course Participant / "Repico" Theater Group / Diploma obtained / Caracas, Venezuela
Photography Course (Levels I, II) Trainee / 70 hour course / Central University of Venezuela
Honor Student List Central University of Venezuela
INVOLVED IN...
Prototyping courses Teacher / BCN, Spain. / 2017- 2018
Architecture Film Festival Partnership & Collaborator / Amsterdam, NL / 2015 https://plaanarq.wordpress.com
Personal Brand: Misú Barcelona, Spain / Aug 2015 - present https://susanneleon.weebly.com/woodwork.html
Performance Design Internship / Copenhagen, Denmark / Jan-June 2013 Atelier Hotel Pro Forma
Land Development in Municipality of Amsterdam Internship / Venserpolder, Amsterdam, NL. / 2008
Landscape Architecture Internship / Caracas, Venezuela / 2008 / Collab w/arch. Cristina de Inguanzo.
SKILLS
Creative concept creation Assembly of proposals
Installations and their fabrication Carpentry and Hand-Crafts
Design and time management Communication
Computer aided:
AutoCAD +++++
Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere +++++
Microsoft Office +++++
SketchUp ++++
Rhino ++++
Vray +++
3D Max ++
LANGUAGES
Spanish: Native.
English: Advanced.
Dutch: Advanced.
Italian & Catalan: Beginner.
Teaching Artist The British School / Caracas, Venezuela / 2022 - present
Designing, guiding and building art projects seeking to stimulate IB topics through external output. Developed with primary and secondary.
Artist Sculpture / 2010 - present
Solo exhibitions
- Art Center "Los Galpones". Series: "Pulpa". Paper pulp sculptures / Caracas, Venezuela. 2022
- Boutique Hostal Siembra. Series "Nacimiento". Artworks made from paper pulp. / Minca, Colombia. 2021
Private Requests
- Restaurant "Amazonas". Large-scale hanging sculpture "Crysalidas Aliadas" / Caracas, Venezuela. 2023
Group exhibitions
- Museum Alejandro Otero. Artwork selected: "Blown" / Caracas, Venezuela. 2023
- Casa de la Tierra. Artwork series: "Se van" / Caracas, Venezuela. 2022
- ALTAMAR. Artwork selected: "Eugenio" / Minca, Colombia. 2021
- Salon "Art & Design". Second Price with Artwork: "Vigorexia" / Caracas, Venezuela. 2010
- AXIS. Best Architectural Thesis / Caracas, Venezuela. 2010
Artist-in-Residence Amsterdam, NL / 2021
Artist-in-resindence with kids in summer-school organized by Terragon Nature Lab. Project-per-week using art and construction techniques.
Art and carpentry Barcelona, Spain / Feb 2018 - 2020.
Art & carpentry teacher for children. Workshops in publics and private schools, academies and private classes.
- Collage School www.collagebarcelona.com
- Casa de la Fusta www.barcelonawoodworkshops.com
Responsible for on-site construction supervisor. Bamboo project designed by Bamboo Xavier Architecture.
Architectural design for Educational spaces Barcelona, Spain / 2016 - 2019 / Collab. w/arch. Silvia Sasot
Architecture design specialised in educational spaces. Interventions creating new educational possibilities.
Tasks: Concept development, project design, 2D-3D drawings, construction details, visualisations.
- Escuela Vedruna Gracia: Transformation of chapel into library and teacher's room renovation. Gràcia, Barcelona.
- Escola Pia Calella: Classroom and toy-library renovation. Calella, Barcelona.
- Escola Pia Balmes: Intervention proposal for school yard. Barcelona.
- Escola Thau Barcelona: Design of play pieces for intervention in common space. Barcelona.
Tasks: On-site construction, design collaboration, virtual image manipulation, physical model building.
- National Portrait Gallery. Design proposals, physical modeling. Amsterdam, NL.
- Koepel Fort. Asperen. On-site construction. Utrecht. NL.
- Plastic Pavillion. On-site construction. Amsterdam Noord. NL.
Architecture C Concept Design The Hague, Netherlands / 2014
Tasks: Urban+architecture design assistance, AutoCAD drafting, 3D Sketchup modeling, image manipulation, layout design.
- IKEA Commercial center. Ekaterinburg, Russia.
EDUCATION
Master in Architecture Delft University of Technology Delft, The Netherlands / 2011 - 2014
Bachelor in Architecture & Urbanism Central University of Venezuela / 2004 - 2010
International School of Caracas Visual Arts IB Diploma / Caracas, Venezuela / 1991 - 2003
COURSES FOLLOWED
PGCE Higher Education Global / University of Nottingham / Online Training
Leisure Direction and Coordination Participant / Pere Tarres Credential / Barcelona, Spain
TEFL Certificate Participant / International Certificate / Oxbridge Course / Barcelona, Spain
Carpentry Course Trainee / Carpentry - basic course 40h in Betahaus / Barcelona, Spain.
Theater Direction Course Participant / "Repico" Theater Group / Diploma obtained / Caracas, Venezuela
Photography Course (Levels I, II) Trainee / 70 hour course / Central University of Venezuela
Honor Student List Central University of Venezuela
INVOLVED IN...
Prototyping courses Teacher / BCN, Spain. / 2017- 2018
Architecture Film Festival Partnership & Collaborator / Amsterdam, NL / 2015 https://plaanarq.wordpress.com
Personal Brand: Misú Barcelona, Spain / Aug 2015 - present https://susanneleon.weebly.com/woodwork.html
Performance Design Internship / Copenhagen, Denmark / Jan-June 2013 Atelier Hotel Pro Forma
Land Development in Municipality of Amsterdam Internship / Venserpolder, Amsterdam, NL. / 2008
Landscape Architecture Internship / Caracas, Venezuela / 2008 / Collab w/arch. Cristina de Inguanzo.
SKILLS
Creative concept creation Assembly of proposals
Installations and their fabrication Carpentry and Hand-Crafts
Design and time management Communication
Computer aided:
AutoCAD +++++
Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere +++++
Microsoft Office +++++
SketchUp ++++
Rhino ++++
Vray +++
3D Max ++
LANGUAGES
Spanish: Native.
English: Advanced.
Dutch: Advanced.
Italian & Catalan: Beginner.