Curriculum Vitae

Artist's name: Pedro María Moraza Bastida
Address: Manuel Iradier 92- 1º Dch.
City: Vitoria- Gasteiz (Alava). Spain.
Phone (945) 25-13-13

Pedro Mª Moraza was born in Vitoria, the capital city of the Basque Country. His liking for art and painting in particular derives from his father, who introduced him to the art world during his childhood.

His anxiety of art made him go to Great Britain, where he lived for almost six years; one in London and five in South Wales. He combined work, art visiting and attending lectures imparted at such well-known centres as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Gallery, in Trafalgar Square, London.

He returned to Spain in 1978 and decided to increase his knowledge by enrolling for the Fine Arts Studies at the University College of Arts in Bilbao in 1985. He completed his five-year course in 1989 graduating with a brilliant academic record combining the creation of image both on canvas and on video.

He was asked to design the posters for the 1st and 2nd Basque Cartographic Exhibition, as well as the brochures for these events in April 1986 and September 1987 by the Royal Basque Language Academy. For the Royal Academy, he also designed the posters for the 2nd Onomastic Conference held in Orduña (Vizcaya) in 1987 and for the 3rd Onomastic Conference and the 3rd Cartographic Exhibition in Estella (Navarra), together with their corresponding brochures in September in 1990.

He also undertook the responsibility for the poster announcing the 4th Onomastic Conference which took place in Reno (Nevada) U.S.A. in 1992. He was commissioned by the Tuna Universitaria de Vitoria (University Student Minstrels) to design the poster for their National Serenade Contest held in Vitoria in April 1994

His paintings can be found in many private collections in Spain and abroad. Public Institutions such as The University of the Basque Country (hung in the Deanery) The Bank of Vitoria (Main Office), The Caja Vital (Major Savings Bank), Txagorritxu Hospital in Vitoria-Gasteiz, etc. also own some of his paintings.

He was appointed as a member of the Royal Basque Society of the Basque Country's friends on 14th November 1994

He also collaborates and writes for various publications such as the Landazuri Elkartea Society.

Among his prospective  projects were the request made by La Coruña Port Authorities to erect a sculpture on the sea-front promenade in 1997. He has also been asked to prepare another three-dimension representation in metal by the Culture County Councillor of Alava to be placed near the Nervión river in Llodio (Alava).Nevertheless boths projects were not able to carry out.

He is working on varios projects based on placing ceramic  mosaics in Oropesa del Mar (Castellón) as the one finished in August 2006 in Costa Marina II, in Marina D'or, Oropesa del Mar (Castellón).

-- PRIZES --

PAINTING - SCULPTURE

SPECIAL REWARD in the XI Alavés Painting Contest in 1954.

DIPLOMA DE HONOR at the Childhood St. Contest in 1955.

FIRST PRIZE in the XII Alavés Painting Contest IN 1955.

FIRST PRIZE in the IV Drawing and Painting Contest in 1959.

THIRD PRIZE in the V Drawing and Painting Contest in 1960.

ACCESSIT In the First Contest organised by the National Health Department Osakidetxa of the Basque Government in September 1989.

PAINTING MEDAL awarded by the Basque Country University (Philology, Geography and History Faculty) for his painting entitled "Metamorphosis". Vitoria-Gasteiz 1990.

"TRASH" was the name of the sculpture chosen to be exhibited at the International Contemporary Art Biennial Contest held Old Water Deposit in Vitoria-Gasteiz in November 1993.

FIRST PRIZE in the III Open Air Quick Painting Contest sponsored by the Diputación Foral de Alava held at the Est’baliz Sanctuary on 1st May 1996.

WINNER of the 1st National Sculpture Contest "Ada de Oro" held in Madrid on 31st May, 1999 under the sponsorship of the Ada Foundation (23rd floor Torres Blancas Building 37,America Ave. 028002 Madrid). The prize was handed over on 7th June, 1999.

Chosen to exhibit his sculpture "ABC" made of terracotta with patinas imitating bronze in the 2nd International Baskball Biennal Exhibition of Fine Arts held in Madrid from 8/04/2000 to 30/04/2000.

Chosen to exhibit his sculpture entitled "Half  Ball" made of terracotta with patinas imitating bronze in the 3rd International Baskball Biennal Exhibition of Fine Arts held in Madrid in April 2002.

VIDEO

FIRST PRIZE in the IV Certámen Alavés de Cine y Video for the short film entitled "Al mismo tiempo" in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 1987.

"Al mismo tiempo" was the film chosen to be exhibited at the Second Video Exhibition for the Third Basque Cinema Week in 1987

His video "Tiempo mismo" was shown in the II Exposición Videográfica del Aula de Cultura del Banco Bilbao-Vizcaya in Bilbao in 1989.

"Mirame a la cara" was the video-installation chosen together with the aforesaid video to be exhibited at the II Exposición Videográfica del Aula de Cultura del Banco Bilbao-Vizcaya in Bilbao in 1989.

The Fine Arts Faculty of Leoia chose his works to represent it in the II European Schools of Art Biennial Meeting which took place in Amberes in 1989.

THIRD PRIZE awarded to the video entitled "Angel Moraza Ruiz" in the VII Certamen Alavés de Cinematografía y Video held in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 29th January 1990.

He was selected by the Centre of Image and New Technologies sponsored by he Vitoria-Gasteiz Town Hall to do research in the area of experimental art in 1991.

THIRD PRIZE for the video "Carpe Diem" at the VIII Certamen de Cinematografía y Video de Alava on 15th February 1991.

THIRD PRIZE for the video "Haec est Victoria quae vincit" in the IV Certamen de Video Empresarial e Institucional del País Vasco in October 1991.

His video entitled "V.T.R" was selected to be shown at the IV Certamen de Video Empresarial e Institucional del País Vasco in October 1991.

LAST EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

1998

Luis de Ajuria Showroom (7, General Álava Street in Vitoria-Gasteiz).Engraving,Paintings and Sculpture Exhibition from 14th to 28th May,1998.

1999

WINNER of the 1st National Sculpture Contest "Ada de Oro" held in Madrid on 31st May, 1999 under the sponsorship of the Ada Foundation (23rd floor Torres Blancas Building 37,America Ave. 028002 Madrid). The prize was handed over on 7th June, 1999.

Collective Exhibition in Dendaraba Shopping Centre in Vitoria-Gasteiz regarding the 2nd F. Estadio S.D. Painting Exhibition from 20th to 31st July, 1999.

2000

Chosen to exhibit his sculpture "ABC" made of terracotta with patinas imitating bronze in the 2nd International Baskball Biennal Exhibition of Fine Arts held in Madrid from 8/04/2000 to 30/04/2000.

Collective exhibition in Luis de Ajuria Aretoa Showroom in Vitoria-Gasteiz regarding the 3rd F. Estadio S.D. Painting Exhibition held from 2nd to 18th June, 2000.

Vitoria-Nola-Gasteiz Show which took place in Vitoria-Gasteiz from the 23rd to 25th June 2000 taking part in"Visita al No-Museo" and the exhibit of a painting measuring 2.00 x 1.5 metres held across Dato Street 8 metres aboe peoples´head.

2001

Painting Exhibition in Antoñana Museum (Álava) from 22/09/00 to 27/07/2001.

Sculpure Exhibition in Antoñana Museum (Álava) from 27/07/01 to 30/09/2001.

Painting Exhibition in Campezo Cultural Centre (Álava) from 30/07/01 to 30/09/2001.

2002

Chosen to exhibit his sculpture entitled "Half  Ball" made of terracotta with patinas imitating bronze in the 3rd International Baskball Biennal Exhibition of Fine Arts held in Madrid in April 2002.

Collective Exhibition regarding 18 artist from Vitoria held in Dukesa Showroom from 26th September to 16th October, 2002.

2003

Collective exhibition in the Basque Country University in Vitoria-Gasteiz held in the Aula Magna (Las Nieves Building) held in March from 12th to 28th.

2004

Painting and engraving exhibition in JG Pub-Restaurant in Dato Street, Vitoria (Álava).Spain.From 15th October to January 2005.

2005

The painting and engraving exhibition  held at JG Pub-Restaurant concluded in Janury 2005.

Lecture given on the subject "El Proyecto de Celedón" at the Civic Centre Aldabe in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 14th October 2005 at 20:15 by its author Pedro Mª Moraza Bastida.

Lecture given on the subject "El Proyecto de Celedón" at the Aula de Cultura Luis de Ajuria in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 24th November 2005 at 20:15 by its author Pedro Mª Moraza Bastida.

Preparatory drawings for ceramic mosaics.

2006

Ceramic mosaic made of 384 ceramic tiles (1,80 metres high x 4,80 long) placed  on the swimming pool wall in the building Costa Marina II in Marina Dór, Oropesa del Mar (CASTELLÓN) in August 2006.

2007 - 2008 - 2009-2010

Preparatory new drawings and project for ceramic mosaics.

2011

Exhibition entitled "Upside Down" in JG Pub-Restaurant in 27 Dato Street and  2 Arca Street, Vitoria (Álava).Spain. From 28th January till December 2011. Twelve  expresionist  ceramic works. There are  mosaic models  subject to being made in a  major format such as large  murals.

La Galeria de Pedro Mª Moraza