Noemi Iglesias
Bio
Her work has been exhibited at notable institutions, including the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, DG Connect of the European Commission, iMAL Center for Digital Culture and Technologies in Brussels, the Electron Festival in Switzerland, the Gimhae Clayarch Museum in Korea, the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in Japan, the Yingge Ceramics Museum and the MOCA in Taiwan, the LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial, and the Galería Espacio Líquido in Gijón.
Her work has been featured in major publications such as ABC, Libération, China Times, Elemmental, and Arte al Límite.
Currently, Noemi is researching processes of extraction and urban recycling of cobalt within the sculpture department of the University of Fine Arts in Lisbon thanks to a grant from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) of Portugal.
This project is also being supported by the “Culture moves Europe” scholarship program, the Cultural and Scientific Council of the Embassy of Spain in Belgium, and the PXL-MAD University in Hasselt.
In 2024, she had her first solo exhibition “Love me Fast” at the Museo Nacional Thyssen Bornemisza in Madrid, curated by Rocío de la Villa, as well as at the Museum of Fine Arts in Asturias,
Her most recent shows have been at the Onassis Foundation in Greece, and she will be featuring her work this November at the Telefónica Foundation in Madrid.
Statement
An artist who defines herself through sculptural media and long-term performance formats, Noemi is a clear example of contemporary nomadism. Since 2009, she has lived and worked in Greece, England, Belgium, Hungary, China, and Korea. In 2019, she earned a Master's degree in Porcelain from the Tainan National University of the Arts, where she studied contemporary ceramic practices, thanks to the ROC Taiwan Scholarship from the Taiwanese Government. Recently, she was awarded the “Maria de Salamanca” National Engraving Prize from the Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving and the Unicaja Foundation Prize for Crafts.
