Amanda Arrou-tea (1990) is originally from San Sebastián, a coastal city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain.

She studied Bachelor of Fine Arts in the Basque Country University, specializing in audiovisual arts. Thanks to the Erasmus scholarship, she transferred her fourth year to L 'École Superieur des Beaux Arts in Bordeaux, France, where her passion for painting began. To complete her studies, she was awarded the Seneca scholarship and this time she moved to Seville (Spain) to specialize in painting. In the same city, she joined a diploma in Museography, Museology and Artisitic Legislation provided by the University of Seville.

 

For six months she is the assistant director of the Altxerri contemporary art gallery in San Sebastian, Spain. 

In 2015 she changed her life moving to Mérida, Mexico where she joined the Diploma in Cultural Management and Marketing offered by Universidad Modelo, Mexico, obtaining the second best average. Simultaneously, she was an online student of the Management and Direction of Art Galleries diploma from the University of Barcelona.

During her Mexican adventure she was the director of the Noox group's headquarters in Mérida, Yucatán, promoting new artists from all over the world.

 

After Mexico she moved to Berlin, Germany, where she currently lives, creates and develops several artistic projects

STUDIES

Degree in Fine Arts from Universidad del País Vasco. Spain. 2008-2013

Erasmus scholarship École Supérieur des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux, France. 2011-2012

Séneca scholarship Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. 2012-2013

Diploma in Museology and Artistic Legislation Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. 2013

Diploma in Marketing and Cultural Management, Universidad Modelo. Mérida, Yucatán, México. 2015

Degree in Management and Direction of Art Galleries, Universidad de Barcelona. 2015-2016

EXHIBITIONS, Festivals and Fairs.

2012. April. École Superior des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux, France.

2014. August. Blue Motion. San Sebastián, Spain.

2016. February. M18 Proyecto. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.

2016. May. Centro Cultural La Cúpula Península de creadores. Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.

2016. June. SOLO and collective show. Noox Monterrey Encuentros Transoceánicos. Mexico City. Mexico.

2016. December. Art Und Weise. Pocket exhibition. Berlin, Germany.

2017. February. Hybrid Art Festival. Madrid, Spain.

2017. February. Enter Art Foundation 50 Contemporary artists. Berlin, Germany.

2017. March. GKo Gallery, Loreen hizkuntza (flowers’ language). Tolosa, Spain.

2017. April. The Haus, Berlin Art Bang. Berlin, Germany.

2017. May. Artrium Gallery. Berlin, Germany.

2017. July. Festival A-part. Les Baux and Saint Rémy, France.

2017. September. Azucar Gallery, Berlin Art Week Pop Up Show. Berlin, Germany.

2017. October. Artcaden Willemsdorf. Berlin, Germany.

2018. January. In Arte Gallery, Köpfe. Berlin, Germany.

2018. May. Studio Art Fair International. Lisbon, Portugal.

2018. June. Eclectic Gallery, Vitamin Sea. London, United Kingdom.

2018. September. Monumenta, Intelligence of Many. Leipzig, Germany.

2018. October. Affordable Art Fair BatterSea with Eclectic Gallery. London, United Kingdom.

2018. November. SURPRISE IX Earth K44. Athens, Greece.

2019. January. Solo exhibition. La Lucha. Berlin, Germany.

ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE

2009. Painter and designer of the murals in Krunch Restaurant, Santurce, Vizcaya, Spain.

2014-2015.  Director Assistant in Galería Altxerri, San Sebastián, Spain.

2015-2016. Director and Curator of Noox Gallery in Mérida, Mexico.

2016-2017. Manager and Curator of project Noox Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

 

2018. Curator and manager assistant in "The Art of Banksy" exhibition in Bikini Berlin, Berlin, Germany.