InfoIvan Urarte got involved in photography in 2003 when he started attending the course in Creative Photography at the School of Arts and Crafts of Vitoria-Gasteiz; from this point on his involvement in this medium of expression has been a constant. In 2005 he moved to Barcelona where he followed a course specializing in photo-reportage at IDEP, at the same time that he was finishing a degree in Economics. He subsequently determined to explore other surroundings and opportunities and moved to Los Angeles, USA, where he worked as a still photographer and art assistant in the movie industry. He also covered a number of film festivals for ‘Filmin’, a web platform. In 2013 he was awarded a grant from the Creation of Artistic Projects Programme of the Montehermoso Cultural Centre in Vitoria ( Spain) for his project ‘Latitud’ which was subsequently exhibited at the same time in the centre with the World Press Photo 2013 exhibition. During four years (2013-2017) he was working as a teacher in the Center of Contemporary Photography CFC Bilbao. Actually is focused in his new project, ‘Un Lac’. Last Exhibition: Un Lac, Sala Amárica, Vitoria (Spain), January 31-March 24, 2019. Contact: (+34) 620811106 |