ion macareno

Bilbao, 1980. PhD in Fine Arts from the University of the Basque Country, where, since 2012, he has been active in the field of research within the Department of Sculpture.

Currently based in Bilbao, his individual exhibitions include: Displacement, Fundación Bilbaoarte (2017); PESO, JosédelaFuente Gallery (2015), Santander; NICKEL, Sala Rekalde (2014). He has also participated in group exhibitions in different art centres and fairs both nationally and internationally.

He has received numerous grants for artistic creation from institutions such as the Basque Government, Etxepare and the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, and has had residencies in centres such as the Bilbaoarte Foundation and the City University of New York, CUNY.