Education
1998 Master’s Program in Fine Arts, Painting. San Carlos Academy, UNAM. México City.
1992 Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts. University of Salamanca, Spain.
Public Art2023 Street Mural Project. Palo Alto Public Art Program. Palo Alto, CA
Downtown Mural. City of Napa Recreation and Public Art, CA
Sumner Sounder Station. Sound Transit. Sumner, WA
2022 Sacramento Office Complex Grand Facade. Sacramento, CA
Love Your Trails. Mural. Adams County, CO
2020 The Bucolic Labyrinth. Palo Alto Public Art Program, Palo Alto, CA
2014 The Nomadic Labyrinth, San Francisco Arts Commission, CA
2011 Central Market Dreamscapes. Strand Theater. San Francisco Arts Commission, CA
Individual Exhibitions
2020 Bucolica Mural. California Institute of Integral Studies, CIIS. San Francisco, CA
2019 Bucolica (bucolica californica). Monterey Museum of Art. Monterey, CA
2018 Portale. Kalmanovitz Hall Atrium and Rooftop Sculpture Terrace. University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
2017 Alhambra S.R.O. Ramon's Tailor Gallery. San Francisco, CA
Inhabitable Drawing, A Carpet Landscape. aMuse Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 Carpet Diem. Sala AlterArte. University of Vigo. Orense, Spain
2014 The Nomadic Labyrinth. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History. Santa Cruz, CA
2013 The Nomadic Labyrinth. Manresa Gallery. University of San Francisco, CA
2011 Central Market Dreamscape. Art in Storefronts. San Francisco Arts Commission. San Francisco, CA
2010 Flora & Fauxna. Enso Gallery. Half Moon Bay. CA
2009 99 Cents Beauty. 31 Rausch Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2008 Chandelier. Window Installation. Artists’ Television Access. San Francisco, CA
2007 Drawings. The Palm Room. Seattle, WA
Y yo con estos pelos. Casa del Libro. San Francisco, CA
2006 Hairy Tales. ATA Window. San Francisco, CA
2004 Fabricated. 66Balmy Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2002 Entretejidos. Javier Marin Gallery, Málaga, Spain. (Catalog)
Des-Nudos. Pardo Bazán Gallery. La Coruña, Spain
2001 D-Mencia. Doña Mencía City Hall. Córdoba, Spain
2000 Entrometidos. Sargadelos Gallery. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. (Catalog)
1999 Como es arriba es abajo. Installation. Vilanova de Cerveira, Portugal
Colegio de Arquitectos, La Coruña, Spain
Desencuentros en el Laberinto. Oleiros City Hall, La Coruña, Spain
1996 7-1 Is Six. León Trotsky Museum. México City. México
Group Exhibitions
2022
Neruda 10 x 10. Arion Press. The Presidio, San Francisco, CA
Shop Box Mural Fest. San Francisco, CA
Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
Piecing. 836M Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2021
Life is Hard but it's better with Art. 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mirar de Nuevo. La mujer contra el tiempo. Sala Abanca. Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2020
Paint The Void. Site-specific mural at Salumeria, San Francisco, CA
2019
Site-specific drawing. 836M Gallery. San Francisco. CA
39 Annual Connect and Collect Auction and Exhibition. SJICA, San Jose, CA
Estado Crítico 3. Vicente Risco Foundation. Allariz, Ourense, Spain
2018
Culturgal 2018. Women artists from the Diputacion de A Coruña Collection. Pontevedra, Spain
A Mirror to Reflect Myself Upon. TAF Foundation. Athens, Greece
Start Up Art Fair. Special Projects. Hotel del Sol, San Francisco, CA
2017
Illegal. The Luggage Store. San Francisco, CA
Remembrance and Resistance. Day of the Dead Exhibition. SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
Collect! Berkeley Art Center. Berkeley, CA
2016
Pulling Threads. Root Division Gallery. San Francisco, CA
Bioneers Conference. Marin Civic Center. San Rafael, CA
5 Hour Sculpture. Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga, CA
Ashapalli Arts Festival. Habitat Conclave. Ahmedabad, India
2015
Time Regained. Fo Kia Nou 24/7. Athens, Greece
Classical Seven Circuit Labyrinth. Agia Paraskevy. Crete, Greece
2014
What tethers us? Friday Nights at the De Young. San Francisco, CA
ConVerge. The Nomadic Labyrinth. YBCA. San Francisco, CA
Latino Art Now!: 16th Annual Art Exhibition & Auction. MACLA. San Jose, CA
2013
Unbuilt. California Historical Society. San Francisco, CA
Untitled. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. San Francisco, CA
Kalassal. Kala Art Institute. Berkeley, CA
Urban Imprints: Scratching the Surface. Kearny St. Workshop. Asian Resources Gallery. Oakland, CA
2012
LOOP. Helena Producciones and SFMOMA. Galeria de la Raza. San Francisco, CA
Community Creates. Opening Show at Palo Alto Art Center. Palo Alto, CA
Kala-Fornia. Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Mobile Projection Project. The Luggage Store. San Francisco, CA
2011
Numina Femenina: Latin Women in the Arts. Mexican Consulate in San Francisco, CA
Z Space. Theater Artaud. San Francisco, CA
Mills Building Show. San Francisco, CA
Art on First. Napa Arts Council. Napa, CA
2010
Projection Series. The Luggage Store. San Francisco, CA
Stop & Go Rides Again. Itinerary, Intersection for the Arts, the Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
XXI Printmaking Award “Maximo Ramos”. Centro Torrente Ballester. Ferrol, Spain (Catalog)
Malmo Art Festival. Malmo, Sweden
On View: New Works from Kala. Kala Art Institute. Berkeley, CA
2009
Aqua Art Miami. Cancio Contemporary. Miami, FL
Opening Salvo for Suite 418. Jack Fisher Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Flip Side. Chandra Cerrito Gallery. Oakland, CA
Transformation. Brava Theatre. San Francisco, CA
2008
Traces. Untitled Gallery. Sausalito, CA (Catalog)
Experimental Drawing and Cartoon. Mission Cultural Center. San Francisco, CA
Exonome. Mexican Consulate. San Francisco, CA (Catalog)
The EnviroMental Paradigm. Mina Dresden Gallery. San Francisco, CA (Catalog)
First Annual National Juried Exhibition. Sylvia White Gallery. Ventura, CA
International Drawing Annual. Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center. Cincinnati, OH. (Catalog)
Out of the Window. ATA, Artist’s Television Access. San Francisco, CA.
What do women want? Curated by Cecilia Foote. Proyecto X. San Francisco, CA
2007
ON/OFF, Art in the Digital Era. Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA
27th Annual Fall Auction. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. San Jose, CA
Works on paper. 24th Annual Juried Exhibition. Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
“Identity” One Night Stand. San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA
Monotype Marathon. ICA. San Jose, CA
Intimate Bodies, Public Spaces. Mina Dresden Gallery. San Francisco, CA
2007 Bay Area Juried Exhibition. Falkirk Art Center. San Rafael, CA
2006
“Salon de Otoño” Painting Award. Academy of Fine Arts, La Coruña, Spain. (Catalog)
111 @111 Minna Gallery. San Francisco, CA
Tactica y Estrategia. Solo Mujeres Show. Mission Cultural Center. San Francisco. CA (Catalog)
Cronyism. Mission 17 Gallery. San Francisco. CA
Artists’ Annual Show. Kala Art Institute. Berkeley. CA
2005
Buy Nothing Day. ATA. Artists’ Television Access. San Francisco, CA
Second Mission Art Walk. Balazo Gallery. San Francisco, CA
Mapp. Mission Arts Performance Project. San Francisco, CA
You are Beautiful. The Treehouse Gallery. LA, CA
New Acquisitions. Caixa Galicia Foundation. Ferrol, Spain. (Catalog)
Fresh Work. Kala Art Institute. Berkeley. CA
2004
Emerge 04. Gen Art. The Old Mint. San Francisco, CA
I Latin Video Festival. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. San Francisco, CA
X Monotype Marathon. Institute of Contemporary Art. San Jose.CA
Union FENOSA Juried Show. La Coruna, Spain. (Catalog)
San Francisco Show. New Image Gallery. LA, CA.
March of Women. Casa das Artes. Vigo, Spain.
2003
III Juried Show “Auditorio de Galicia”. Santiago de Compostela. Spain. (Catalog)
Estampa 03. Stand Multiplicidad. Madrid. Spain
Mirror, Little Mirror. Faculty of Fine Arts, Valencia. Spain
VI Biennial Laxeiro. Lalín, Pontevedra. Spain (catalog)
VIII Competition of Arts “Unicaja”. Málaga. Spain (Catalog)
2002
IV Painting Juried Show. Royal Academy of Fine Arts. La Coruña. Spain (Catalog)
Paper Show. Javier Marín Gallery. Málaga, Spain
Event 5.0 Sentidos Gratis. Oporto, Portugal. (Catalog)
Art and Hotel. Javier Marín Gallery. Sevilla. Spain
2001
V Biennial of Lalín. Pontevedra, Spain. (Catalog)
Event 4.0 Sentidos Gratis. Oporto. Portugal. (Catalog)
2000
Mirror, Little Mirror. Fossil Arte Gallery. San Juan, Puerto Rico
Biennial Araguaney. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. (Catalog)
XVII National Painting Competition. Cambre, La Coruña, Spain. (Catalog)
Artists from the International Print Center. Betanzos, La Coruña, Spain
1999
IV Biennial of Lalín. Pontevedra, Spain. (Catalog)
X Biennial of Vilanova de Cerveira, Portugal. (Catalog)
VI "Isaac Díaz Pardo" Competition of Fine Arts. La Coruña, Spain. (Catalog)
Atlantic Forum of Contemporary Art. Pontevedra, Spain. (Catalog)
Estampa 99. Stand CIEC. Madrid, Spain
1998
IV Creative Extremadura Award "Francisco Zurbarán". Badajoz, Spain
VI Painting Juried Show. "Caja Sur." Córdoba, Spain
Valdearte. Barco de Valdeorras, Orense, Spain. (Catalog)
Minimum Secrets. Tallería Gallery, Cultural Space. México City, México.(Catalog)
1997
Traveling Shoes: Reflexions on Cultural Comparisons. ARC Gallery. Chicago
III Biennial of Fine Arts of Lima, Peru. (Catalog)
Legio in Trotsky. León Trotsky Museum. Mexico City, Mexico
VII Biennial of Miniprint and Ex-Libris. Ostow Wielkopolkski, Poland. (Catalog)
End of Century, End of Millennium. XIII Historic Center Festival. Mexico City. Mexico
And me...with these hairs. Eight Spaniards in Mexico. Tress Gallery. Mexico City. (Catalog)
Grants and Awards
2019 Hidden Gems Award. Wildflowers Institute. San Francisco, CA
2013 Cultural Equity Grant. San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA
2010 Honorable Mention. XXI Printmaking Award “Maximo Ramos”. Ferrol, Spain
2004 I Latino Video Festival. Best Experimental. Mission Cultural Center. San Francisco, CA
2002 Second Award. IV Painting Competition. Academy of Fine Arts, La Coruña, Spain
1999 Painting Award, IV Biennial of Lalín. Pontevedra, Spain
Acquisition Award, VI " Isaac Díaz Pardo" Competition of Fine Arts. La Coruña, Spain
1998 Acquisition Award. VI Creative Extremadura Award "Francisco Zurbarán". Badajoz, Spain
Honorable Award. VI Painting Competition "Caja Sur". Córdoba. Spain
Painting Award "Valdearte". Barco de Valdeorras. Orense, Spain
1997 Special Mention. III Biennial of Fine Arts of Lima, Peru
1996 Grant for Art Studies in UNAM, México City. County of La Coruña, Spain
1995 Acquisition Award. III "Isaac Díaz Pardo" Competition of Fine Arts. La Coruña, Spain
Valuable Youth Scholarship. Pontevedra Biennial. Spain
Art Residencies
2022 Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus. Schwandorf. Germany
2019 Monterey Museum of Art. Monterey, CA
2016 Tvak Studios. Ahmedabad, India
2015 Art Amari. Crete, Greece
2008 Millay Colony for the Arts. Austerlitz, NY
2004 Kala Art Institute. Berkeley, CA
2003 Djerassi Resident Artists Program. Woodside, CA
2001 Valparaiso Foundation. Mojácar, Almería Spain
2000 Valdearte. O Barco de Valdehorras, Ourense, Spain
Publications and Reviews
"Estado Crítico 3". Difusora de Letras, Artes e Ideas. University of Vigo, Spain, 2019
"The Mother of All Questions". Rebecca Solnit. Haymarket Books, Chicago, 2017
"Arts for the City. San Francisco Civic Art and Urban Change". Heyday, Berkeley, 2013
Phrenological Map. "Infinite City, A San Francisco Atlas". Rebecca Solnit. UC Press, 2010
Zyzzyva Magazine. Spring 2008. San Francisco, CA, 2008
“The Trans”.The Tea Party Magazine. Issue 17. Oakland, CA, 2007
“International Drawing Annual”. Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center. March 2008. Cincinnati, OH
“7th Annual Spring Open Studios”. Artweek. April 2007, USA
“Emerge at The Old Mint” Artweek. March 2005. USA
“Paz Plays With fabrics”. Sur in English. June 7th, 2002. Spain
“Paz de la Calzada plays…in Malaga”. Sur. May 16th, 2002. Spain
“Vinculos Complejos”. Sur Cultural. June 24th, 2002. Spain
“Las telas de Paz de la Calzada” Mujer de hoy. June 28th, 2002. Spain
“Verstrickungen” Costa del Sol Nachrichten. June 13th, 2002. Spain
“Paz de la Calzada mostro sus Des-Nudos” La Opinion.Feb 23rd, 2002. Spain
“Art Critic” La voz de Galicia. March 10th, 2002. Spain
“Paz de la Calzada shows…del Coag” El ideal Gallego. Sep 2nd, 1999. Spain
“The College of Architects…Como es arriba es abajo” . El Ideal Gallego. Sep 3rd, 1999. Spain
“Paz de la Calzada shows…de Arquitectos”. El Ideal Gallego. Sep 3rd, 1999. Spain
“Charles Baudelaire, el poeta de la modernidad” Mensajero. April 1999. Mexico
“De kalb artist’s…in Chicago exhibit”. Midweekender. January 7th, 1998. USA
“Españoles en la Capital”. El Pais Mexico. Feb, 19th 1997. Mexico
“Bienal de Bellas artes” El Comercio de Lima. Sep, 16th 1997. Peru
“El triunfo de los insectos” El Pais Mexico. November 5th, 1996. Mexico
“La cucaracha como simbolo de fin de siglo”. El Universal. Nov, 1996. Mexico
Artist Talks
Sustainable Series. Monterey Museum of Art. Monterey, CA, 2019
Visiting Artist Lecture. National Institute of Design. Ahmedabad, India, 2016
Visiting Artist Talk. SF Art Institute. San Francisco. 2016
Artist Talk. Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete. Rethymno, Crete, Greece. 2015
Artist Lecture. Sonoma State University. 2015
Visiting Artist Talk and Demo. Arts and Consciousness. John K. Kennedy University, Berkeley. 2014
Panel Discussion. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Art. San Francisco. 2013
Visiting Artist Talk. University of San Francisco. 2013
Visiting Artist Talk. SF Art Institute. San Francisco. 2013
Panel Discussion. Community Creates. Palo Alto Art Center. 2013
Artist Talk. Mexican Consulate. San Francisco. 2011
Artist in Residence Talk. Millay Colony for the Arts. Hudson, NY. 2008
Artist in Residence Talk. Kala Art Institute. Berkeley. 2004