Virginia Villacisla. About.

VIRGINIA VILLACISLA

BIO

Virginia Villacisla was born in Burgos, a medium-sized town in northern Spain. After finishing university, she moved to Madrid to focus on contemporary photography. In 2017, she completed her Master's in Photography at EFTI (International Center of Photography and Cinema).

Virginia's personal experiences and the contrast between her rural upbringing and city life inspired her project, 'Presencio & The Rural Kids.' This project captures how young people interact with the rural areas they inherit from their parents. Virginia's work has won awards in photography competitions and been featured in photography festivals and exhibitions across Spain. It has also been published in magazines like EXIT and newspapers like El País Semanal.

Virginia's photography reflects her unique perspective on her surroundings, blending humor, irony, and a keen exploration of the human experience.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

2023 - Course on Photojournalism and Long-Term Projects. EFTI. (Albarracín Grant).

2021-2022, Course on Digital Film Making. EFTI. (OnPhoto Soria Grant).

2019 - Three-month workshop in Creativity and Strategies in Contemporary Photography with Javier Vallhonrat. EFTI.

2016-2017, MA Photography in EFTI International Center of Photography and Cinema in Madrid.

GRANTS & COMPETITIONS

2024 - BAFFEST Festival of Women Photographers. Finalist.

2023 - Revela't Contemporary Analog Photography Festival. Portfolio Review. Selected.

2023 - PHOTOALICANTE, Exhibition Open Call ¡Celebremos!. Selected.

2022 - IV Joana Biarnés. Finalist.

2022 - Full Contact, International Photography Festival SCAN Tarragona. Selected.

2022 - Photography and Jornalism Seminar of Albarracín. EFTI Grant. Winner.

2022 - X National Photography Contest Vila de Sant Joan, PHOTOALICANTE. Winner.

2021 - Librarte: artbook fair of Castilla y León. Accésit best book (Dummy 'Presencio & The Rural Kids'). Winner.

2021 - EMERGENTES 2021. BFoto Festival of Barbastro (Huesca). Selected.

2021 - XX Photography Award of University of Murcia - Exhibition Photographic Production Prize. Winner.

2021 - On Photo Soria. 3rd Prize and EFTI Grant.

2019 - On Photo Soria. Finalist.

2019 - CANON Student Development Programme 2019 Grant to attend Visa Pour L’Image Festival in Perpignan (France). Winner.

2019 - IX Encontro de Artistas Novos: #EAN9. Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Winner.

EXHIBITIONS

2024 - ´Presencio & The Rural Kids', IMAGINÀRIA FESTIVAL (May 9th - June 22nd) | Solo exhibition. Curator: Lidón Forés. Fachada del Mercado Central, Castellón de la Plana.

2023 - Nuevas Topografías Fotográficas: De vueltas con el paisaje (´Presencio & The Rural Kids') (May 24th - July 20th) | Collective exhibition. Curators: Mónica Carabias Álvaro and María Antonia Blanco Arroyo. CICUS, University of Sevilla.

2023 - T IEMPO PARA CELEBRAR, PHOTOALICANTE (´Presencio & The Rural Kids') (March 4th - May 27th) | Solo exhibition. CC Las Cigarreras. Alicante.

2022 - SOLASTALGIA (October 21th - December 2nd) | Collective exhibition. Espacio Tangente. Burgos.

2022 - 'Presencio & The Rural Kids' (June 1st - 24th) | Solo exhibition. University of Murcia, Espacio ES/UM, Campus de la Merced.

2022 - 'Antiálbum Familiar' (May 10th - June 3rd) | Solo exhibition. CÓDIGO UBU. University of Burgos, Burgos.

2022 - 'Presencio & The Rural Kids' (February 8th - March 5th) | Solo exhibition. Real Sociedad Fotográfica. Madrid, Spain.

2021 - 'Antiálbum Familiar' (October 29th - December 19th) | Solo exhibitionl. Atlánticas Colectivas - FOTONOVIEMBRE. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

2021 - 'Presencio & The Rural Kids' (September 20th - October 2nd) | Solo exhibition. Sala Francisco de Goya - UNED. Festival BFOTO, Barbastro (Huesca). Spain.

2021 - 'Presencio & The Rural Kids' (April 9th - May 13th) | Solo exhibition. Espacio Tangente. Burgos (Spain).

2017 - Y nuestros rostros, mi vida, breves como fotos | Collective exhibition. Curator: María Santoyo. EFTI. Madrid (Spain).

PUBLICATIONS

2024, May 15th - 'San Isidro' | El País | Sección Madrid

2023, August 20th - 'Presencio & The Rural Kids' | El País Semanal | Sección Fotoensayo

2023, EAN: Encontro de Artistas Novos Cidade da Cultura 2011-2022. Fundación Cidade da Cultura de Galicia.

2023, May 8th - 13th - 'Antiálbum Familiar' | El País | Sección Opinión: Exposición

2021, September 13th - 18th - Presencio & The Rural Kids | El País | Sección Opinión: Exposición

2021, September - No Photos Please | Collective fanzine edited by Antonio M. Xouvanova | Publishers: Gimmefive Publishing & Tapas Duras

2021, July - Presencio & The Rural Kids | Salvaje Magazine #9

2021, February - Presencio & The Rural Kids | EXIT Magazine #81 BLACKNESS | Portfolio section.

TALKS / LECTURES