Paz de la Calzada

Paz de la Calzada was born in Spain.[2]

De la Calzada received a BFA degree from the University of Salamanca; and received an MFA degree in Painting from the Academy of San Carlos, part of the Faculty of Arts and Design (UNAM).[2] She moved to the United States in 2003.[2]

De la Calzada also has Illustrations published in Rebecca Solnit's books, "Infinite City",[3] and the "Mother of All Questions".[4] Her work is in the permanent collection of the Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA[5] and Abanca Collection, Spain[6]

De la Calzada has created several public art installations and exhibitions in the United States and Spain, including:

• The Nomadic Labyrinth, commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, California. This interactive public installation has been installed at the University of San Francisco's Manresa Gallery, San Francisco;[7] Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz;[8] and the Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga,[9] among other locations.
• Central Market Dreamscape, commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, California;[10][11]
• "Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration", at the Palo Alto Arts Center, Palo Alto, California;[12][13]
• Portale, Thacher Gallery, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California[14] [15]
• Mural installation at 836M Gallery, San Francisco, California[16]
• The Bucolic Labyrinth, commissioned by the Palo Alto Public Art Program, Palo Alto, California[17][18]
• Carpet Diem at Sala Alterarte, University of Vigo, Ourense, Spain[19][20]

De la Calzada was awarded the Cultural Equity Grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission and residencies from Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany;[21] the Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA;[22] Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA,[23] among others.