GAIA 

 Profesor y ex-director del Departamento de Escultura de la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid desde 1990. Licenciado en Bellas Artes en la Especialidad de Escultura (1985). Doctorado Cum Laude por la Tesis Problemática Formal en la Representación Escultórica de la Figura Humana en Movimiento. Miembro del cuerpo de Profesores de Entrada de Escuelas de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios Artísticos (1988).

Premios y reconocimientos

Primer Premio en el Concurso de Escultura Boceto. Galería Veiga. Madrid (1988). Beca de la Secretaría de Estado de Universidades e Investigación para el Plan de Formación de Personal Investigador (198

Valerie Stephanie de la Dehesa has built a solid career by combining interdisciplinary contemporary art with academic research. As an artist and researcher, she seamlessly applies her performative, installation, and image-based practices directly to her teaching activities. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at the Sculpture Department of UCM, specifically within the Body Art section. Her research is deeply tied to her doctoral thesis, Vegetal Processes in the Female Body: Material Symbolism Through Art, exploring collective creation as an agent of change. Beyond the university, she has led innovative workshops and curated impactful projects, such as the Performative Archaeology exhibition at AVAM in Matadero. Her experimental work has been widely showcased across prominent national and international institutions. These include La Casa del Lector, MNAC Contemporary Art Center, Vostell Museum, Hangar in Barcelona, and Cantercel in France, alongside key presentations at Conde Duque and the CDAN Art and Nature Center in Huesca. Her professional profile stands out for this truly perfect balance between bodily performance and academic theory.

Montaña Galán Caballero has built a solid career by combining artistic creation with academic research. After graduating with a degree in Fine Arts in 1990, her passion for volume and history led her to earn her PhD with Extraordinary Honors in 2011, following an exhaustive study of Agustín Querol's iconic Pegasus sculptures. Since 1995, she has shared this wealth of knowledge at the Complutense University of Madrid as an Associate Professor, guiding new generations within the Department of Painting and Conservation-Restoration. Outside the classroom, she has worked tirelessly to safeguard cultural heritage, directly intervening in the recovery of more than thirty major sculptural ensembles commissioned by museums, city councils, and dioceses. In addition to her restoration work, she is a renowned expert in portraiture and commemorative medal design, areas she explores both in her studio and as a member of the prestigious ACIS mythocriticism research group. Her professional profile stands out for this perfect balance between the rigor of historical theory and the precision of hands-on fieldwork.

Ana Esther Balboa González has built a solid career by combining contemporary sculptural creation with academic leadership. After graduating and earning her PhD in Sculpture from UCM in 2006, her passion for spatial forms led her to explore the intersections of nature, body, and territory. As an expert lecturer, she has shared this knowledge across institutions like CES Felipe II, U-Tad, and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Outside the classroom, she works tirelessly to manage institutional ties through the Coordination of External Collaborations and leads the GIDMADE group. Her research is deeply tied to prominent groups like GIAPHE, GAIA, and CUVPAC, focusing on vegetal bodies, sculptural procedures, and photogrammetric digitalization. Furthermore, she co-directs Conversaciones con el Paisaje, an artistic research project implementing sculptural interventions in natural spaces like Cáceres, Rome, Lanzarote, and Aranjuez. This initiative is fully backed by major entities including the Montenmedio Foundation, CDAN, and MIAC. Her professional profile stands out for this perfect balance between coordinating collective artistic strategies and the precision of hands-on, nature-driven fieldwork.

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