Por Redaccion The jury has valued, by majority, its extensive trajectory, which has positioned it as a reference in contemporary art at a national and international level, as well as the originality and social commitment of its work.
February 24, 2025
Castilla y León |
Department of Culture, Tourism, and Sports
Dora García has been recognized with the Castilla y León Arts Prize, in its 2024 edition. The jury has agreed, by majority, to award this prize «to the plastic and audiovisual artist from Valladolid, National Prize of Plastic Arts in 2021, whose extensive career has positioned her as a reference in contemporary art at an international level.»
The jury has also highlighted «the originality and social commitment of her work, based on performative projects that explore new narrative paradigms that involve the viewer directly, capturing dialogues on ethically controversial topics that promote debate and critical thinking in society. In her performances, she uses photography, installation, drawing, video, sound, Internet, and other technologies to experiment with the boundaries between reality and fiction. She uses the exhibition space to investigate the relationship between viewer, space, and work.»
It has been especially valued «the national and international projection of this artist, trained at the University of Salamanca and in the Netherlands, who has exhibited and has collections in numerous European museums and institutions (MUSAC, Patio Herreriano – exhibited at its 25th anniversary -, Pompidou in Paris, Tate Modern in London…), as well as her commitment to Castilla y León, of which she is a proud ambassador. Dora García has donated several of her most recognized installations to MUSAC in León, including the one titled ‘Inappropriate,’ which was featured in the Spanish Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale.»
The jury, whose appointment is made by the Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Sports among people of recognized prestige in the field of arts and cultural heritage, has been composed in this edition by José Enrique Martín Lozano, Secretary General of the Las Edades del Hombre Foundation (entity awarded the Castilla y León Arts Prize in 1992); Marta Herrero de la Fuente, professor of Paleography and Diplomatics at the UVA; Joaquín Sánchez Torné, director of Diario de León; Pedro Pérez Castro, director of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis Museum (awarded in this category in 2023); María Ángeles Porres Ortún, councilor of the Music Section of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of the Purísima Concepción; and Jesús Ignacio Sanz, who has served as secretary.
The Castilla y León Arts Prize aims to distinguish those individuals or entities that, through their creation in the plastic arts, music, or cinematography or their work in the protection or conservation of the cultural heritage of the Community, have significantly contributed to the enrichment, defense, and enhancement of the artistic and cultural heritage of Castilla y León. The awardees, each year, until now are: 1984, Juan Manuel Díaz Caneja; 1985, Baltasar Lobo and Antonio Baciero; 1986, Cristóbal Halffter; 1987, José Vela Zanetti; 1988, Antonio Fernández Alba; 1989, Francisco Regueiro; 1990, Luis Sáez; 1991, José Núñez Larraz; 1992, Las Edades del Hombre; 1993, Benedictine Community of Santo Domingo de Silos; 1994, Claudio Prieto; 1995, José Sánchez-Carralero; 1996, Antonio Giménez-Rico; 1997, Esteban Vicente; 1998, Modesto Ciruelos; 1999, Frechilla Zuloaga Duo; 2000, Cristóbal Gabarrón; 2001, Venancio Blanco; 2002, José María García ‘Castilviejo’; 2003, Ana Jiménez López; 2004, Fernando Urdiales; 2005, Amancio Prada; 2006, José María Mezquita Gullón; 2007, José María González Cuasante; 2008, Ángel Mateos Bernal; 2009, Santiago Martín Sánchez ‘El Viti’; 2010, Enrique Seco San Esteban; 2011, Alberto Bañuelos Fournier; 2012, Jesús López Cobos; 2013, Concha Velasco and Lola Herrera; 2014, Amaya Arzuaga Navarro; 2015, Águeda de la Pisa Prieto de la Cal; 2016, Valladolid International Film Week (SEMINCI); 2018, National Museum of Sculpture; 2020, José Luis Alonso Coomonte; 2021, Casa Botines Gaudí Museum; 2022, Luis Moro; and 2023, Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis Museum.
Between 2001 and 2014, the Castilla y León Restoration and Conservation of Heritage Prize was awarded, whose purpose was subsumed into the Arts Prize from 2015 onwards. The awardees in this discontinued category were: 2001, Luis del Olmo; 2002, Sebastián Battaner Arias; 2003, Carlos Elorza Guinea; 2004, Santa María la Real Foundation; 2005, Carlos Muñoz de Pablos; 2006, José Javier Rivera Blanco; 2007, Miguel Manzano Alonso; 2008, Contemporary Art Collection Association; 2009, Concepción Casado Lobato; 2010, Eloísa García de Wattenberg; 2011, Enrique Baquedano Pérez; 2012, Germán Delibes de Castro; 2013, Ángel Sancho Campo, and 2014, Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta.
The Castilla y León Awards, convened annually since 1984, aim to recognize the work of individuals, groups, or entities that contribute to the exaltation of the values of the Castilian and Leonese Community or that, carried out by Castilian and Leonese people, inside or outside the territorial scope of the Community, represents a significant contribution to universal knowledge. These Awards have six other categories in addition to the Arts Prize: Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation Award; Literature Award; Social Sciences and Humanities Award; Sports Award; Human and Social Values Award; and Bullfighting Award.