Carolina Ceca FRSA (born August 25, 1979) is a Spanish artist, art historian and art writerYomiuri Shimbun (April 4, 2020) "Column about Art, Bijutsuten Navi" (in Japanese) Retrieved 2020/04/04. based in Tokyo, Japan.El Confidencial (September 28, 2016) “La artista española Carolina Ceca expone en Tokio su colección privada”. https://www.elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018/11/08.RTVE Radio 3 Siglo 21 (25 October 16) “Contenedores de arte: El mestizaje del arte japonés". RTVE Radio 3 Siglo 21 (in Spanish) Retrieved 2018/11/08. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.
Her art has been presented in group and solo exhibitions throughout Europe and Japan.El Mundo (February 19, 2014) “España apoya a sus artistas residentes en Japón”. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018/11/08.ABC (October 24, 2009) “La pintora talaverana Carolina Ceca cierra la programación de exposiciones en Melque”. ABC (in Spanish) Retrieved 2018/11/08. She has been featured on TV, radio, newspapers and magazines.
Ceca has a degree in Art History from the University of Salamanca in Spain, where she completed her postgraduate studies on Contemporary Art. Also, she commenced a degree in Fine Arts and Asian studies before travelling to Japan in 2005 to conduct several fields of research at Ferris University, Yokohama.El Confidencial (September 28, 2016) “La artista española Carolina Ceca expone en Tokio su colección privada”. https://www.elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018/11/08. Between 2005 and 2010, she worked and resided in Japan, Spain, Morocco and Italy.NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) TV program 旅するスペイン語 Chapter 21(30 August 2017) “旅するスペイン語”. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018/11/08.
In 2011, after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, she returned to Tokyo, where she spends most of her time creating her artworks, writing, giving lectures and conducting seminars.
In her artworks, she uses numerous types of natural materials, including ashes, Japanese washi paper and organdy.NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) TV program 旅するスペイン語 Chapter 21(30 August 2017) “旅するスペイン語”. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018/11/08.
Ceca has confirmed that she was deeply influenced by Dondoro (Japanese performer) during her first year in Japan,Several authors, "Carolina Ceca. La vida de las abejas. Mascarada", (p. 16), Toledo, Provincial Deputation of Toledo, 2009, TO-952-2009 also by the Japanese dance movement Ankoku Butoh.Several authors, "Carolina Ceca. infinito / カロリーナ・セカ 『無限』展 ", (pp. 4–5), Tokyo, Embassy of Spain in Tokyo, 2014.
Selected exhibitions list 2019-2020: On Paper IV, MACC, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Calasetta, Italy.Artribune "On Paper IV" https://www.artribune.com/mostre-evento-arte/on-paper-iv/ (In Italian) Retrieved 2020/10/27. 2018: Continuum –International Art Book-, Royal Palace, Cagliari, Italy.Città Metropolitana di Cagliari "Mostra sul libro d’artista "CONTINUUM"" (https://www.bibliotecamonteclaro.it/2017/10/18/mostra-sul-libro-dartista-continuum/ ) http://www.cittametropolitanacagliari.it (In Italian) Retrieved 2018/11/08. 2016: Intangible, Cervantes Institute, Tokyo, Japan. 2014: Infinite, Embassy of Spain in Tokyo, Japan. This was the artist's first solo exhibition in Japan. 2010: Estampa International Contemporary Art Fair, Madrid, Spain.Several authors, "Estampa 2010", (p.99). Madrid, Vice presidency, Regional Department of Culture and Sports and the Regional Government Spokesperson's Office of the Community of Madrid, 2010, 2009: The Life of Bees, Santa Maria de Melque. Historic Site, Toledo, Spain.
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