Ana Celdrán Beltrán

Spanish sculptor (born 1978 in La Unión, Murcia) with a past in restoration, Ana Celdrán Beltrán currently lives and works in Venice.
Her constant desire to experiment and learn new techniques has led her to use the most diverse materials throughout her career, from metals to wood, from concrete to marble, from glass to resins, from rubber to gypsum.
After obtaining the Classical High School Diploma in 1996, she graduated in 2001 from the Polytechnic University of Valencia in the Faculty of Fine Arts of San Carlos, with specialization in painting, sculpture and drawing. In 2000 she won a Socrates-Erasmus scholarship for Italy at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice where she is particularly interested in the studies of artistic anatomy under the direction of Professor Mauro Zocchetta. She obtained in 2002 the PhD courses in the Drawing and Painting program to have the Diploma of Advanced Studies in the Faculty of Fine Arts in Valencia, and at the same time she obtained the Tutorial Teaching Qualification. In 2003 she won the Leonardo da Vinci scholarship and she returned to Venice to finish her specialization in "Anatomy of movement" with the Department of Design. In this period she too is heading towards the recovery and restoration of Cultural Heritage, an activity that she continues in the following years.
You know the reality of the Venice State Institute of Art following her experiences and collaborating with art masters such as Elio Martella, Giacinto Fantin, Carlo Meneghello, Antonio Furini. At the same time she undertakes a collaboration with the master Guglielmo Pinna in projects of art, music and theater.

Source: COMEL Vanna Migliorin Contemporary Art Award 2020-2021