Award-winning artist &
olive tree ambassador
Berta is a Spanish-born interdisciplinary artist that lives and works in London. She holds a BA degree in Fine Arts and a MA in Photography by Central Saint Martins School of Arts, London.
Her work as a visual artist advocates the protection of the Mediterranean traditions rooted in the figure of the olive tree. Berta’s playful approach to photography integrates a wide variety of techniques and materials which articulate the stories in a genuine way. Her installations outline the importance of preserving handcraft processes involved in agriculture to promote a sustainable use of the land and a harmonious interaction with nature.
During the last 7 years, she has devoted her work to her lifelong project Getsemaní.
Exhibitions
2022
• Getsemaní, Madrid Film Awards, Madrid, Spain
• Getsemaní, Marmostra International Film Festival, Praia da Tocha, Portugal
• Getsemaní, Plymouth Nature Film Festival, UK
2020
• Getsemaní, The Meditatio Centre, London, UK
2019
• Patagonia rediscovered, Artist Residency, Patagonia, Argentina
2017
• Book presentation, Getsemaní, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, London, UK
• Fast Forward, Women in conversation, online exhibition
2016
• A.B. Art Residency, Gili Air Island, Lombok, Indonesia
2015
• If it bends it's funny. If it breaks it's not funny, Bosse & Baum gallery, London, UK
• Non of The Above: an exhibition, La Casa Amarilla, Malaga, Spain
2014
• Renaissance Photography Prize, Getty Images Gallery, London, UK
• Mixed Media, Candid Gallery, London, UK
2013
• CAFF, Sluice Art Fair, London, UK
• CSM Show One, Lethaby and KX Street Gallery, London, UK
2012
• Fine Art Auction by Sotheby’s, Lethaby Gallery, London, UK
• Interim Show 001, Byam Shaw, London, UK
2010
• C. Rodeo, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
• Engraving, Scuola Superiore d’Arte Applicata del Castello Sforzesco, Milan, Italy
2009
• Otherside (Video Art), Opera Prima, Ganada, Spain
• Inside (Video Art), Festival de Cortometrajes Caja Madrid: En piezas, Madrid, Spain
2008
• Photography, Cooper Union School of Arts, New York, USA
AWARDS
• 2022 Selected, Madrid Film Awards,
• 2022 Shortlisted, Marmostra International Film Festival, Praia da Tocha, Portugal
• 2022 Shortlisted, Plymouth Nature Film Festival, UK
• 2017 Shortlisted Belfast Photo Festival prize, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 2017 Shortlisted Lucy Art Residency, Kavala, Greece
• 2014 Shortlisted, Close-Up: Women in Photomentoring, London
• 2014 Winner, Renaissance Photography Prize - Expression Category, London
• 2013 Winner, UAL Mentorship programme, London
• 2009 Shortlisted, Otherside (Video Art), Opera Prima, Ganada, Spain
• 2009 Shortlisted, Inside (Video Art), Festival de Cortometrajes Caja Madrid: En piezas, Madrid, Spain
HONORS
2008
Leonardo Da Vinci Internship Grant at A arte Studio Invernizzi in Milan, Italy
2007
Spanish Ministry of Education and Science Grant at Kaplan International College in New York, USA
2005
Socrates - Erasmus Grant for an academic year at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy