Biography

Photo taken in the Albaycin of the Alhambra, Granada, 2001.

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I was born and raised in sunny Southern Spain (1982), in a warm-hearted, open, expressive culture. As a child, I loved drawing, playing making up stories, and interacting with nature and animals. My grandparents were very humble people, and there was no professional background in the arts within the family. Even though I was bullied at school because I loved learning and I was a bit nurdy, I never lost my passion for natural sciences, arts, and languages.

A health crisis made me drop off high-school for a year when I was 17. Spending a lot of time by myself allowed me to re-discovered the love for drawing and painting. I chose to study a Fine Arts degree at University. I was, and I still am, motivated by a deep curiosity about what makes us human.

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The economic crisis of 2008-2016 changed the employability landscape. There were very few opportunities in the field of Art and Education in Southern Spain. I had the fortune to get into a National University Lecturer’s Training Programme that included completing doctorate studies. In 2016, I decided to migrate to the UK to develop my career interests in Animation

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With Melvyn Ternan (left) and student ambassadors during an open day Oct 2023, Sheffield Hallam University.

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