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About
Juan Montero
Born in Granada, Spain. 1961
Filmmaker
Music composer
Sculptor
English to Spanish translator
Librarian
Pilot of Light Sport Aircrafts (LSA)
Cities where I have lived at least one year:
Granada, Ciudad Real, Tomelloso, Ávila, Mainz, Logroño, Huéscar, Burgos, Palencia, Soria
Cities where I have lived at least four months:
Maracena, Alfacar, Mataró, Newark (DE), Almuñécar, Sant Antoni de Portmany, Oslo
Places I´d love to live in:
Madrid, Amsterdam, Christiania, San Francisco, NYC and many others (in Italy, France, U.K., the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand)
Main hobbies: gardening, tai chi, LSA flying, cycling, cinema, tapas, hiking
Site and blog:
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Education
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Master Sculpture - FilmmakingSeveral1986 - 1991Master in Fine Arts - 1991 - University of Granada - MFA Sculpture - Granada, Spain Master course in Ceramics under professor Victor Spinski - 1992 - University of Delaware Graduate course in Sculpture under professor Joe Moss - 1992 - University of Delaware Film direction (intensive) - 1982 - Research Film Center - Granada Artistic drawing - 1983 - Escuela de Artes y Oficios - Graded A+ . Granada Stone carving - 1989 - Escuela de Artes y Oficios - Granada Wood carving - 1990 - Escuela de Artes y Oficios - Granada Plaster and silicone mold casting - 1991 - Escuela de Artes y Oficios - Granada Pedagogical Ability Improvement - 1991 - University of Granada, ICE - It entitles to teach in regular and Art High Schools across the EU territory - graded A+ Ceramist - 1992 - Municipal Council of Granada - Intensive 490 hours LANGUAGES Spanish - native English - Certificate in Advanced English / C1 according to CEFR / - Escuela Oficial de Idiomas of Palencia - 2011 German - Basic knowledge - Deutsche Als Fremd Sprache IV - Volkshochschule Mainz (Germany) - 2000
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Experience
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Teacher of SculptureSegovia, SpainSep 2020 - Present (3 years 4 months)Teaching Sculpture to undergraduate and graduate students. Up to date
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Teacher of SculptureLogroño, SpainSep 2016 - Sep 2020 (4 years)Teaching Sculpture to undergraduate and graduate students
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SabbaticalPalencia, SpainSep 2015 - Sep 2016 (1 year)Musical composition using Logic Pro with the help of two outstanding producers: Tucker Winstanley and Golam R. Sohan. Filmmaking with semi-professional equipment using Premiere. Light Sport Aircraft Pilot License. Intensive Tai-Chi practice.
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Teacher of SculptureSoria, SpainSep 2013 - Sep 2015 (2 years)Teaching Sculpture to undergraduate and graduate students.
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English TeacherBurgos, SpainSep 2012 - Sep 2013 (1 year)Teaching English to undergraduate and graduate students, part time.
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Teacher of SculptureBurgos, SpainSep 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year)Teaching Sculpture to undergraduate and graduate students.
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English TeacherSaldaña, Palencia, SpainSep 2010 - Sep 2011 (1 year)English 101 to students 12 to 14 y. o.
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Teacher of SculptureSoria, SpainSep 2009 - Sep 2010 (1 year)Teaching Sculpture to undergraduate and graduate students
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SabbaticalPalencia, SpainSep 2008 - Sep 2009 (1 year)Musical compositions using Garageband and Logic Pro. Filmmaking with Imovie. Series in Artistic Drawing. Modelling and casting of several sculptures.
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Teacher of SculptureSoria, SpainSep 2006 - Sep 2008 (2 years)Teaching Sculpture to undergraduate students and graduate students in Graphic Design
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Teacher of SculpturePalencia, SpainSep 2005 - Sep 2006 (1 year)Teaching Sculpture to undergraduate and graduate students.
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Teacher of DesignBurgos, SpainSep 2004 - Sep 2005 (1 year)Teaching Foundation Design to undergraduate and graduate students.
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Teacher of ArtALSep 2003 - Sep 2004 (1 year)Foundation classes in Art to students 12 to 14 y. o.
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Teacher of SculptureLogroño, SpainSep 2001 - Sep 2003 (2 years)Teaching Sculpture to undergraduate and graduate students.
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Night shift receptionist. Palmyra hotel. IbizaSant Antoni de Portmany, SpainMay 2001 - Sep 2001 (4 months)Assisting mostly English pax, bookkeeping, assisting nightshift staff.
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Gardener assistantMainz, GermanyOct 2000 - Nov 2000 (1 month)Lawn mowing, leaves raking, tall trees pruning, rhododendrons planting, usw.
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PutzmannWiesbaden, GermanySep 2000 - Oct 2000 (1 month)Office cleaning
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Teacher of SculptureÁvila?, SpainSep 1996 - Sep 1999 (3 years)Teaching Sculpture, undergraduate and graduate level. Artistic Drawing graduate level.
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Teacher of Foundation DesignSpainSep 1994 - Sep 1995 (1 year)Teaching Design 101 to students 14 to 18 y. o.
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Teacher of SculptureCiudad Real, SpainSep 1992 - Sep 1993 (1 year)Teaching of modelling in clay and casting mainly in plaster for students 14 to 18 y. o.
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Teacher AssistantNewark, DEFeb 1992 - Jun 1992 (4 months)Teaching Spanish 101 to undergraduate students
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Awards
Exchange student Granada-Delaware -
7 prices in short humouristic poems "Carocas". Municipal Council of Granada -
Selected as representative of the Spanish Art Schools in 1998. EU Comenius meeting in Naples.
Selected as representative for the Logroño Art School in its Comenius Project. 2001 - 2003.
Selected as member of the International Relationships Department, in charge of Leonardo, Erasmus and Comenius Projects. Burgos Art School . 2012. -
Affiliations
ISC International Sculpture Center
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Industries
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@filmlove, member since 2008
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Following 10
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Followers 5
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