ZAIDA ADRIANA GOVEO BALMASEDA
*1989. Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Currently living + working between Barcelona (Spain), Puerto Rico, and New York.
AWARDS + GRANTS
- 2015 El Serrucho. Beta Local. San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 2012 The Green Fashion Competition. Amsterdam Fashion Week. Amsterdam, Holland
- 2011 Mittelmoda International Design Competition. Gorizia, Italy
RESIDENCIES
- 2017-18 La Práctica. Beta Local. San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 2013-14 AIR Cycle 5. Textile Arts Center. Brooklyn, New York
EXHIBITIONS
- 2018 Beca Lexus. Museum of Art of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
- 2016 AtemZUG. In collaboration with Dorian Iten. Group exhibition. Zug, Suiza.
- 2015 Changing Rooms Frio ‘15. Installation, Hotel Chic & Basic, El Borne, Barcelona, España
- 2015 Toolsheding. Weaving Hand, Brooklyn, New York. Contribuídora, Curadoría por Abigail Doan.
- 2014 MAKE: Fiber Bundles Inspired by the Work of Judith Scott. Brooklyn Museum, New York
- 2014 AIR 5. SHOWROOM Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York
- 2013 Fête for the Senses. Upper West Side, New York. Curated by Abigail Doan
- 2012 Dutch Design Week. Eindhoven, Holland
- 2011 MMXIproject. Tribeca Grand Hotel, New York. Curator and Artist
- 2011 Ethical Fashion Show. Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France. Curated by Universal Love
- 2011 The Future of Fashion. Graduate Show. The Great Hall, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
PROJECTS + COLLABORATIONS
2017
- #mindfulmakingsoles guide. printed and digital guide. Self Published. Barcelona.
2016
- SOL. short video documentaries. In collaboration with Xavier Medina, Maria Cotarelo, and Dorian Iten. Barcelona & Puerto Rico
- AUGUR. Textile piece for Karen Langevin’s, Augur.Centro de Bellas Artes de Puerto Rico. Santurce, PR.
- #parejasdedeshecho. Personal project and web-archive. Barcelona & Puerto Rico: www.parejasdedeshecho.tumblr.com
- ModaFAD InterCity. ModaFad, Musseu del Disseny & IED Barcelona. Barcelona, España
- What are you thinking about? Collaborator for Joey Korein’s project with 110 international artists. International Mail
2015
- LIQUID.Wearable textile sculpture for Nibia Pastrana Santiago’s performance LIQUID. The Theater at Gibney Dance Center, New York
- Tumbleweed Colony. Contributor. Installation curated by Abigail Doan for Textile Arts Center, Whythe Hotel, Williamsburg, New York
- The Custodian Project. Custodian. Curated by Alex Falkiner. [Art]ifact exchange and interaction documentation. Australia, Puerto Rico
- M.Patmos, Commissioned pieces + yarn for The Woolmark Prize Competition. New York, Puerto Rico, Shanghai
- BALMASEDA x Lost In Fiber’s Winter Cornucopia, Pom-Poms + Tassels. New York
- NAWA, collaboration with Mariyo Yagi + Textile Arts Center. LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, New York.
- BODILESS. Costumes + Visuals for Gabrielle Herbst’s Opera Bodiless. Roulette, Bklyn, NY. Commissioned by the Jerome Foundation
2014
- aspacetositwith. Artwork creation and self-documentation project. New York, Switzerland
- Fashion Revolution Day Art Exchange with Amabelle Aguiluz. Los Angeles and New York
2013
- Embroidered Sweaters. Commissioned Work for Joe Fresh, New York City, New York
- BODILESS. Costumes + Visuals for Gabrielle Herbst’s Opera Bodiless. Actors’ Fund Theatre, Brooklyn, New York
2011
- BALMASEDA. Designer/maker of wearables. Ongoing. New York, Puerto Rico
WORKSHOPS + PANELS + MEDIA
2015 Fashion Revolution Day – Puerto Rico. Curator and Coordinator. Casa del Sargento – Beta Local, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2014 MAKE: Fiber Bundles Inspired by the Work of Judith Scott. Workshop Leader. Brooklyn Museum, New York
Upcycled T-Shirt Yarn Spinning Workshop. Eileen Fisher Earth Month programming with Sass Brown. Workshop Leader.
Bloomingdales and Columbus Circle Mall, New York
Textile Lifecycle Management: Handspun Recycled Fiber Yarn. Workshop Leader. Manufacture New York’s Sustainable Textile Summit,
New York
Catalysta’s Dream Job Web-Series. Contributor and Subject. Web.
2013 TAC Afterschool Teacher, Textile Arts Center, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, New York
The Art of Slow Fashion. Panelist with Abigail Doan, Carmen Artigas, Francisca Pineda. Beiñ Spain + Ethical Fashion Academy. NY
Downy – Beyond the Fabric: Zaida. Short documentary portrait by Public Record TV and Digitas.
PUBLICATIONS
2014 Brown, Sass. ’Commentary and Critique – Textile Arts Center.’ Eco Fashion Talk. November 16th. Web.
Goveo Balmaseda, Zaida Adriana. ‘aspacetositwith’. AIR 5 Catalogue. Textile Arts Center. November 9th. pg.6-9. Print
Doan, Abigail. ’Ones to Watch | Exhibitions + Material Dialogues.’ Abigail Doan. November 6th. Web.
Goveo Balmaseda, Zaida Adriana.‘Cuban Rag Rug’. TAC Magazine Issue 01. Sept. pg.66-71. Print
Goveo Balmaseda, Zaida Adriana. ‘AiR Cycle 5’. TAC Magazine Issue 01. Sept. pg.80. Print
Wilson, Blair. ’What a Mess: A Stained and Stitched Tutorial’ TAC Blog. May 1st. Web.
Pearsall, Barbara. ’Meet Our Current Artists in Residency’.TAC Blog. February 17th. Web.
2013 ‘Nomad’. TANTALUM Magazine. Issue 20, ‘Exotic Subtlety’, April. pg.72. Print.
Doan, Abigail.’Fete for the Senses: Reflections on a Gathering’. Goodlifer. April 8. Web.
Cohen, Amanda. ’Moving On Up(state)’. The Genteel. April 23. Web
2012 ’Wading with Alligators’. Lost In Thought Magazine, Issue 3, October. pg.30-35. Print
Quan, Le. VNB Magazine, April Issue. pg.15. Print
Reyes, Lorena. ’Zaida Goveo: “Quiero que mi arte sea un vehículo de preservación de la artesanía”. Anormalmag. June 5th. Web Mag.
EDUCATION
2017 Meditación Vipassana. Curso/Retiro en Silencio de 10 días. Dhamma Sacca, Candeleda, Ávila, España.
Movimiento Contemplativo. 2 trimestres (en curso) con Helena Pellisé. Entrenamiento holístico cuerpo-mente donde se explora la autenticidad en movimiento a través de la práctica de la improvisación. Barcelona, España.
2015 Taller de Soles with Master Artisan Sandra Rodríguez Martínez. Moca, Puerto Rico
Taller de Cestería with Master Artisan Edwin Marcucci (Using Cupey Tree Vines). Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Casa Múcaro: Ciudad de Nido de Comején with Bill Birdsall, Pablillo José and Beta Local. Las Marías, Puerto Rico
2014 Meditación Védica. Curso de 4 días con Thom Knoles (Maharishi Vyasananda). New York.
2011 BFA International Fashion Design: Knitwear + Italian Minor. Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
‘08-‘09 FIT in Italy: Study Abroad Program. POLIMODA. Florence, Italy
‘09-‘10 FIT in Italy: Study Abroad Program. Politecnico di Milano. Milan, Italy
2006 Escuela Central de Artes Visuales. Santurce, Puerto Rico