MARCO TERRANOVA
Contemporary Mediterranean Ceramic Sculpture
SEVILLE · SPAIN
MARCO TERRANOVA

Artistic
Journey

A journey through clay, the potter's wheel and the Mediterranean.

SEVILLE • FLORENCE • MARBELLA • CRETE • FEZ • IBIZA
THE JOURNEY

The artistic practice of Marco Terranova has developed through more than three decades of encounters with ceramics, art and Mediterranean culture.

From his early ceramic training in Seville to periods of study and research in Italy, Greece, Morocco and across Spain, the journey has gradually shaped a personal language in which the potter's wheel becomes the origin of sculpture.

1992 — 1997
SEVILLE · SPAIN

Applied Arts — Ceramics

Five years of artistic training in Seville, including three years of general arts education followed by two years specialising in ceramics.

1996
FLORENCE · ITALY

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarship

Artistic training at Palazzo Spinelli in Florence, with a programme focused on drawing, painting, museums, galleries and the artistic heritage of the Renaissance city.

1997
GALICIA · SPAIN

Sargadelos Scholarship

A period of research at the historic ceramic factory in Cervo, Lugo, exploring modern and contemporary ceramic forms.

1998
FLORENCE · ITALY

Return to Florence

A second scholarship from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, continuing an artistic and cultural connection with Italy.

2000
CAMBRIDGE · UNITED KINGDOM

Art & Design

Further studies in Art & Design, expanding an approach to ceramics through design, form and visual culture.

2002
CRETE · GREECE

Leonardo da Vinci Programme

Twelve weeks of professional practice in Greece, strengthening a relationship with Mediterranean pottery traditions and forms.

2015 — 2017
SEVILLE · SPAIN

Pottery, Form & Glaze Research

Two further years dedicated to pottery, experimentation with form and the development of ceramic surfaces and glazes.

2017
FEZ · MOROCCO

Three Cultures Foundation — CARPET Project

Research into the connections and continuity between traditional Andalusian ceramics and the living ceramic culture of Fez.

2021
SEVILLE · SPAIN

The Handmade Tour

Selected as one of seven makers nationally for The Handmade Tour, a project dedicated to contemporary craftsmanship.

2022
INTERNATIONAL

Homo Faber Guide

Included in the Homo Faber Guide by the Michelangelo Foundation, dedicated to craftsmanship and makers.

2022 — 2023
SEVILLE · SPAIN

Selected Exhibitions

Exhibitions at the Diputación de Sevilla and the Ceramics Museum of Seville.

2023 — 2024
MADRID · SPAIN

Vessel Collection — Palacio de Cibeles

Presentation of a collection of ceramic vessels in Madrid.

2024
IBIZA · SPAIN

Mediterranean Research

Research into Ibiza pottery traditions and the island’s material and visual culture, reinforcing the Mediterranean direction of the work.

2024
SPAIN

Unicaja Award — Finalist

Selected as a finalist in the Unicaja Award.

2024
MARBELLA · SPAIN

Marbella Design Art

Presentation of ceramic work within Marbella Design Art, connecting contemporary ceramics with art, architecture and interior design.

2024
SEVILLE · SPAIN

Collezione Borghese

Presentation of the Collezione Borghese during the Italian Fair in Seville.

2025
SEVILLE · SPAIN

Diputación de Sevilla

New exhibition presentation in Seville.

2025
IBIZA · SPAIN

Return to Ibiza

A new period of research into Ibizan pottery, Mediterranean form and island material culture.

2026
IBIZA · SPAIN

Artistic Stay

An artistic stay in Ibiza continuing the exploration of Mediterranean identity, ceramic form and landscape.

THE WORK CONTINUES

Born from the wheel.
Shaped by the Mediterranean.

The journey continues through new sculptures, sculptural vessels, exhibitions and research into Mediterranean ceramic culture.

Discover Selected Works →
IN THE STUDIO SEVILLE