Nacho Unrrein

Ignacio Unrrein (Buenos Aires, 1987) graduated as an architect in 2012 from the University of Buenos Aires and has been a doctoral student in Arts since 2015 at the National University of the Arts. He participated in the Artists’ Program of Torcuato Di Tella University (2019), the PAC Program - Contemporary Artistic Practices organized by Gachi Prieto gallery (2017) and was awarded a grant by the Vermont Studio Center (2019).

His artistic production has been presented in several collective exhibitions both in his home country and abroad. His work has received many recognitions, including the 2nd prize of the jury in the 110th Sculpture Art category of the National Visual Arts Salon 2022, honorable mention of the jury in the 109th Ceramic Art category of the National Visual Arts Salon 2021, honorable mention of the jury in the 15th UADE National Contest of Visual Arts, 2nd prize at the YICCA International Contest of Contemporary Art 2019 (Zagreb, Croatia), 1st prize at the Malamegi LAB Art Contest 2018 (Rome, Italy), the National University of the Arts Ph.D. Completion Grant (2021), the National Arts Fund of Argentina Creation Grant (2019), and subsidies from the Patronage grant given by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires (2015, 2020, 2021) and the Metropolitan Fund for the Arts (2021).

His first novel, Peritaje inconcluso, was published in May 2023.