I am a Chilean artist (1967) based in Santiago. I grew up in the U.S.
due to my family´s exile, during Pinochet´s dictatorship. I graduated from Universidad
Católica de Chile School of Art, with a major in painting. (1993)
My practice is related to a type of automatic drawing that is generated
in an intuitive and meditative manner. However, the way I construct images
initially comes from observation. My practice has
emerged from observing certain organic structures found in the Chilean coast
and desert, such as stones, branches and seaweed. I have photographed them,
worked their shapes into drawings until they have acquired an identity of their
own. I have also been drawn to the shapes of cells, bacteria and other
microorganisms. You could say my work is a mix of biology and botany and the
intersections between micro and macro.
Some of my recent solo exhibitions in Santiago, Chile are: Nature of Things, Galería La
Sala (2019), Morfologías, Espacio O (2018), Médula, Galería XS (2015), Mutaciones,
Sala Gasco, 2013, and Metamorfosis , Galería Isabel Aninat (2011).
Some Selected
collective exhibitions are: Salon Revelations, Grand Palais, Paris, France,
(2019) Siete Mujeres, Galería Caballo Verde, Concepción, Chile, (2019) Viaje
Extraordinario, Sala Arte Collahuasi, Iquique, Chile, (2017), London
Summer Intensive, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK, (2015), Open Studios,
School of Visual Arts, New York, USA.
I have attended four artists residencies: School of Visual Arts, New York, 2011, Scuola Internazionale
di Grafica, Venezia, 2013, Slade School of Arts, London, 2015, and Vermont
Studio Residency, Vermont, 2018.
I received the Fondart Grant in 1999 and 2011 (Chilean Ministry of Culture Grant),
and the Vermont Studio Center Merit Grant. (2018)
My work
has been exhibited in Chile, Italy, the U.S, and the U.K., and is part of private
collections in Santiago, Los Angeles, California, Washington D.C, New York, and
London.
