S u s a n a d e l R o c í o U v i d i a H u m a n a n t e
About
When I lived in my home country my cultural awareness was not predominant. It was here in Europe, I realised my understanding of my historical roots is fundamental to my identity. This new need to determine who I am challenges my artistic practice. It responds to the European stereotype of the "other". And it links with the almost ignored Andean diaspora to strengthen my personal identity weakened by this multicultural society, wandering if different rituals of indigenous belief can portray this new being.
The way Europeans perceive non-Europeans is the starting point that led me to an extended phase of representation that includes memory, body and clothing. The repression and the political ideology portrayed in the Ecuadorian indigenous women's garment contributes in a fundamental way to the development of the final and critical point of this representation. I depict the physical substance of the female body as a sense of textile in a style from a particular historical period. I use primary and complementary colours as a cultural possession of resistance to stereotypes. I also highlight the "contempt" for these colours that exists here in Europe, which more than often depicts life in greys, browns and blacks.
I begin my work describing the experience that really shocked me. And then, I decide what technique and materials support critical and emotional portrayal of this experience. I especially look for materials that have the potential for a bold and aesthetic impact. I make geometric compositions with freedom of forms in which colour has the power. The careful balance of harmony and dissonance highlights the central point of the work, the feminine presence.
I am originally from Ecuador. I travelled to London to get a BA and MA in fine arts at The University of Art of London, Central Saint Martin in 2018. It is where I now live and work. I have won awards including a commission from Clifford Chance for their London head office; XIX Prize of Ceramics of the Council of Agriculture, Fishing and Feeding of Madrid; and XI Salón de Abril of the Riobamba Cultural Centre. My work has been exhibited in different countries including the United Kingdom, Belgium, Chile, Spain and Ecuador.
Press
Clifford Chanc/University of the Arts London Sculpture Award 2019 - Susana Uvidia
Clifford Chance Sculpture Prize Winner 2019, Susana Uvidia
Neo Norte | Colectiva | Fundacion Cultural de Providencia, Santiago | 10/08 - 1/09
Muestra colectiva propone una nueva dirección para el arte latinoamericano
Latin American Myth Deconstruction
Defying what it means to be a Latin American creative in London through art
Enrol in our temporary art school and explore what the future of arts education might look like
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Education
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Public Collection
Honors and Awards
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Residency
Talks Given
Master of Fine Arts, University of Art of London Bachelor of Arts, University of Art of London Diploma in Professional Studies in Ceramic Jacinto Alcantara school of Madrid Diploma in Professional Studies in Graphic Design Equator Technological University of Quito
Latin American Women, BLAW Bora Editions, Blaze Image Gallery, London Cli-Cha, Clifford Chance, London Smells of Life, City Hall, Riobamba
Neo Norte 3, Myymälä2 Gallery, Helsinki Latin American Women, BLAW Bora Editions, Blaze Image Gallery, London VIA art prize exhibition, Fifth edition, Brazilian embassy, London Hix Award exhibition, Coutts Bank, London Hix award, Hix Art gallery, London Reading Room Requirements, Tate Modern Exchange, Tate Modern Museum, London Overpr!nt, Centre de la Gravure, La Louviere Latin American Myth Deconstruction, Crypt gallery, London Neo norte, Providencia cultural foundation, Santiago de Chile “Really”, Tate Modern Exchange, Tate Modern Museum, London Somehow You and |I Collide, The Laundry, London Becoming the other, INIVA, London Aspects of art, Espacio gallery, London Divergence, Espacio gallery, London Transformations, Espacio gallery, London XIX Prize edition, The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Madrid Projects, Palma art school, Madrid Progression, Francisco Alcantara art school, Madrid The house of the soul, Francisco Alcantara art school, Madrid XVIII Prize edition, The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Madrid Contemporary Ecuadorian art, exhibition hall and cultural centre, Tenerife Salon April, Cathedral, Riobamba
On the edge, Ecuadorian Embassy, Madrid Madris is gris, The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Madrid
First price, Clifford Chance / University of the Arts London Sculpture award Second price, XIX Ceramic Prize, The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Madrid First prize, XI salon April, Riobamba
VIA ARTS PRIZE, London Clifford Chance Prize, London Hix award, London
Creative Unions Residency, The Old Court, Wigan
Mujeres: innovacion, expresion y empoderamiento, Unruly Group, London What does mean to be a contemporary creative Latino in London? Latin American House, London.
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