Susana del Rocío Uvidia Humanante
About
I want to understand why I consider myself a cultural being since I started to live in a different culture. It was in this new environment 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 stereotype of the "other". And it links with the almost ignored Andean diaspora to strengthen my personal identity weakened by the new multicultural society. I am particularly interested in how my traditions and beliefs can portray this new being.
The perceived image of Latin Americans is the starting point of my work. It takes me to an extended phase of representation that includes memory, body, and clothing. Then, the repression and the political ideology portrayed in the textiles of the Ecuadorian indigenous woman contributes in a fundamental way to the development of the final and critical point of this representation. The techniques and materials I use embody these informations. I portray the physical substance of the female body as a geometric composition with freedom of forms in which colour achieves power. Vibrant colours help me emphasise my cultural resistance to identity stereotypes. I also highlight the "contempt" for these colours that exists within my new environment, which more than often depicts life in greys, browns and blacks. The careful balance of harmony and dissonance highlights the central point of my 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, Spain, Finland, Belgium, Chile, and Ecuador.
Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoP83118NBs
Clifford Chanc/University of the Arts London Sculpture Award 2019 - Susana Uvidia
Clifford Chance Sculpture Prize Winner 2019, Susana Uvidia
https://www.arts.ac.uk/alumni-and-friends/stories/clifford-chance-sculpture-prize-winner-2019
Neo Norte | Colectiva | Fundacion Cultural de Providencia, Santiago | 10/08 - 1/09
Muestra colectiva propone una nueva dirección para el arte latinoamericano
https://digital.elmercurio.com/2018/08/16/A/AC3EBM3E#zoom=page-width
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
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/tate-exchange/workshop/art-school
CV
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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
Becoming Native, Embassy of Ecuador, London
Cli-Cha, Clifford Chance headquarter, London
Smells of Life, City Hall, Riobamba
Neo Norte 3, Myymälä2 Gallery, Helsinki
Lost in the Lines of a Story, SET New Cross, London
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 exhibition, 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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