Descripción del Artista
Bio/Resume
Macarena (Chile 1985) lives and works in Puerto Varas, Chile. She is a visual artist and director of Centro de Arte Digital en Memoria de Juan Downey. Studied visual arts in PUC, Santiago, Chile, Museology in U. Andes, Bogotá, Colombia and Special Effects at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. Thanks to a FONDART Grant. She has participated in national and international exhibitions; “Rock Garden” at Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santiago. “Manuals”, Matucana 100, where her video “Madame Macarena Molina” was selected for the permanent collection of Manuales. “The Shifting Face: Portraiture and the Art of the Moving Image” at Cornell University, NY, USA. The piece “The Three Heroes of José Martí” was nominated for the 8th International Digital Film Festival of Santiago.
She has published several articles covering cultural events at Artishock, MNBA Chile Catalog and participated as a video assistant for visual artist Juan Sanchez and Purdy Eaton. In May of 2016 she would be a research resident at CEDOC, at CCPLM, Santiago.
EXHIBITION RECORD
2017
Retrato Internedial, Proyecto Fondart, exhibido en la web, espacio público, anuncios de Youtube y Facebook.
2016
KÜZE Festival de Intervenciones Lumínicas versión beta STGO 2016
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile.
2015
Exhibición grupal, Lucarna – Arte Contemporáneo Frutillar
Museo Colonos Alemanes, Univesidad Austral de Chile.
2013
Temporal, curatora, Long Form Video Art, Consulado de Chile en Nueva York, U.S.A.
Arte y Bicicleta, Sala Nemesio Antúnez, Universidad Metropolitana, Santiago, Chile.
2012
Rock Garden, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Santiago, Chile.
Sin Nombre, Centro Cultural Balmaceda Arte Joven, Santiago, Chile.
CeC 2012, Carnival of e-Creativity, CologneOFF, New Delhi, India.
2011
Arte Joven, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, MAC, Santiago, Chile.
Rock Garden, Digital Media Collective Exhibition, Hunter College Open Studios, New York, U.S.A.
Chilean video art Right Now!, CologneOFF, Baltic Sea V, Riga, Latvia.
Persona, Solo Show*, Galería Balmaceda Joven Sede Los Lagos, Puerto Montt, Chile.
Chilean Video Art Right Now!, CologneOFF, Kharkov Municipal Art Gallery, Ukraine.
2010
The Shifting Face: Portraiture and the Art of the Moving Image, Cornell University, U.S.A.
8º International Digital Film Festival, DIFF, Chile.
Espace Alternatif: Grands Boulevards, Paris, France.
Chilean video art Right Now!, Hudson Beach Glass, PH, U.S.A.
Persona, Solo Show*, Salón Azúl, I. Municipalidad de Puerto Varas, Chile.
Dehli International Arts Festival, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, India.
Chilean video art Right Now!, International Festival of Videoart of Camagüe, Cuba.
Paper Tiger Reads: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts, Flux Factory, New York, U.S.A.
Paper Tiger Reads: U.S. Department of Defense Contracts, 92Y-Tribeca, New York, U.S.A.
2009
On – line Exhibition, Sala SAM, Instituto Chileno-Norteamericano de Cultura, Chile.
Manuales, Galería Concreta, Matucana100, Santiago, Chile.
XXXI National Art Contest, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile.
Soporte Videoarte, Balmaceda Joven Sede Bío Bío, Chile.
2ª National and International Screening, Miradas Al Cine Por Mujeres, Centro Cultural España, Chile.
Flatland, Solo Show*, Centro Cultural Balmaceda Joven, Santiago, Chile.
2007
La Peluquería, Centro Cultural La Peluquería, Bogotá, Colombia.
SCDDICA A Pintar Y Cantar, Sala SCD Bellavista, Santiago, Chile.
2006
IN GOD WE TRU$T, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile.
Venta en Verde, Chilevision T.V. Channel, Santiago, Chile.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014 – Present, Director at Centro de Arte Digital en Memoria de Juan Downey, www.cadjd.org
2012 – 2014 Visual Artist Video Assistant, Juan Sanchez, Purdy Eaton.
2014 – Super Yo, Animation Workshop, Retribution Scholarship Project, Chilean Government.
2011 – 2013- Art Writer, Covering Latin-American Arts in New York,
Artishock Magazine, Chilean Government.
2012 – Seminar, Animation and Special Effects,
Balmaceda Arte Joven, Santiago, Chile.
2010 – 2011 Volunteer Teacher Assistant,
Museo del Barrio, New York, U.S.A.
EDUCATION
2008 – Bachelor in Visual Arts, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
2013 – Certificate in Video and Computer Animation, Pratt Institute, FONDART, Chilean Government Scholarship.
2012 – Beyond the Joystick: Introduction to Alternative Physical Interfaces, Eyebeam; Art and Technology Center.
2009 – Certificate on-line in Cultural Management, Universidad de Chile.
2007 – Student Exchange Program, Museology Department, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia.
AWARDS
2016 Fondart Nacional, Creación y Producción, Autorretrato Intermedial
2015 – Fondart Nacional, Investigación, Juan Downey en CeDoc de CCPLM.
2011 – Fondart Scholarship, Chilean Government, Chile.
2010 – ¨Madame M.M.¨ Video Nomination – Bicentenary Category,
International Festival of Digital Film, Chile.
Arte en Datos, 03 jul de 2019
30 director@s, curador@s y responsables de colecciones en 19 museos y centros de Chile
Por Gustavo Pérez Diez
Son los máximos responsables de museos y centros ubicados en los principales polos del Circuito Cultural de Santiago, pero también están los responsables de espacios en otras ciudades del país ...
Exposición. 31 oct de 2024 - 09 feb de 2025 / Artium - Centro Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo / Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, España