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Paloma Rodríguez (Bogotá, 1998) She is currently enrolled at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Ceramics studio MFA where she has been awarded the New Artist Society Scholarship. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Art from the Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia, with an emphasis in Projects (curation, writing, publishing, among other subjects). She has been part of the ceramists collective Severas Nenas, the curating collective Cachorra, and founder of Lxs Perrxs del Consejo student council for the art department at the Universidad de Los Andes. 

 

 

Education

  • Master of fine arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ceramics. Expected graduation May 2023.

  • Bachelor’s degree in fine arts, Universidad de Los Andes, Projects emphasis. April 2020. Bogotá, Colombia.

 

Jobs and positions

  • Work-study for the Ceramics Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. February 2022 – ongoing.

  • Director of the artist run space Cachorra. Bogotá, February 2021 – ongoing.

  • Teaching assistant for Advanced Ceramics, by Salvador Jiménez. Ceramics Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Fall 2022.

  • Private tutor and teacher of introduction to ceramics. Bogotá, January 2021- July 2021.

  • Salón Nacional de Artistas Universitarios [National Hall of Student Artists] selection committee and award jury. Bogotá, July 2019.

  • Teaching Assistant for Art and Exhibitions, by Carolina Cerón. Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá, 2016-2017.

 

Solo Exhibitions

  • Speculations. Gallery 1922, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. October 2022.

  • Sempiternal. Gallery 1922, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. March 2022.

  • What Cheesy Shitty Ceramics, artist collective Severas Nenas. Sala de Proyectos, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá, February 2022.

  • Bazar Hasta Nunca. Cachorra, artist run space. Bogotá, June 2021.

 

Group Exhibitions

  • Adjective Art Trade. curated by Becs Epstein. Chicago, February 2022.

  • Potluck. Gallery 1922, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. January 2022.

  • Engraving on Wheels V. Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá, February 2020.

  • Free Market, curated by Salida de Emergencia. Espacio Odeón, Bogotá, January 2020.

  • Work on the Road. Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá, December 2019.

  • 45 National Artist’ Saloon, curatorship “Lenguajes de la injuria”, Espacio Odeón.  Bogotá, October 2019.

  • Salón Falavela 2016. Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá, October 2016.

 

Curating

  • Satélite, group exhibition at The Franklin, artist run space by Edra Soto. Chicago, August 2022.

  • La Cachorra, exhibition circuit program for Casas Riegner Gallery. Bogotá, August 2022.

  • Staying on top. Solo exhibition by Sofía Paredes. Cachorra. Bogotá, November 2021.

  • When the Shadow Comes Out, solo exhibition by Cristina Umañana. Cachorra. Bogotá, April 2021.

  • The Blunder of the Prophecy, solo exhibition by Paulina Moncada. Cachorra. Bogotá, February 2021.

  • Ínterin, solo exhibition by Abraham Benjumea. Cachorra. Bogotá, February 2021.

  • Futuro Condicional Simple, solo exhibition by Nicolás Barrera. Cachorra. Bogotá, February 2021.

  • Salón Nacional de Artistas Universitarios [National Hall of Student Artists]. Boyacá’s International Festival, Gallery Julio Abril. Tunja, July 2019.

  • El muestreo: Work in Progress. Azahara Navarra. Bogotá, October 2018

 

Awards and residences

  • Winner of the New Artist Society Scholarship awarded by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, April 2021.

  • Domestic Triathlon of the Arts, Santa Fe Gallery, District Institute of Arts. Bogotá, April 2021.

  • Residence #2, program “Residencias Salida de Emergencia”, Instagram’s virtual residence. April 2020.

  • Open call winner and participant for the creative writing workshop by Laguna Editorial. Bogotá, 2020.

  • ARTBOtutor open call winner. District Institute of Arts. Bogotá, 2020.

  • Sala de Proyectos open call winner, Severas Nenas artist collective. Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá, 2019.

  • BOTA 2019-I fund open call winner, Severas Nenas artists collective. Bogotá, 2019

 

Lectures

  • Speculations, artist lecture. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. March 2022.

  • Sempiternal, artist lecture. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. October 2022.

  • La mentira de las vanguardias. Artist lecture for Las Roomtours circuit. October 2021.

  • Let’s Call a Spade a Spade discussion panelist, 45 National Artists’ Saloon, District Cinematheque. Bogotá, 2019.

 

Publications

  • Invited writer for Hoja Gonzalez, newsletter for the art department of the Universidad de Los Andes. Bogotá, 2015 – 2020.

 

Permanent collections

  • Participant with ceramic and greenware body of work in the General Artistic Labor Syndicate (G.A.L.S.) directed by Michael Landini.

 

Languages

  • Fluent in writing and speaking Spanish.

  • Fluent in writing and speaking English.

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