Cristina Mejías (1986, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain). Graduated in Fine Arts from the European University of Madrid and the NCAD (Dublin, IR). Later she developed part of his artistic practice in Berlin, where she would reside for four years. Afterwards she graduated with an MA from the Complutense University of Madrid, where she currently lives and works.
She has recently held solo exhibitions in international institutions and spaces such as Patio Herreriano Museum (Valladolid, SP, 2023), Párraga Art Center (Murcia, SP, 2021), La Capilla Theatre in collaboration with Víctor Colmenero (CDMX, MX, 2021), Provincial Museum of Cadiz (Cadiz, SP, 2020), Provincial Museum of Jaen (Jaen, SP, 2020), Blueproject Foundation (Barcelona, SP, 2020), Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia|MACZUL (Maracaibo, VZ, 2018) among others.
Recent awards include the Illy ARCO Fair Prize 2023, the First Prize for Internatonal Visual Arts Award IX Obra Abierta edition, the ARCO Foundation Award 2022, The Comunidad de Madrid for Young Artists ARCO Fair 2022, Generación 2020 Prize, Blueproject Foundation, Grant for Creation in Visuals Arts 2022 of the Community of Madrid or VEGAP XXIII.
Recently she has been selected to do an artistic residency at ARTWORKS, No entulho in Oporto (PT) thanks to a collaboration with Matadero Madrid. Previously she has been artist in residency in Pico do Refúgio (S.Miguel Island, Azores, PT), Volcánica (Guadalajara, MX), Blueproject Foundation (Barcelona, SP), Hangar Lisboa (Lisbon, PT), C3A (Cordoba, SP), Tabakalera (Donostia, SP), Ateliers dos Coruchéus (Lisbon, PT) and Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia|MACZUL (Maracaibo, VZ).
Her work can be found in collections such as ARCO Foundation, The CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo Museum, the Andalusian Center of Contemporary Art|CAAC, Jorge M. Perez. Miami Collection (USA), Kells Collection and DKV, among others.
(This residency happended in partnership with Matadero Madrid center of art residencies and ended with an exhibition at Matadero Madrid Center for contemporary creation) more coming soon...
Credits
collaboration with Víctor Colmenero glass work with Nelson Figueiredo rope and natural fiber work with Eneida Tavarespartner Matadero Madridresources: wood, polyurea, glass, natural fiber, rope and electronic materialformat: open call residencyphoto & video: Bruno Lança
