Alicia Herrero
biography (english )
She
is a Buenos Aires-based artist
Visual
artist, co-curator/co-editor of Magazine in Situ, developer of
liPac Laboratory of Investigation in Contemporary Artistic
Practices in CCRRojas UBA (Ricardo Rojas Cultural Centre, Buenos
Aires University) and lecturer in CCRRojas and other institutions.
She is a graduate from IUNA (National University Institute of
Art - Buenos Aires) and has received scholarships from the Argentina
National Art Fund and Antorchas foundation (Barracas Studio).
Her artwork involves installations, videos, paintings, objects,
archives, projects, drawings, performances and has been presented
in various shows including: Van
Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Holland, MAMBA
(Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art), Argentina; Boijmans van Beuningen
Museum, Rotterdam, Holland; NGBK (Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende
Kunst), Berlin, Germany; MACRO (Rosario Contemporary Art Museum),
Argentina; Shedhalle, Zurich, Switzerland; Caribbean Contemporary
Centre, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago; Contemporary Art
Museum, Posadas, Argentina; Spanish Cultural Centre of Montevideo
and Buenos Aires. Others exhibitions were present in Frankfort,
Rotterdam, Mexico, Madrid, Freiburg, Toronto, Río de Janeiro,
etc.
She had participated in biennials, residences and meetings including
the 5th Havana Biennial in Cuba, the Satelite 4th Göteborg
Biennial for Contemporary Art Rethinking Dissent in Sweden and
The End of the World Biennial in Ushuaia, Argentina. She undertook
residencies in Holland in Studios Duende (2000) and Kaus Australis
Rotterdam (2001-02). In 2001 she was invited to participate in
the 2nd Big River International in Trinidad and in 2006 to participate
in the RIAA (Argentine International Artists’ Residencies)
Ostende, Argentina, in the Frame of Triangle Artists’ Workshop.
During 2007 she participated in ERA (Regional Art Encounter) in
Montevideo, Uruguay and in Be(com)ing Dutch Eindhoven Caucus,
Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, Holland.
In 2004 she launched Magazine in situ in different cities and
since 2003 she has developed epa (open process experiences) in
conjunction with courses in CCRRojas, Buenos Aires University.
Her
artwork can be found in several public collections including:
MAMBA (Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires); MACRO (Museum of
Contemporary Art, Rosario); Wilfredo Lam Centre, Havana, Cuba;
Mendes Centre for Contemporary Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and
in private collections both in Argentina and abroad.
