Activities

Semillero (Seedbed)

Body Atlas
María Villanueva

12.06.24 10.07.24

María Villanueva was selected in 2023 to participate in the SEMILLERO exhibition programme. As such, her exhibition in June 2024 at the ´ace studio was the last of this programme in its 2023 iteration, making way for the new SEMILLERO open calls.

A cultural manager and visual artist, María Villanueva works in sculpture, painting, site-specific actions and collective creations. She studied visual arts at the UNA and Image and Sound Design at the UBA. She took part in the “Futura” programme at the CCEBA and received a creation grant from the FNA 2021. She has participated in solo and group exhibitions, residencies and projects in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, USA, Spain, Germany and Ecuador. She is an artistic producer at the MAPA art fair and works on independent projects.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I give form to what is hidden and heal with fire. A symbolic act that requires me the practice of creating, de-constructing and reflecting from my body. I use the physical metaphor to refer to internal systems and how they replicate on the outside. These anatomical exercises propose a journey through the human ecosystem, its organic landscapes and desolate territories. A visceral revelation that feeds on ceramics, textiles and paintings where I dissect human biology.

BIO
María Villanueva
1984 | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lives and works in Buenos Aires, Argentina

EDUCATION
Bachelor in arts, UNA, Buenos Aires

EXHIBITIONS
2024 | Conspiraciones y teorías. MAC, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
2024 | Adentro. Galería Tiempo, San Isidro, Argentina
2019 | Die zone. Top gallery, Berlin, Germany
2019 | Eidos. Haimney gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2019 | Gráfica America. Mueso MOLAA, California, EE. UU.

AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2021 | Group creation grant, Fondo Nacional de las Artes, Argentina
2017 | Mention in the Bahia Blanca Biennial, Argentina
2017-2024 | Epecuén Residency. Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019 | Fluss Lab residency. Berlin, Germany and Tigre, Argentina
2019 | Konvent Residency. Barcelona, Spain

Proyecto´ace
Artist-in-Residence International Program

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International Airport

Ministro Pistarini- Ezeiza (EZE)
Buenos Aires
45' to 60' trip

Domestic Airport

Aeroparque Jorge Newbery
Buenos Aires

Buses

38, 39, 41, 42, 59, 63, 65, 67, 68, 151, 152, 161, 184, 194 and 168 (stop in the front door)

Subway/Metro

D Line (Green)
Olleros Station (4 blocks, 4')

Train

Mitre Line (either to Leon Suarez or Mitre)
Colegiales Station (1 block, 1')

The Latin America's Paris

Buenos Aires is Argentine Republic's capital city. With 15,000,000 inhabitants, it is one of the largest cities in Latin America and one of the 10 most populous urban centers in the world. Its cosmopolitan and urban character vibrates to the rhythm of a great cultural offer that includes monuments, churches, museums, art galleries, opera, music and theaters; squares, parks and gardens with old groves; characteristic neighborhoods; large shopping centers and fairs. Here we also find a very good lodging facilities, with accommodation ranging from hostels to five-star hotels of the main international chains. Buenos Aires also show off about its variety of restaurants with all the cuisines of the world, as well as to have cafes and flower kiosks on every corner.

A neighborhood founded on the Jesuit farms in the 17th century

We are located in Colegiales neighborhood where the tree-lined streets, some of which still have their original cobblestones, invite you to walk. Although the apartment buildings advance, low houses still predominate. It is a district of the city where about 20 TV production companies, design studios, artist workshops and the Rock&Pop radio have been located. The neighborhood also has six squares, one of which pays homage to Mafalda, the Flea Market, shops, restaurants and cafes like its neighboring Barrios de Palermo and Belgrano, with which it limits.

Proyecto´ace
Artist-in-Residence International Program

Open Call #1
Residencies 2025
Extended deadline 
February 16th, 2025

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