Alejandra Venegas (Mexico City, Mexico, 1986) holds a degree in Visual Arts from the National School ¨La Esmeralda¨ (CDMX). In her practice converge painting, drawing and wood carving. Her work is an archeology of experiences, sensations and discoveries detonated from contemplation, documentation of nature and the use of manual labor. In 2018 she participated in the Casa Wabi Residency, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. She received the Young Creators Scholarship twice in painting (2013 and 2015) and was selected in the XVI Rufino Tamayo Biennial. Her work has been presented in several exhibitions in Mexico and abroad, including Nubada, Proyectos Monclova Gallery (CDMX, 2022); Timicho, Dürst Britt & Mayhew Gallery (The Hague, The Netherlands, 2019) and Quality time, Proxyco Gallery (New York, 2019).
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- Alejandra Venegas. Eclipse, 2022. Relief carved on Clavellina wood, polychromed with gouache and waxed. 42.2 x 41.5 x 5 cm. 2.
- Alejandra Venegas. Nubada clavellina, 2022. Relief carved in Clavellina wood, Clavellina assemblies, polychromed with gouache and waxed. 47.4 x 41.2 x 4.5 cm. 3.
- Alejandra Venegas. Cascada, 2022. Relief carved in Parota wood, gouache and wax. 223 x 79 x 7 cm.
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