Claudia Martínez Garay (b. 1983, Ayacucho, Perú) will use the Grant to produce the first compilation of her work, which will feature images and texts about her production as well as essays, conversations and collaborations with renowned curators.

Claudia Martínez Garay studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in Lima. Her work deals with the socio-political memory and history of Perú, and its relationship with propaganda, iconography, and official and unofficial visual archives. Martínez Garay’s practice encompasses painting, sculpture, printmaking, video, and site-specific installation. She has received recognitions and grants such as: LOOP Acquisition Award (2019); Emerging Artist Award - Commission Grant, CIFO Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (2018); Van Bijlevelt Fellowship (NL, 2017); Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development (NL, 2015) ; First Place in the XIV Passport for an Artist (award of the French Embassy, 2011); Honorable Mention and 2nd place in the First and Second National Painting Competition Central Reserve Bank of Peru (2009 and 2010), among others. She lives and works between Amsterdam and Lima.