Paula Santiago (born 1969 in Guadalajara) is a Mexican

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artist whose works have been displayed at the Monterrey Museum of Modern Art and several galleries in

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and North America. Most of her work stands out by being made with her own

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and hair.

Artistic development

Santiago studied

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at the

Panamerican University The Universidad Panamericana ( Spanish: ''Universidad Panamericana''), commonly known as UP, is a private Catholic university founded in Mexico City. It has four campuses: the main Mixcoac campus in the Benito Juarez borough of south-western Mexi ...

in her native Guadalajara but, in spite of being a good pupil, she eventually dropped out and left for

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where she took up

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and

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at the

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. Later on she moved to

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and started working on her pieces. She considers herself at odds with the current trends in art. Specially with the art industry and

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. During an interview she stated: "I didn't want to work with concepts; I wanted to work with my life.Comark Index

Exhibitions

*1997 Sculptures of Paula Santiago - Gallery One -

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’s Institute of Visual Arts, Milwaukee (Individua

*1999 48th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale /

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- La Biennale di Venezia,

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(Collective) *2000 Of the Moment - Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection -

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- SFMOMA,

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(Collective) Frida Kahlo,

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and Twentieth-Century Mexican Art -

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- MCASD La Jolla,

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(Collective) Viva la Vida: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican

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- Wellington City Gallery,

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(Collective) *2002 México Ahora: Recent Art from the Gelman Collection -

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(Collective) *2003 Diego Rivera and Twentieth Century Mexican Art -

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NMA,

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(Collective) Flor y Canto - Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX (Collective) *2004 Paula Santiago - Trabajos sobre Papel - KESSLER - BATTAGLIA GALERIA DE ARTE,

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(Individual) Vibra Optica - City Art Museum Ljubljana - Mestna Galerija 2,

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(Collective) *2005 Colección Femsa - una mirada continental - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey MARCO, Monterrey, NL (Collective) *2006 Land and Spirit -

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, Grand Forks, ND (Collective) Hair Raising - ICA - San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art,

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(Collective) *2007 Paulo Santiago - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey MARCO, Monterrey, NL (Individual) *2008 - Historia de mujeres - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey MARCO, Monterrey, NL (Collective)

Publications and interviews

*Arriola, Magali. ''Asi esta la cosa: instalacion arte-objeto en America Latina''.

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, No 26, October –December 1997. *Arriola, Magali. ''Pleura'', Poliester magazine, Fall, 1996. *Becerra, Daniela. ''Explosion Tapatia'',

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, October, 1996. *Lara, Baudelio. ''Paula Santiago. Relicarios'', Luvina, No 1, January- February 1996. *Garcia Machuca, Marcela. ''Entre Objetos Sangre y Cabellos'', El Norte, September 2, 1995. *Lozano, Luis Martin. ''Inquietudes Corporales''. Reforma: El Angel. Octubre 6, 1996. *Moncada, Adriana. ''El Cuerpo y la Naturaleza''. Uno Mas Uno. August 9, 1996. *Tibol, Raquel. ''La Primera Individual de Paula Santiago en el Distrito Federal'', Proceso, August 18, 1996. *Tibol, Raquel. ''Paula Santiago'', Nuevo Foro

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, September 1996. *Tibol, Raquel. ''Dos Mujeres en Monterrey'', Proceso, September 18, 1995. *Naranjo, Eduardo. ''Instalaciones con forma de mujer'', Siglo 21, August 9, 1995. *Mosquera, Gerardo. ''Beyond the Fantastic: Contemporary Art Criticism in Latin America'', INIVA, London, 1994.

References

External links

Profile at Art FactsSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art
An Essay by Laurel Reuter {{DEFAULTSORT:Santiago, Paula 1969 births Living people Mexican artists Artists from Guadalajara, Jalisco