Karen Macher Nesta

Peru

Art Portfolio
Introduction

EDUCATION:

2015-2018 Studies for professional Ceramist at Sonia Céspedes Taller Escuela. Lima, Perú.

2007-2008 Master Degree in Art Production. Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Spain.

2005 Licentiate Dissertation Defense Catholic University of Peru. 1997 – 2003 Catholic University of Peru – Faculty of Plastic Arts. Major in Sculpture.

SYMPOSIUM & EVENTS:

2018

World Youth Forum. Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.

Landet Mitt Emellan. Land Art biennale. Sweden

Kjerringoy Land Art Biennale, Norway

2017

Terra Residency. Kikinda, Serbia

Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) Lithuania

Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) Turkey

2016

Sculpture By the Sea. Cottesloe, Australia

Chaco Biennale. Resistencia, Argentina

Bewegter Wind. Lichtenfels, Germany

Centro Selva Art Residency. Pucallpa, Perú

2014

PARC – International Art Fair. Lima, Perú. April 23th-27th.

2013

Oranki Art Symposium. Lapland, Finland.

6th NATURE AND ART ENCOUNTER ARTE IN SITU. Paraná, Argentina

ART LIMA INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR. April 25th -28th.

2012

19. INTERNATIONAL DEGIRMENDERE ZUHTU MURIDOGLU WOODEN SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM. Gölcük, Turkey.

ECOISMI. Nature and Art International Project. Cassano D´Adda, Italy.

Drift. Nature and Art Project. Blankenham, Holland.

III LATIN AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ART BIENNALE. New York, USA.

International Sculpture Symposium on Wood. Entre Ríos, Argentina

2011

Cheng Long Wetlands Environmental Art Project, Taiwan.

International Simposium on Wood Sculpture Forma Viva, Slovenia.

2010

Geumgang Nature Art Biennale, South Korea.

7th One Minute Film & Video Festival. Aarau, Switzerland.

2008

ESSART Garden of Sculptures - Fall Festival. Montréal, Canada.

I Biennal of Contemporary Art. Chapingo, México.

1st International Kunstparcours. Bad-Schlema, Germany.

2007

Fifth International Symposium on Wood Sculpture and Installation. Silly, Belgium.

2006

First International Symposium on Wood Sculpture. Santa Cruz, Bolivia

2005

Fifth International Symposium on Wood Sculpture. San Martín de los Andes, Argentina. 

AWARDS

2008 3rd Prize of Installation. 1st Biennal of Contemporary Art. Chapingo, México.

2007 Finalist in the III Contest of Videoart 1´ Fundación Telefónica del Perú.

2005 Finalist in the III Young Art Competition of Miraflores. 2005 “Trofeo León” Competition organized by the San Marcos Major National University (UNMSM). First Place

2004 “Luis Hochschild Plaut” Competition organized by the Peruvian Institute of Busines s Administration (IPAE). Honorable mention.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS :

2017 « El laberinto infinito ». Sala 770, Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma. Lima, Perú.

2016 « Tissues /tejidos »Solo exhibition at Sol Del Río Gallery, Guatemala. 2014 « Crecimientos Anexos ». Fundación Euroidiomas. Lima, Perú

2014 « Relaciones Naturales ». Indigo Gallery. Lima, Perú.

2012 « Naturaleza de la Deriva ». Vértice Gallery. Lima-Perú.

2011 « In my space it is not autumn yet ». Vértice Gallery. Lima-Perú.

2007 “Demasiado Chica”. Artco Gallery. Lima-Perú. 2005 “Compressed Accumulation”.Punctum Gallery. Lima-Perú.