Magdalena Fernández
Magdalena Fernández | |
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| Born | 1964 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Alma mater | Boston University, Andrés Bello Catholic University, Neumann Institute of Caracas |
| Known for | her work with light, sound, and abstractions of nature |
Magdalena Fernández (born in 1964) is a Venezuelan installation and media artist known for her work with light, sound, and abstractions of nature. Her work has been exhibited internationally at the Venice Biennale,[1] the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles,[2] and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[3]
Fernández was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1964. She currently lives and works in Caracas. In 1982 she studied Graphic Arts at Boston University. Between 1983 and 1984 she attended the Andrés Bello Catholic University, UCAB, where she studied education, with a focus on physical and mathematical disciplines[clarification needed]. In 1985 she joined the Neumann Institute of Caracas, where she graduated as a graphic designer in 1989. In 1990 she began to attend the Scuola Bottega with AG Fronzoni[4] in Milan, Italy, with whom she took a course in Inscape[clarification needed] and Graphic Design until 1993. From 1990 to 2000 she worked as a freelance graphic designer in Italy. In 2001 and from 2002 to 2004 she taught workshops called Approach to Space and Practice and Criticism of Contemporary Systems of Visual Representation at the Instituto Universitario de Estudios Superiores de Artes Plásticas Armando Reverón (IUESAPAR) in Caracas.
In 2011, Fernández's solo exhibit, Shifting Objects/Atmospheres-Structures-Grounds, at the Periférico Carcas/Arte Contemporáneo in Caracas.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Benko, Susana (March 2008). "Magdalena Fernández: objects and spaces of light". ArtNexus. 7 (68): 54–59. ISSN 0122-1744.
- ^ Horst, Aaron (11 November 2015). "Magdalena Fernández at MOCA-Pacific Design Center". Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Contingent Beauty: Contemporary Art from Latin America". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ Benko, Susana (1999). "Magdalena Fernandez: Sala Mendoza". ArtNexus (32): 139–141. ISSN 0122-1744 – via EBSCOhost.
- ^ De Rogatis, Costanza (September 2011). "Magdalena Fernández". ArtNexus. 10 (82): 134–135. ISSN 0122-1744 – via EBSCOhost.
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