gabriela
Acha
ABOUT ME
I was born in Córdoba, Argentina. There, I studied Modern Literature for two years. In 2014 I obtained a degree in Visual Arts with a specialization in Sculpture of the Faculty of Arts, National University of Cordoba. Since 2014 I have been part of the group of artists Expedición, which produces linking art and natural sciences.
I obtained the 3rd prize at the IV Patio Olmos Sculpture Salon in 2015, the second prize at the Ciudad de Córdoba Salon in 2016, and a special mention in the Visual Arts Contest of the Argentinean National Fund of Arts in 2017. My works are part of public and private collections.
I participated in the LabLab residency developed in Ecuador in 2016; RARO residence in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2016; Molten Capital, Chile, 2017; EAC (Space of Contemporary Art) Uruguay 2018 and developed a research residency in cooperation with the Museum System of Florence, Italy, in 2019. In 2020, I participated in the exhibition curated by Valeria D’Ambrosio with the installation and performance named EVERY MUSEUM IS A TRAP, at Villa Romana Residency in Florence.
I participated as a panelist in the international conference Breaking Boundaries: Academia, arte y activismo. The University of Lisbon, Portugal during September 2019.
In 2020 I graduated with a Master in ArtScience at the Royal Academy of Art of The Hague, in the Netherlands after receiving the Holland Excellence Scholarship. Currently, I live and work in The Hague where I am part of Stroom´s platform for The Hague-based artists.
Photo: Susana Perez.