ELENA LOSON

Born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1980. She lives and works in Santiago de Chile.

She has a degree in Arts from the University of Palermo (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and a Masters in Art specializing in Visual Arts from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. She studied a degree in Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires, and Fine Arts at Prilidiano Pueyrredón School (Buenos Aires, Argentina). She attended workshops by artists Tulio de Sagastizábal, Carolina Antoniadis and Tomás Fracchia.

She is a freelance writer on contemporary art, and she is also responsible for the ducational design of the workshop in contemporary art, creative processes and education Nube.

She has presented the following individual exhibitions: Un muro más allá, Hache Galería, curaduría Max Gómez Canle, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2018); Fondo-Fondo, Hache Galería, curated by Alejandra Aguado, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016); Eres Polvo, Esteban Lisa Foundation, Buenos Aires (2015); Figuritas de acción, Central de Proyectos, Buenos Aires (2012); Sobre la pintura, Juana de Arco, Buenos Aires (2007); Gris como mi fuente, La Casona de los Olivera, Buenos Aires (2005); ¿Cuál es tu color?, Juana de Arco, Buenos Aires (2004).

She has been selected to participate in the Versus/Caja negra artes visuales Residence Project along with Italian artist Elena Bellantoni, Santiago de Chile, Chile (2012).

Her collective exhibitions include: Lo firme en el centro encuentra correspondencia, Hache Galería, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016); Has llorado en silencio, curated by Carlos Herrera, Hache Galería, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2016); Páramo, Hache en Guerrero Art Station, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2014); Huellas en el barro – Descifrando rastros, Elena Loson, Fernando Goin and Pablo Guiot, Pasaje 17, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2014); Selected in the Call Pequeño Formato, Bisagra Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2013); Invitados a tomar el té, Elena Loson and Sofía Donovan, Sala Blanca Centro de Extensión Pontifical Catholic University, Santiago de Chile, (2012).

Among the distinctions she received are the Magna Cum Laude Award granted by the University of Palermo (2007), the Scholarship to Academic Excellence granted twice by the Master of the Catholic University of Chile (2008-2009) and the Cruce de los Andes Award granted by the Embassy of Argentina in Chile in recognition of the contribution made to cultural integration between both countries (2011).