Karen Macher Nesta
Peru
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.