Mariana Matthews | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78)
Santiago, Chile |
Alma mater | American University |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, curator |
Notable work |
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Awards | Altazor Award (2000, 2003) |
Mariana Matthews (born 1946) is a Chilean photographer, curator, and visual artist whose technique is mainly based on the use of documentary photography, contemporary art, and experimental art. [1] [2]
Mariana Matthews graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at American University, and earned a postgraduate degree in Photography at Ohio University. [1] She is considered one of the forerunners of so-called patrimonial photography, [2] [3] while the use of mixed techniques predominates in her work, mainly based on black and white photography and the inclusion of color as appropriate within such images. [2] [4]
Matthews has participated in several solo and group exhibitions during her career, including the exhibitions Chiloé: El Bordemar (1991) and Reunión (1994) at the Regional Museum of Ancud , La Selva Fría at the Chiloé Museum of Modern Art , Retrospectiva (2002) [5] and Residencia en el Valle (2005) at the Santiago Museum of Visual Arts , Adoremos (1998), Intervenciones, Cruces y Desvíos (1998), Relatos Breves (2003), Fotografía Contemporánea (2006) and Exposición Centenario (2010) at the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts, Des-Ahogo (2000) at the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art and the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art, Fragmentos de una Memoria (2001) at the Chilean National History Museum, [6] among other exhibitions in Chile, Latin America, the United States, and Europe. [1] [2] [7] [8] [9]
In 2000 and 2003 she received the Altazor Award for National Arts in the Photography category for Adoremos and Ojo de Agua respectively. [10] [11]
Mariana Matthews | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78)
Santiago, Chile |
Alma mater | American University |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, curator |
Notable work |
|
Awards | Altazor Award (2000, 2003) |
Mariana Matthews (born 1946) is a Chilean photographer, curator, and visual artist whose technique is mainly based on the use of documentary photography, contemporary art, and experimental art. [1] [2]
Mariana Matthews graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at American University, and earned a postgraduate degree in Photography at Ohio University. [1] She is considered one of the forerunners of so-called patrimonial photography, [2] [3] while the use of mixed techniques predominates in her work, mainly based on black and white photography and the inclusion of color as appropriate within such images. [2] [4]
Matthews has participated in several solo and group exhibitions during her career, including the exhibitions Chiloé: El Bordemar (1991) and Reunión (1994) at the Regional Museum of Ancud , La Selva Fría at the Chiloé Museum of Modern Art , Retrospectiva (2002) [5] and Residencia en el Valle (2005) at the Santiago Museum of Visual Arts , Adoremos (1998), Intervenciones, Cruces y Desvíos (1998), Relatos Breves (2003), Fotografía Contemporánea (2006) and Exposición Centenario (2010) at the Chilean National Museum of Fine Arts, Des-Ahogo (2000) at the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art and the Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art, Fragmentos de una Memoria (2001) at the Chilean National History Museum, [6] among other exhibitions in Chile, Latin America, the United States, and Europe. [1] [2] [7] [8] [9]
In 2000 and 2003 she received the Altazor Award for National Arts in the Photography category for Adoremos and Ojo de Agua respectively. [10] [11]