Online Residency 2021

Education

Visual Arts for Photographic Expression, Universidad de Guadalajara

Aug 2017 — Present

Courses

Seeing Through Photographs, The Museum of Modern Art. MoMA

Interships

Kids newspaper illustrator, Gacetita UdeG

Workshops

The Business of Photography

Fashion Illustration and Print Design

Make Art Say What Life Doesn’t

Finding Your Voice in Photography

Exhibitions

Museo De Arte Contemporáneo Querétaro

La Pandemia Como Tejido Querétaro, México Jul 2021 – Sept 2021

My art piece “La pandemia como tejido” (The pandemic as web) was chosen to be part of the exhibition “Viaje alrededor de mi habitación” (Journey around my room) by the artist Pablo H. Cobian in the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Querétaro.

2015 – College of Art, New Delhi, India – Bachelors in Fine arts

2018 – Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston USA – Masters in Fine Arts

 

Biography

I’m Paula Catalina Ruiz, I was born in Bogotá, Colombia but I have been living in Mexico since I was six years old. Sharing different cultures is one of the highlights of my life I’ve learn so much about traditions, history, and of course art. Music, dance and theatre were my first approach to art but as I grew up my interest in painting and visual arts in general strengthened. Currently I’m cursing my last semester of bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts in The Universidad de Guadalajara.

Artist statement

Art for me is the most honest and powerful expression tool that exists, it’s been in my life ever since I remember, it started with music, but today I can say that photography is my passion, especially analog photography. I fell in love with the analogous processes during my first year of college, being in contact with the entire procedure: shooting the pictures, developing film, get into the lab, and print the image is one of the best feelings; I also enjoy that the result it’s never the same even though it’s the same proceeding.

I love to experiment while creating and to focus on the beauty of things, objects and places that go unnoticed on the rush of the day and the pandemic reassure this notion, because it forced us to admire the little things that surround us.

My art is constantly evolving because I try to apply everything I learn and I like to explore various artistic disciplines. I’m in constant search of getting my work to have transcendental sensations, that have a purpose and a voice.

Links

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/paulacatalina.r/?hl=es

Twitter: https://twitter.com/letitbelikepaul