Sandra Vásquez de la Horra

Biography

1967

Born in Viña Del Mar, Chile

1989-94

Studied visual communications at the University for Design, Viña Del Mar, Chile

1995-96

Studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Prof. Jannis Kounellis

1996

Receives Art Prize Design Biennale. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago

1999-2002

Studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Prof. Rosemarie Trockel

2001-03

Postgraduate studies at the Kunsthochschule für Medien, Cologne

2009

Awarded the Drawing Prize of the Contemporary Art Foundation, Daniel and Florence Guerlain

2021

Hans Theo Richter Prize by the Saxon Academy of Arts, Dresden

2023

Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2023, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Lives and works in Berlin, Germany

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024

The Awake Volcanoes, Denver Art Museum, Denver, United States Käthe Kollwitz Prize Exhibition, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany

2023

Das archetypische Ich, Gutshaus Steglitz, Berlin, Germany

2022

Aura, Galeria Senda, Barcelona, Spain
El ojo interior, KEWENIG, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Cambio de Piel, Galeria da Casa A. Molder, Lisbon, Portugal
Constellations, Sprovieri Gallery London, London, England
Sueños lúcidos, Bendana | Pinel Art Contemporani, Paris, France
TWIN SOULS, Galerie Haas Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

2021

Geheimnis umhüllte Welt, Sächsische Akademie der Künste, Dresden, Germany
Room #5, KEWENIG Berlin, Germany

2020

El viaje imaginario, Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin, Germany
Magazzino d'Arte Moderna Gallery, Roma. Curated by Loránd Hegyii.

2019

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: Aguas Profundas, Museo Novecento, Firenze, Italy
Take back my Shadow, Wooson Gallery, South Korea

2018

Los Misterios, VNH Gallery, Paris, france
América sin Fronteras, David Nolan Gallery, New York, United States
Meridianos, Galería Senda, Barcelona, Spain

2017

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: The artist voice, The Parkview Museum, Singapore
Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Galerie Haas Zürich, Switzerland

2016

Crossroads, David Nolan, New York, United States
El Canto del Desierto, Prometeo gallery di Ida Pisani, Milan, Italy

2015

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Fort Worth Contemporary Arts Gallery, TCU, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Planetarium, KEWENIG, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

2014

Una isla en cielo, KEWENIG, Berlin, Germany
Todas Íbamos A Ser Reinas, Joao Esteves de Oliveira, Lisbon
Iñaki Bonillas & Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Niels Borch Jensen, Berlin (two person exhibition with Iñaki Bonillas), Germany

2013

Entre el cielo y la tierra, David Nolan Gallery, New York, United States
Origines, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France
Híbridos, Galeria Senda, Barcelona, Spain

2012

El Árbol del Fuego, Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg, Germany
Êtres Chairs (with Oda Jaune), Maison de la Culture de la Province de Namur David Nolan Gallery, New York, United States
Sandra Vasquez de la Horra, Niels Borch Jensen, Berlin, Germany
David Nolan Gallery, New York, United States

2011

Ondinas/Ondines, KEWENIG, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Une montagne nommée désir, Musée d’Art Moderne de Saint Etienne, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France
L’Arcobaleno, Galerie Rupert Pfab, Dusseldorf, Germany
Zeichnungskabinett, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria

2010

Vuela Mi Alma, Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, Netherlands
Tu Pelo es mi Bandera, Nolan Judin, Berlin, Germany
O, Sole Mio!, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France

2009

Viva la musa!, David Nolan Gallery, New York, United States
Confesiones de una Musa, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, United States

2008

Galerie Rupert Pfab, Dusseldorf, Germany
David Nolan Gallery, New York, United States
Mitológica, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany
Impossible Mind, Elena Quarestani-Assab One, Milan, Italy

2007

Impossible Mind, Sprovieri Gallery, London, England
Impossible Mind, KEWENIG, Cologne, Germany

2006

SPOT ON, Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
Galerie Rupert Pfab, Dusseldorf, Germany

2005

Alquimia Fantástica, KEWENIG, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

1999

Botánica de la Evolución, Goethe Institut, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Anatomy Studies, Galeria Entropia, Breslau, Poland

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Tu pelo es mi bandera, Marlborough Madrid, Spain
Territorios: Arte contemporáneo latinoamericano en la Colección Jorge M. Pérez, CAAC Sevilla, Spain

2023

Dangerous Love - Love through the eyes of women, Museum Montanelli, Prague, Czech Republic
On Water & Plants - Artistic positions on sustainability, Troy House, London, United Kingdom
Les Enchantées, Haunt Berlin, Germany

2022

The Milk of Dreams, 59th International Art Exhibition, Arsenale, Venezia, Italy
Gulliver’s Sketchbook, KAI 10 | ARTHENA FOUNDATION, Düsseldorf, Germany

2021

The Drawing Hub, Berlin, Germany
CHARTA #2 - Identity and Narration, HAUNT, Berlin, Germany

2020

United We Rise Part 2, Bendana Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France United
We Rise Part 1, Bendana Pinel Art Contemporain, Paris, France
Le Mauvais Œil, FRAC Auvergne, France

2019

Sur un terrain étrange, Kewenig Berlin, Germany
A Passion for Drawing, The Guerlain Collection from the Centre Pompidou Paris, Albertina Museum Wien, Austria
And She Saw That It Was Good, curated by Media Bijl, KETELEER GALLERY | NEXT DOOR, Belgium
When the Facts Change, I Change my Mind, Lullin+Ferrari Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland
Disturbing Narrative, THE PARKVIEW MUSEUM, curated by Loránd Hegyii, Singapore

2018

Il TERZO GIORNO, curated by Didi Bozzini at Palazzo del Governatore, Parma, Italy
Intriguing Uncertainties, The Parkview Museum Singapore, Singapore
DARSI, curated by Bustos Domenech, Palazzo Lombardia, Milan, Italy
Auto fictions – Contemporary drawing, Prix de dessin de la Fondation d’art contemporain Daniel & Florence Guerlain, Wilhelm -Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany

2017

The Artist's Voice, The Parkview Museum, Singapore
SEHT, da ist DER MENSCH, Kunstmuseums Magdeburg, Germany
Una imagen llamada palabra, Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile
Les Dix ans au Prix de dessin de la Fondation d'art contemporain Daniel & Florence Guerlain, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
To The Point, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, United States

2016

George Grosz: Politics and his Influence, David Nolan Gallery, New York, United States
El tormento y el éxtasis, Es Baluard Museu d’Art Contemporani, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Mir ist das Leben lieber / I Prefer Life - Sammlung Reydan Weiss, Weserburg | Museum für moderne Kunst, Bremen, Germany
Intrigantes incertitudes, Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole, Saint-Etienne, France

2015

Texas Christian University Galleries, Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Embracing Modernism: Ten Years of Drawings Acquisitions, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, United States
Drawing: The Bottom Line, S.M.A.K, Ghent, Belgium
Das gezeichnete Ich – Zwischen Auslöschung und Maskierung, Neue Galerie Graz, Graz, Austria
Pandora’s Vox, Prague City Gallery, Praha, Czech Republic
Sommer Nacht Traum. Frauen - Landschaften, Altana Kultur Stiftung, Sinclair Haus, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
Sinnliche (Un)Gewissheit. Private Collection, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zuriche, Switzerland
Drawing now, Albertina, Vienna, Austria

2014

Block Mágico, Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Year After Year – Drawings from the UBS Art Collection, Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan, Italy
Teutloff Collections meets Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Germany
Magic Block – Contemporary Art from Chile, stiftelsen 3,14, Bergen, Norway
The Drawing room, Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, Austria

2013

Florence and Daniel Guerlain Donation, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
The Drawing Room, Ursula Bickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, Germany;
Drawingroom, Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, Austria
Lilith, Katz Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland

2012

30th São Paulo Biennal, São Paulo, Brazil
Montevideo Biennal, Montevideo, Uruguay
In other words: Black Market of Translation - Negotiating Contemporary Cultures, NGBK & Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Speaking Artist, Busan Museum for Art, Korea
Zeitgespenster. Erscheinungen des Übernatürlichen in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, Museum Morsbroich, Germany
Hysterical Fantasy, Magazzini, Rome "Expanded Drawing '012", Casal Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Newtopia: The state of human rights, Cultuurcentrum Mechelen, Belgium
Aus Passion – Die Sammlung Hanck, Museum Kunst Palast, Dusseldorf, Germany
Eros & Thanatos, Halle 12, Leipzig, Germany
Auf Papier, KEWENIG , Cologne, Germany

2011

Tous cannibales, Maison Rouge Fondation Antoine de Galbert, Paris, France
All Cannibals?, Me Collectors Room, Berlin, Germany
Selina Baumann, Frédérique Loutz, Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Katz Contemporary, Zurich, Switzerland
Nouvelle Présentation de Collections Contemporaines des années 1960 à nos Jours, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Paris Paperworks, U37 / Anna Jill Lüpertz, Berlin, Germany
Three Artists from Europe, Gallery 604J, Busan, Korea

2010

Das Nahe und das Ferne, KAI 10 Raum für Kunst, Dusseldorf, Germany
Unsichtbare Schatten – Bilder der Verunsicherung, Marta Herford, Herford, Germany
Collection Florence & Daniel Guerlain. Dessins contemporains, Musée des BeauxArts et d’Archéologie de Besançon, France
The Visible Vagina, David Nolan Gallery, New York, NY, USA
The More I Draw. Drawing as a Concept of the World, Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen, Germany

2009

Let's Party for a Piece of Art, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
X. Bienal de Arte de Bogotá, Confluencias Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Colombia
Essential Experiences, Riso Museo d’Arte Contemporanea della Sicilia, Palermo, Italy
Private View II, Galerie Andreas Grimm, Munich, Germany
elles@centrepompidou, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
The End of the Line. Attitudes in Drawing, Hayward Touring exhibition Hayward
Gallery, London: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art; The Bluecoat, Liverpool; Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery; The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
Salon du dessin. Collection Florence & Daniel Guerlain, Palais de la Bourse, Paris, France
Œvres Essentielle, Galerie Gabrielle Maubrie, Paris, France
Passaggi in Sicilia. La collezione di Riso e oltre, Palazzo Riso, Museo d’arte Contemporanea della Sicilia, Palermo, Italy
Capribatterie e.V. la ottava, Vigna San Martino, Naples, Italy

2008

Que Culpa Tiene el Durazno, Centro de Extensión del Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, Valparaíso, Chile
Meditations, Poznan Biennale 3, Centrum Cultury "Zamek", Poznan, Poland "Anatomie - les peaux du dessin. Anatomie | les peaux du dessin, Collection Florence & Daniel Guerlain, FRAC Picardie, Amiens, France
Memories for Tomorrow: Works from The UBS Art Collection, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China
Micro-narratives, tentation des petites réalités, Musée d'art moderne de SaintEtienne, France
The Florence & Daniel Guerlain Collection - Select Drawings, Cultural Services of the Embassy of France, New York, United States
Spot On, Museum Kunst Palast, Dusseldorf, Germany
Another Damned Drawing Show, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles, United States

2007

Und immer fehlt mir was, und das quält mich, Graz Kunst, Graz, Austria
Micro-Narratives, 48th October Salon of Belgrade, Cultural Centre Belgrade, Belgrad, Serbia
Drawings from the UBS Art Collection, Tate Modern, London, England
Kava Kava – Facetten der Angst, Kunstmuseum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

2006

Drawings, Kunsthaus Lempertz, Berlin, Germany

2005

AKT – 8 Positionen in der Aktmalerei, Kunstverein Speyer, Speyer, Germany

2004

Das Böse, Guardini Stiftung, Berlin, Germany
In erster Linie, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany

2003

Materia, reflección y sueños, Collection Santa Cruz-Yaconi, MAVI Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago de Chile, Chile

2001

Salzburg, Kunstraum Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany

2000

Wuckenhof, Kunstverein Schwerte, Schwerte, Germany

1999

Proyecto orgánico, Town hall of Valparaíso, Chile
ArtToll, Bedburg-Hau, Kleve, Germany

1998

Äquator, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Cascabel, Galería Tomás Andreu, Santiago de Chile, Chile

1995

Diversidades, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago de Chile, Chile

1993

Premio Matisse, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago de Chile, Chile

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, Netherlands
Centre Pompidou - Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, France
Colección SOLO, Madrid, Spain
CNAP - Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris, France
Collection Antoine de Galbert, Paris, France
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, United States
Fondation d’Art Contemporain Daniel & Florence Guerlain, Paris, France
FRAC Alsace, France
FRAC - Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand, France
Fundación Engel, Santiago, Chile
Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
ING Art Collection, Brussels, Belgium
Kai 10 - Arthena Foundation, Dusseldorf, Germany
Kupferstichkabinett - Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Kupferstich-Kabinett - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Dresden, Germany
MAVI - Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago, Chile
MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, United States
MONA - Museum of Old and New Art, Hobbart, Australia
Morgan Library and Museum, New York, NY, United States
MuMo - Museum Montanelli, Prague, Czech Repubilc
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain Saint-Étienne Métropole, Saint-Étienne, France
Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende, Santiago, Chile
Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
RISD - Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Providence, RI, United States
Sammlung Olbricht, Essen, Germany
Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
TBA21 – Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection, Vienna, Austria
Teutloff Museum, Bielefeld, Germany
The Drawing Center, New York, NY, United States
UBS Art Collection, Zurich, Switzerland

PUBLICATIONS

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: The Awake Volcanoes, ed. by Raphael Fonseca, published by Scala Art Publishers, New York, 2024.

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: Das archetypische Ich, ed. by Brigitte Hausmann, published by Distanz Verlag, Berlin, 2023.

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: Águas Profundas, ed. by Sergio Risaliti, published by Museo Novecento Firenze, Milan, 2020.

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: A mountain called desire, ed. by Silvana Editoriale, published by Musée d'Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne Métropole, Saint-Etienne, 2011.

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, ed. by Juerg Judin, published by Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern, 2010.

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra: Impossible Mind, ed. by Jean-Christophe Ammann, published by Verlag für moderne Kunst, Nürnberg, 2007.