Paloma Mejía was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1991. She studied fine arts at the National Arts University, followed by art management and curatorial studies. She received her training in sculpture and jewelry at arts et metiers private workshops in Paris, France, and perfected her traditional jewelry skills in the Buenos Aires School of Jewelry. Mejía lives in her hometown where she works on sculpture and applies it to objects of everyday life. The artist participates in exhibitions in private galleries and public museums throughout the city. Her studio is located in Retiro, a well-known local art district.
Exhibitions
Kunstroute Ehrenfeld | Colonia, Alemania, 2020
Verbunden | Landmann 31 Eine Art Passage, Colonia, Alemania, 2020
En vidriera: Plantae | II Bienal Latinoamericana de Joyería Contemporánea, Buenos Aires, 2018
Artes & Oficios | Casa Cavia, Buenos Aires, 2017
Nido. Habitar el vacío | Casa Matienzo, Buenos Aires, 2017
Buenos Ayres – Paris – Buenos Ayres | Hoy en el Arte Teresa Nachman, Buenos Aires, 2016
Retratos | Modos Galería, Buenos Aires, 2015
Curatorial works
Joyas del Rock 2 | Museo de Arte Popular José Hernández, Buenos Aires, 2015
Nubia Ozzi: Vestigios Remanentes | Espacio de Arte ESEADE, Buenos Aires, 2015
Eterna perpetuidad del cambio | MODOS Galería, Buenos Aires, 2014
Fundación Donde Quiero Estar | Elsi del Rio Galería, Buenos Aires, 2014
Studies
Gemología I, II, III | Carlos Leporace, Complejo Educativo de Joyería, Buenos Aires, 2019
Joyería | Escuela Municipal de la Joya Sergio Lukez, Buenos Aires, 2018-en curso
La imagen propia | Juan Cuello, Casa Matienzo, Buenos Aires, 2016
Lic. en Curaduría y Gestión de arte (debe Tesis) | Insituto Universitario ESEADE, Buenos Aires, 2013-2016
El cuerpo en el arte contemporáneo | Fabiana Barreda, Quimera del arte, Buenos Aires, 2015
Lic. en Artes Visuales (No finalizó) | Universidad Nacional de las Artes, Buenos Aires, 2011-2013
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