NATURAL IMPRESSIONS

SILVIA TURBINER
Buenos Aires, Argentina
INSTAGRAM: @silviaturbiner
WEBSITE: silviaturbiner.com/
Silvia Turbiner studied and graduated as an
architect, where she founds a first path to her artistic
expression. She works with natural materials,
papermaking and non-traditional weaving techniques
with a close connection to nature. Vulnerability is
its main attribute and she finds beauty linked to
lightness. The intrinsic duality between opposites
is a recurring theme throughout her work. For over
30 years Silvia has taught, lectured and exhibited
locally and internationally: U.S.A., The Netherlands
and recently Israel and Dubai. 2023: Solo Exhibition
in Las Artes Gallery, Buenos Aires. 2011: Joan Ward
Award, Sivori Museum and one of her Artist Books
belongs to the collection of the National Liberty
Museum, Philadelphia.
SÓNIA ANICETO
Brussels, Belgium
INSTAGRAM: @soniceto.art
WEBSITE: sonia-aniceto.net
Portuguese visual artist, lives and works in Brussels.
Honors Degree in Fine Arts – Painting and Tapestry
- Faculty of Fine Art of the University of Lisbon,
Portugal. Received a scholarship to participate in
the program of Socrates/Erasmus at the Academy of
Fine Arts of Brussels (2000). Moved to Brussels to
integrate residencies such as “Archive” in Cultural
Center DePianofabriek - Brussels in 2002. she kept
her studio and galleries in Lisbon. Frequented at
the same time the seminaries in post-graduation of
the academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. Received the
official aggregation as a teacher of Fine Arts in 2005.
Frequented the master in actual art of ULB, at the
interuniversity. Worked in the scenography ateliers
of “La Monnaie” the Royal Opera House of Brussels,
between 2000 and 2006. She teaches in art school
since 2006. On 2007 Sonia was nominated for
Prémios Talento , Prize organized by the Ministry of
Fireign Affairs of Portugal.
Her artistic career is developed to collaborations
with different galleries in Belgium, France, Portugal,
Germany, Holland, Great Britain and USA. Her work
integrates public and private collections in these
countries.
Participates regularly in international contemporary
art fairs: Art Karlsruhe - Modern and contemporary
art fair (Karlsruhe/Germany), Schöeber- Art Isotope;
KunstRai, contemporary art fair (Amsterdam) avec
Huub Hanen gallery; London Art Fair, Perve Gallery;
Contemporary Istanbul, Perve Gallery; Scope Basel,
Perve Gallery; Just Lx - Lisbon contemporary art fair,
Perve Gallery;Art Up - Contemporary art fair (Lillle/
France) Martine Ehmer Gallery, Melting Art gallery;
Art Gent - Contemporary art fair (Gent), Down to art;
C.A.R.- Contemporary Art Ruhr (Essen/ Germany)
Schöeber- Art Isotope; St’art - Contemporary art
fair (Strasbourg/France) Martine Ehmer Gallery;
SLICK- contemporary art fairs (Brussels and Paris)
Martine Ehmer Gallery; AAF Brussels, Martine
Ehmer Gallery and Melting Art gallery; AAFLondon,
Martine Ehmer Gallery
STAR TRAUTH
Miami, USA
INSTAGRAM: @startrauth
WEBSITE: wethree.net
Star Trauth is an award-winning artist and writer.
She received her degree in Fine Art(Mt St Joseph
University, Ohio, USA) and continues to study
related to her field. It did not please Trauth to
recreate the created. She states, “The purpose
of my art is to reconnect me to my experiential
roots and set them free in the work.” All material
is recycled so Trauth is not the first to touch it, it
passed through many hands before she gathers
it together as new media and constructs it into
her art. Trauth says, “I think this is why those who
gaze thoughtfully into the pieces comment they
want to touch or even taste the pieces, they are
reaching back to those who were there before. We
are sharing an experience, a history.” Her practice
seeks to attract the audience visually with a desire
for tactile engagement. She’s sought to create new
art mediums with environmentalism in mind, using
waste paper and plastic, and converting it to a flat
pliable textile. Star hand molds and flame sculpts
each piece, miniature original works in their own
right, then melds them as free-standing sculpture,
assemblage, or wall hanging. Though she has
created her own medium Trauth will use other forms
of traditional media to achieve her vision. Her work
is heavily inspired by music, experiences from her
adventurous life, and currently a fierce battle with
cancer. This has also led her to dabble in new
media while she regains her strength. Star has
been curated into over 100 exhibitions, including 22
museums in the last 8 years.
Selected solo exhibitions include ‘Art Deco
Weekend’ Life is Art, Miami, Florida(2015);
‘Sublimate: Totems, Tokens, and Lore’ Vargas
Gallery, Pembroke Pines, Florida(2018); ‘Star
Trauth: A Solo Show’ Worldwide Art Movement
Gallery, Kochi, India(2020),
Selected group exhibitions include’Stamp IV’ Conrad
Meier Musem, Argentina(2022), ‘Women Pulling at
the Threads of Social Discourse’ The CAMP Gallery,
Miami, Florida, USA(2022), ‘Beyond Borders’ Chang
Kil Hwan Museum, Gangneung, South Korea(2021);
‘Touch’ Woman Made Gallery, Chicago,
Illinois(2020); ‘Atomic Peace’ Haegeumgang Theme
Museum, Geoje, South Korea; ‘Artist Statement
4&5’ Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum
Gimpo, Korea(2019, 2020); ‘20th International
Competition Incheon Metropolitan City Art Exhibition’
National Arts Association Incheon Metropolitan City
Branch, Incheon, South Korea(2019).
Selected appointments and awards include
‘Best in Show’ ‘Aesthetics of Faces’ Chang Kil
Hwan Museum(2022); ‘International Ambassador
International Council of Museums’(2022); ‘Robert
Rauschenberg Grant’(2020); ‘MAS!1 Grant’ Miami
Art in Public Places(2020); ‘The 25th Korea Art
Exhibition’ Winner(2019).
Trauth has crafted two books; ‘One to Five’ Lulu
Press, ISBN 978-0359402670(2019); ‘Sublimate:
Tapestry and Lore’ Lulu Press, ISBN 978-
1387803897(2018) and has been included in many
prestigious publications including, ‘Dada Centennial:
Day of the Dead’ Cecil Touchon, ISBN 978-
1365877308, ‘Artist Statement 5’ CICA Press, ASIN
B08879JT5C(2020), and ‘Contrastes de Forma’
Rodrigo Franzão, ISBN 978-65-001-6078-9(2020).
VANESSA FREITAG
León, Guanajuato, Mexico
INSTAGRAM: @freitag_textileart
WEBSITE: freitagvanessa.com
Vanessa Freitag é formada em Artes Plásticas com
especialidade em escultura (2004); Licenciada em
Arte e Educação (2005); Especialista em Arte e
Visualidade (2006); Mestre em Educação (2008),
todos pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
Obteve o Doutorado em Ciências Sociais com
especialidade em Antropologia Social por CIESAS-
Occidente (Guadalajara/México). Desde 2012 é
professora efetiva da Universidad de Guanajuato,
atuando no Departamento de Estudios Culturales.
Em 2016 iniciou um projeto de investigação artística
com a linguagem têxtil contemporânea, cujos temas
de interesses giram em torno às memórias de
infância sobre a paisagem natural (fauna e flora)
vividos no Brasil, em constante diálogo com a
paisagem observada/experienciada no México, país
em que reside. Participou de exposições coletivas
no México, Brasil, Chile, Porto Rico, Ucrânia e
Estados Unidos. Em 2021, recebeu o 1o lugar em
escultura no Salón de Arte Contemporáneo/lrapuato/
México; em 2019, a menção honorífica na FIBRA
- I Bienal de Arte Têxtil (Porto Alegre/Brasil). Em
2020, colaborou com o projeto MeioCura de Flotar
Programa (Ciudad de México/México). En 2021,
realizou uma residência artística en Residencia
Art/Project/Playa del Carmen/México. Participou
na Feira MACO/2021 com Galeria Art_Latinou;
na Feira SWAB-Barcelona, com Trámite Buró de
Coleccionista; e na Otra Feria de Arte (2020/2021).
VERÓNICA RYAN
Capilla del Señor, Argentina
INSTAGRAM: @vero.ryan
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Social Psychologist - First School of Social
Psychology Pichón RiviereArt Workshops with
Virginia Rivera and Ana Uriarte, General Villegas,
Buenos Aires. Muchatela Textile Serigraphy
Workshop with Constanza Martinez Contemporary
Art Workshop with Rosa Skific Textile Art Seminary
with Daniel Giannone and Leo ChiachioTIERRA
Residence with Margarita García FaureArt
Clinic with Margarita García FaureArt Clinic with
Constanza MartinezTextile serigraphy teacher at
the “Arte en Barrios” program for the City of Buenos
Aires Culture Secretary in the Rodrigo Bueno
neighbourhood. Investigation and colaboration in
the lands of different textiles processes with artisan
weavers of Santiago del Estero and Catamarca.
EXPOSITIONS: 2018 “Dolmen”, La Casona de
los Olivera, curated by Emilia Demichelis - Bs As,
Argentina “Noches de fuego”, La flecha del Arte
workshop by Margarita García Faure - Bs As,
Argentina. 2019 “Tarea” at Pasaje 17, curated by
Chiachio and Giannone - Bs As, Argentina.”Espejo
de Tela”, curated by Constanza Martinez - Word
Textil Art, Madrid, España. “Territorios Emocionales”
at Camarones Arte, curated by Lola Silberman.
2020 “Performance de encierro”, video performance,
curated by Ariadna Pastorini “Flores en las grietas”,
La Europea, first award in the context “Ideas para
diseño de Murales”. La Europea and DARA 2021
“Como llegan las flores a las telas”, Visual Arts
Municipal Museum Sor Josefa Diaz y Clusellas,
Bienal Sur, curated by Constanza Martínez. 2022
“MuseuTextil.com” - Virtual Exposition. Galería
Artis Exposition with Carolina Gotusso - Córdoba,
Argentina.”Como llegan las flores a las telas?”,
Quinta Trabucco, Vicente López, Buenos Aires.
2023 “Hilo Invisible”, colaboration with Constanza
Martinez on investigation project. “Teleteca”,
Museo Nacional de la Historia del Traje, Bienal
Sur, proyecto curatorial de Constanza Martínez.
2023-Colaboración e investigación en documental
“Cómo llegan las flores a las telas”, idea y
realización: Constanza Martínez. https://youtu.be/
lNweBXu7M3U
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