biography

Mariela Vita (Buenos Aires, 1978) is a visual artist whose practice focuses on sculpture, installation, and working with organic and industrial materials, exploring the relationships between nature, the body, and artifice. She studied Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design at the National University of La Plata.

Since 2002, the artist has held numerous solo and group exhibitions, building a sustained career within the Argentine contemporary art scene. Notable recent exhibitions include “Un lugar a donde ir” at NN Galería (2022); “Cuarto paso en diagonal” at the Centro Cultural Recoleta (2022); and “Los tres amigos del invierno,” presented by the Museum of Oriental Art at the National Museum of Decorative Art (2021). Their work has been exhibited in institutional spaces and galleries across various cities in the country.

Grants and fellowships awarded include the “Activar Patrimonio” grant (2020) from the National Ministry of Culture and the Creation Grant from the National Fund for the Arts (FNA) (2018–2020). Additionally, the artist has received various national distinctions, such as the recent 8M Acquisition Prize (2023); a jury mention at the Braque Prize—organized by MUNTREF and the French Embassy in Argentina (2023); and the National Three-Dimensional Art Prize at the Visual Arts Competition organized by the FNA (2022). Recently, the artist traveled to Japan to participate in the Paradise artist residency (2023).

Their work is included in private and public collections in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Scotland, and the United States. Notable collections include those of the La Plata Municipal Museum of Arts, the Emilio Pettoruti Provincial Museum of Fine Arts, and the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires; the work continues to gain visibility through ongoing exhibitions.

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