Alicia Paz MX, b. 1967
Alicia Paz's paintings, collages and standing figures deal primarily with identity and the notion of a divided subject/author, and explore the mutability of subjectivity. In recent years, Paz has focused on the female figure: the Self is experienced and presented as multiple, paradoxical, and in flux. Inhabiting fantastical and exotic landscapes, Paz's feminine subjects become fused and combined with organic life. Strange and unsettling visions of tree-women and monster-women also represent the fusion of the Subject with painting itself: she often depicts amphibian or plant-like figures “weeping” pigment, their limbs, hair, and various ornamental accoutrements mud-caked and dripping, as if extracted from a colourful, post-cognitive swamp.
Alicia Paz has had several solo exhibitions in the UK, France, Germany, Mexico, and Argentina, most recently at Kunstmuseum Magdeburg, Germany (2015-2016). This exhibition was accompanied by a 96-page bilingual monograph published by Verlag für Moderne Kunst, Vienna. Other solo projects include an exhibit at Dukan Gallery in Leipzig (2014) and at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Paris (2013). A semi-retrospective exhibit of her work was featured in L.A.C. Sigéan in collaboration with FRAC Languedoc-Roussillon, as part of the regional biennial titled Casanova Forever (2010). Paz has participated in various international painting survey exhibits such as Slow Magic, Contemporary Approaches to Painting at the Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool (2009) as well as Heute. Spektrum. Malerei. at Kunstmuseum Magdeburg (2012). Her work was included in the group exhibit Tous, des sang-mêlés, recently held at MACVAL, Vitry-sur-Seine, France (2017). Earlier solo presentations include Drawing Now Paris at the Carrousel du Louvre with Galerie Dukan & Hourdequin (2012), as well as Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London (2006) and Ruth Benzacar Gallery in Buenos Aires (2005). Paz's work is part of various public and private collections and has been the subject of numerous catalogues and publications; her work has has been reviewed/featured internationally (Art News, Art Press, Modern Painters, Art Forum, Turps Banana, The Guardian, Le Monde, Libération, Beaux-Arts Magazine, New York Times, Reforma, etc…).
In August 2017 Paz unveiled a public sculpture commission at Kunstmuseum Magdeburg, titled Insel der Puppen (Island of Dolls), in steel and enamel. Paz's up-coming projects include a residency and exhibition at the Leonora Carrington Museum in Mexico (2019) and a solo exhibition at the Maison d’Amérique Latine in Paris (2020). Paz graduated from U.C. Berkeley, ENSBA-Paris, Goldsmiths College, and Royal College of Art, London.
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Alicia PazAnd We, 2021Mixed media on canvas162 x 130 cm
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Alicia PazAnna Julia Cooper, 2021Mixed media on canvas25.5 x 20 cm
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Alicia PazCoordinates, 2021Mixed media on canvas170 x 210 cm
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Alicia PazJane Austin, 2021Mixed media on canvas40.7 x 30.7 cm
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Alicia PazMary Seacole, 2021Mixed media on canvas50.5 X 40.5 cm
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Alicia PazPirates and Poets, 2021Mixed media on canvas190 x 130 cm
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Alicia PazA Spiritual Visitation, 2020mixed media on canvas210 x 170 cm
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Alicia PazHanging Gardens [III], 2020Archival pigment ink on Smooth Rag 300gsm paper
Signed by the artist, on verso44.6 x 59.4 cmEdition of 30 + 5 AP -
Alicia PazHanging Gardens [II], 2020Archival pigment ink on Smooth Rag 300gsm paper
Signed by the artist, on verso44.6 x 59.4 cmEdition of 30 + 5 AP -
Alicia PazHanging Gardens [I], 2020Archival pigment ink on Smooth Rag 300gsm paper
Signed by the artist, on verso44.6 x 59.4 cmEdition of 30 + 5 AP -
Alicia PazThe Lake House, 2020mixed media on canvas210 x 170 cm
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Alicia PazCourage Calls to Courage Everywhere, 2019Mixed media and oil on canvas162 x 130 cm
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Alicia PazMadame de Staêl, 2019Mixed media and oil on canvas40.5 x 31 cm
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Alicia PazSimone de Beauvoir, 2019Mixed media and oil on canvas40.5 x 31 cm
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Alicia PazTears of Laughter, 2019Mixed media and oil on canvas210 x 170 cm
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Alicia PazUntitled [III], 2019Silkscreen and digitally printed archival cut-outs, collaged80 x 60 cm (framed 88.5 x 66.5 cm)Edition of 10
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Alicia PazUntitled [II], 2019Silkscreen and digitally printed archival cut-outs, collaged80 x 60 cm (framed 88.5 x 66.5 cm)Edition of 10
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Alicia PazUntitled [I], 2019Silkscreen and digitally printed archival cut-outs, collaged80 x 60 cm (framed 88.5 x 66.5 cm)Edition of 10
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Alicia PazBlood Lines, 2018mixed media on canvas146 x 114 cm
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Open Views
14 Jan - 29 Feb 2020Dellasposa Gallery is delighted to present works by modern and contemporary artists Ehryn Torrell, Tahnee Lonsdale, Alicia Paz, James Rawson, Alexander James Hamilton, Nicholas Hughes, and Patrick Heron.Read more -
Dellasposa x Home House
14 Aug 2019 - 29 Feb 2020Dellasposa Gallery is delighted to announce our new exhibition at Home House, London, 20 Portman Square. Presenting works by Alexander James Hamilton, Darren Coffield, Ehryn Torrell, Alicia Paz, and Tahnee...Read more -
The Future is Female
21 Mar - 4 May 2019Dellasposa is honoured to host a selection of international artists who, in their own aesthetic expression, dare greatly and lead boldly the new generation of women artists in the 21st Century. Artists are the heroes of our times, and the history makers of our culture. Dellasposa is proud to present new and recent work of work by Alicia Paz, Tahnee Lonsdale, Ehryn Torrell, and Gail Olding. All artists have a powerful message conveyed through their art, and rooted the experiences of many women’s role in the world. With these artist’s vision, we can see that the future is female.Read more
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Alicia Paz: Hanging Gardens
New Editions December 7, 2020We are delighted to debut a new series of limited edition prints by Alicia Paz. Inspired by her Hanging Gardens series, Alicia’s work explores feminine...Read more -
Artist in Focus: Alicia Paz
December 2, 2020Join us for a conversation with Alicia Paz. In this online event, the artist discusses her vision and process behind her work, the new series...Read more