Bio
Paula del Rivero grew up in Madrid (Spain) in a family of art enthusiasts and nonprofessional artists who instilled her with their passion for contemporary art.
After obtaining a degree in Translation, her thirst for knowledge and her inclination to gather a variety of experiences led her to live in Ireland, Amsterdam, and New York. She expanded her studies and worked in diverse industries, such as programming and graphic design.
Whilst looking for her true vocation, she discovered printmaking, studying under Spanish printmaker and sculptor Mar Prat, becoming her studio assistant.
Her artistically inclined upbringing encouraged Paula to finally choose a career in the Arts, growing into a self-taught fine artist focusing on a variety of media.
Her works range from relief paintings and collages, to textile wall sculptures, which she has exhibited at Hastings Contemporary, the Spanish Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Printmaking
Statement:
My current artistic practice explores the limits of our human sensory perceptions and rational comprehension of our three-dimensional experience, in an attempt to answer the questions:
What would reality look like if we only perceived frequency and vibration? What are the landscapes and structures lying beyond matter?
In that sense, and throughout my practice, my work is always the result of an effort to reveal the deeper meaning of our human existence, to present what lies beyond the limits of mental
understanding, and illuminate what transcends the illusions of separation between the physical and the non-physica
"My work is the result of an effort to reveal the deeper meaning of our human existence"
Paula del Rivero
Solo exibitions
2024: forthcoming – Borines Manantial de Cultura, Piloña, Asturias, Spain
2018: ‘INCIPIT’ – Casa de Cultura. Cangas de Onís, Asturias, Spain
Group exibitions
2022: “Door to Door” – Lite Haus Galerie. Berlin, Germany
2022: “The Garden of Loss & Triumph” – NDSM Fuse, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021: “A Generous Space” – Hastings Contemporary, Hastings, UK
2021: “NFTsART ¿Criptoarte ético? Impulsando la transformación social desde la digital” – online exhibition of digital pieces. Curator: Marisol Salanova for Arteinformado.com
2019: “Paula del Rivero: Lo que el tiempo se llevó” – Puertas Film Fest 6th edition. Puertas de Cabrales, Asturias, Spain
2018: “In the Studio: Art by MoMA’s Online Learning Community” – Cullman Education and Research Building, MoMA Museum of Modern Art. New York, EEUU
2017: ” XVII Certamen de Grabado Nacional José Caballero” – Centro Cultural Pérez de la Riva. Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain
2016: “XLVII CNAL Certamen Nacional de Arte de Luarca” – travelling exhibition from December
2016 to December 2017, Asturias, Spain
2015: “Certamen de arte gráfico para Jóvenes Creadores 2015” – National Chalcography, Spanish Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid, Spain
2015: “XXII PREMIOS NACIONALES DE GRABADO” – MGEC Spanish Museum of Contemporary Printmaking. Marbella, Spain
2014: “Certamen de arte gráfico para Jóvenes Creadores 2014” – National Chalcography, Spanish Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid, Spain