Helena Ospina Lizarralde is a interdisiplinary artist from Colombia, currently based in Berlin. Her practice sits at the intersection of art and philosophy, engaging with contemporary existential issues fostering a dialogue about the understanding of the world around us and how our existence is shaped by this awareness.Her work invites audiences to reflect on their own temporal experiences.
At the core of Ospina’s practice is the act of questioning. And with this a line is drawn between narratives of what we know and questions towards the intangible. Her work shifts between research and poetic gestures spaning in participatory projects, installation, performance, sculpture, and editorial work.
Ospina Lizarralde holds a BA in Fine Arts and Art History from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. Her work has been showcased in prominent international exhibitions, including Arte Cámara at ARTBO (Bogotá’s International Art Fair) and during Berlin Art Week at Monopol Berlin. Most recently, she held a solo exhibition at Gallery VORFLUTER in Berlin. In 2023, she published her first artist book, Do You Paint or Do You Draw?, which critically examines the intersection of art and capitalism, challenging the economic values that shape the identity of the artist in contemporary society.
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COLOMBIAN / BASED IN BERLIN
Education
2022 UDK Universität der Künste Berlin, guest student. (Prof. Kristina Leko)
2020 European Graduate School, seminars The Obscene Masters. (Prof. Slavoj Žižek)
Saas-Fee, Switzerland.
2018 Bachelor degree in Fine Arts, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá, Colombia.
2012 Fine Arts Seminar, Pennsylvania Academy of fine arts. Pennsylvania, EEUU.
Solo exhibitions
2024 One stitch per second, VORFLUTER. Berlin, Germany.
Selected group exhibitions
2024 Concreto sobre agua, Casa Lü. Mexico City, Mexico.
2023 ARCOT. Tokyo, Japan
Berlin Art Week Monopol, Berlin
2022 This is not a love song/ Räume für aktivierung, Galerie M. Berlin, Germany.
48 Stunden Neukölln. Berlin, Germany.
Art Spring Berlin, Kino Colosseum. Berlin, Germany.
2021 End of Nations, Monopol Berlin. Berlin, Germany.
GlogauAIR residency final exhibition. Berlin, Germany.
2020 ARTBO (Bogotá International Art Fair) , Artecámara. Antes de que todo sea polvo,
curated by Emiliano Valdés. Bogotá, Colombia.
2018 Al interior, Media Luna Gallery. Bogotá, Colombia.
2017 Exhibition MUDA, Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá, Colombia.
2015 Salón Séneca Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá, Colombia.
2014 American Society The Art of Living, USA Embassy. Bogotá, Colombia.
2012 PAFA (Pennsylvania academy of fine arts). Pennsylvania, EEUU.
Publications
2023 Do you paint or do you draw?
2021 GlogauAIR Catalog
Lectures and Talks
2024 Artist talk, One stitch per Second exhibition. VORFLUTER. Berlin, Germany.
2022 Artist talk, Warum sind wir hier Projekt. Projktraum Galerie M. Berlin, Germany.
Recognitions / Residencies / Grants
2024 Residency at Casa Lü. Mexico City, Mexico.
2022 Selected mentee 2022, Artist Pilots Project (Mentor; Sonya Schönberger). Berlin, Germany.
2021 Residency at GlogauAIR. Berlin, Germany.
2012 Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of fine arts. Pennsylvania, EEUU.