Johanna Unzueta
Santiago de Chile ,Chile 1974
Naturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason WycheNaturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason WycheNaturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason WycheNaturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason WycheNaturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason WycheHerbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese SanvitoHerbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese SanvitoHerbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese SanvitoHerbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese SanvitoHerbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese SanvitoJune Zwischendeich, December Berlin 2022
2022
Paper tinted with wild berries, pastel pencil, oil sticks,
cut paper and needlepoint
44.88 x 65.75 in
February, May Berlin 2022
2022
Watercolor paper indigo dye, fustic tinted,
pastel pencil, oil sticks, cut paper
51.57 x 38.98 in
May, August Berlin 2022
2022
Watercolor paper indigo dye, needle holes, pastel pencil, oils sticks
44.88 x 53.15 in
June, July 2020 NY 2020
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
51.97 x 39.37 in
February Berlin 2022
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, cutting paper
15.75 x 11.81 in
December Chile 2021
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, cutting paper
15.75 x 11.81 in
March, Santiago 2022
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, needle holes
15.75 x 11.81 in
May, Berlin 2022
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, charcoal, needle holes
15.75 x 11.81 in
April, Santiago 2022
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, charcoal, needle holes
15.75 x 11.81 in
Johanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis CorzoJohanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis CorzoJohanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis CorzoJohanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis CorzoJohanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis CorzoMay, June Berlin 2021 (Front)
2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes,
and cut paper on indigo hand-dyed watercolor paper
55 x 39.5 in
Photo: Luis CorzoFebruary, March 2019 NY (Front)
2019
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes
on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
35.4 x 35.4 in
Photo: Luis CorzoFebruary, March 2021 Berlin (Front)
2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes on indigo and blackberry hand-dyed watercolor paper
59 x 43 in
Photo: Luis CorzoOctober, January Berlin 2020 / 2021 (Front)
2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil pastel, needle holes
on wild berries hand dyed watercolor paper
11.8 x 15.7 in
Photo: Luis CorzoDrawing in the Continuos Present 2022
Installation view
The Drawing Center, New York, March 10 – May 22
Photo: Daniel TernaDrawing in the Continuos Present 2022
Installation view
The Drawing Center, New York, March 10 – May 22
Photo: Daniel TernaOctober Zwischendeich 2021 2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil stick,
needle holes, and cut paper on
watercolor paper tinted with wild dewberries
59 x 45 in
Photography: Luis CorzoOctober Zwischendeich, November,
December Santiago 2021 2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes, and cut paper on
watercolor paper tinted with wild blackberries
62 1/2 x 45 in
Photography: Andres CruzOctober, December 2020 Berlin Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil stick,
and needle holes on watercolor
paper tinted with wild snowberries
43 1/2 x 32 11/16 in
Photography: Billie ClarkenJune / September 2017 NY Johanna Unzueta
2017
Pastel pencil, cooper watercolor, pin holes on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
39 x 67 inFirst Sunrises on Earth 2021
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta
Guatemala CityPine´s Eye 2020
Installation view
Talbot Rice Gallery, UK1:1 Resonance 2020
Detail1:1 Resonance 2020
Detail1:1 Resonance 2020
Sticks, oil pastel, twine and copper
13 m x 9 m x 15 cmTools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
A Garment for the Day (detail)
2019-ongoing
Tools for Life
installation view at Modern Art Oxford, Photo by Ben WestobyTools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
My Tears Started a Rain / The Darkness of the Sea Open My Eyes (detail)
2020
Tools for Life
Installation view at Modern Art Oxford
Photo by Ben WestobyMy Tears Started a Rain / The Darkness of the Sea Open My Eyes (detail)
2020
Tools for Life
Installation view at Modern Art Oxford
Photo by Ben WestobyMy Tears Started a Rain / The Darkness of the Sea Open My Eyes (detail)
2020
Tools for Life
Installation view at Modern Art Oxford
Photo by Ben WestobyTools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
December 2014, January, February, March 2015 NY 2014-2015
Watercolor, pastel pencil on paper
42 x 42 inSeptember Berlin, November NY 2018 2018
Watercolor, pastel pencils, needle holes, watercolor
paper dyed by hand with indigo and fustic, die-cut by hand
47 x 25 inJune NY, September Berlin 2018 2018
Pastel pencils, charcoal, water color gold, needle holes on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
44 x 21 inNovember 2017, January 2018 NY 2018
2 sheets, pastel pencil, pin holes on indigo hand-dyed watercolor paper
70 x 27 inNot twins, June/November 2017 NY 2017
2 sheets, pastel pencil, pin holes on indigo hand-dyed paper
52 x 31 inApril 2015 NY November 2015 Cuernavaca 2015
Watercolor, pastel pencil on hand-dyed watercolor paper (indigo)
42 x 47 inJune NY, October La Boissiere, December NY 2019 2019
Watercolour, graphite and pastel, needle holes,
indigo hand-dyed watercolour paper
22 x 14 inOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityApril, May 2018 2018
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, gold
watercolor, nails and cotton thread
8 x 8 x 1 inFebruary NY, March Antigua 2019 2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, copper
watercolor, nails and hand-dyed cotton thread
22 x 10 x 1 inMarch NY, Antigua 2019 2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, gold
watercolor, nails and 100% linen thread
12 x 12 x 2 inMay NY 2018, March Antigua 2019 2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, gold
watercolor, nails and cotton thread
16 x 12 x 1 inJune 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, charcoal and pin holes on indigo hand-dyed paper
35 x 28 inJune / September 2017 NY 2017
Pastel pencil, cooper watercolor, pin holes on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
39 x 26 inJune NY, July Santiago 2016 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, needle holes on indigo and fustic hand dyed watercolor paper
39 x 26 inMay, June 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, and needle holes on indigo hand-dyed watercolor paper
39 x 31 inFrom My Head to My Toes, to My Teeth to My Nose 2019
Installation View
Curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU
Michigan, USA
Photo courtesy of Eat Pomegranate Photography and MSU BroadFrom My Head to My Toes, to My Teeth to My Nose 2019
Installation View
Curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU
Michigan, USA
Photo courtesy of Eat Pomegranate Photography and MSU BroadFrom My Head to My Toes, to My Teeth to My Nose 2019
Installation View
Curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU
Michigan, USA
Photo courtesy of Eat Pomegranate Photography and MSU BroadRelated to Myself 2018
Felt, recycled wooden spools, and recycled beams
Dimensions variableHug 2013
Felt, thread, and recycled wooden pole
181 x 63 x 1 inApril, June 2019 NY 2019
Drawing on paper indigo dye, pastel pencil, cochinilla pigment, charcoal, silver watercolor and needle holes
39 x 26 inApril, June 2019 NY 2019
Drawing on paper indigo dye, pastel pencil, cochinilla pigment, charcoal, silver watercolor and needle holes
39 x 26 inApril, July 2019 NY 2019
Drawing on paper indigo dye, pastel pencil, cochinilla pigment, charcoal, watercolor (silver, gold and copper) and perforations on paper
37.50 x 26 inApril, July 2019 NY 2019
Drawing on paper indigo dye, pastel pencil, cochinilla pigment, charcoal, watercolor (silver, gold and copper) and perforations on paper
37.50 x 26 inMarch NY April Venice May Berlin October Champagne-Mouton 2019 2019
Watercolor paper, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel and needle holes
14.50 x 22.50 inMarch NY April Venice May Berlin October
Champagne-Mouton 2019 2019
Watercolor paper, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel and needle holes
14.50 x 22.50 in
March NY April Venice May Berlin October Champagne-Mouton 2019 2019
Watercolor paper, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel and needle holes
14.50 x 22.50 inMarch NY April Venice May Berlin October Champagne-Mouton 2019 2019
Watercolor paper, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel and needle holes
14.50 x 22.50 inOpen Session: What´s Love Got to Do With It? 2019
Installation view
Drawing Center, New YorkTwo of Us 2019
Installation view, Drawing CenterOpen Session: What´s Love Got to Do With It? 2019
Installation view
Drawing Center, New YorkSearching the Sky for Rain 2019
Installation view
Sculpture Center, New YorkGravity & Grace 2019
Oil stick pastel, charcoal, upcycled cotton rope (courtesy The
New Denim Project), beetroot–dyed rope, iron, nails
9 m x 6 m x 50 cmFrieze Art Fair 2018
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, LondonApril, May 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel, pencil, needle holes on
hand-dyed watercolor paper (indigo)
52 x 35 inNovember 2017, January 2018 NY 2018
2 sheets, pastel pencil, needle holes
on hand-dyed watercolor paper (indigo)
70 x 27 inDecember 2017 January 2018 NY 2018
Pastel pencil, gold watercolor, pin holes on indigo hand-dyed watercolor paper
16 x 78 inWhen The Wind Goes Wrong 2018
Installation view
57W57 Arts, New YorkGreen and Dark Brown Sink 2018
Felt and thread
36 x 23 x 14 inWhen The Wind Goes Wrong 2018
Installation view
57W57 Arts, New YorkUntitled 2018
Felt and thread
Dimensions variable10th Berlin Biennale 2018
Installation view
Akademie der Kunste / ZK/U Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, (Center for Art and Urbanism), Berlin10th Berlin Biennale 2018
Installation view
Akademie der Kunste / ZK/U Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, (Center for Art and Urbanism), BerlinMay 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, charcoal and needle holes on tinted paper (fustic)
26 x 39 inJune 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, charcoal and
pin holes on indigo hand-dyed paper
35 x 28 inHerringbone: Listen to the Whispers of the City 2018
Mural made with pastel oil sticks, metal rods and PVC rope
Image cortesy of X Berin Biennale 2018
9 m x 6 m x 50 cmNodes, Encounter… Out of The Fields 2017
Installation view
Pastel pencil, Felt and wood sculptures.
Mural drawing made in collaboration with students at Wellesley College, MANictinastia 2017
Installation view
Sala de Arte Público, Siqueiros, Mexico CityNictinastia 2017
Oil pastel stick, metal rods and PVC rope
12 m x 6 m x 60 cmNictinastia 2017
Oil pastel stick, metal rods and PVC rope
12 m x 6 m x 60 cmEl jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de ChileEl jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de ChileEl jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de ChileEl jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de ChileDecember 2014, January, February, March 2015 NY 2014-2015
Watercolor, pastel pencil on watercolor paper, acrylic frame and wood bases
56 x 46 x 10 in
El jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de ChileFebruary 2014, NY 2014
Graphite pencil and pinholes on paper, double sided frame and hardware
31 x 25 x 2 inJuly, August 2016, Santiago 2016
Pastel pencil and pinholes on tinted paper
(fustic and añil), acrylic frame and wood bases
57 x 43 x 10 inNovember 2016 NY 2016
Pastel pencil, fustic extract, acrylic paint, and needle holes on watercolor paper
13 x 15 in2016 NY 2016
Pastel pencils, charcoal pencils, onion extracts, and needle holes on watercolor paper
13 x 13 inJanuary 2016 NY 2016
Pastel pencil and needle holes on paper
26 x 21 inLa liberte sans nom 2016
Installation view
3 drawings on acrylic frames and wooden bases
CRAC Alsace, FranceLa liberte sans nom 2016
Installation view
3 drawings on acrylic frames and wooden bases
CRAC Alsace, FranceDecember 2015 Cuernavaca May 2017 New York 2017
Indigo, pastel pencil, watercolors, black tea hand dyed watercolor paper, needle holes
91 x 52 inJune 2015 NY 2015
Watercolor, pastel pencil, indigo ink on framework paper
28 x 21 inHula Hoop 2015
Super 8mm transferred to digital video
4:42 minJuly 2014 NY 2014
Watercolor pencil and needle holes on paper
35 x 23 inSimple movimiento armónico (Simple Harmonic Movement) 2014
Installation view
Arroniz Contemporary Art, Mexico CitySpinning Flowers 2014
Felt, thread, wooden spools and hardware
Green: 117 x 28 in
Blue: 102 x 23 in
Red: 66 x 18 inOruga (Caterpillar) 2014
Felt, thread, wooden spools and painted wooden base
220 x 30 x 43 inNenúfar 2014
Felt, thread, painted wood and string
164 x 85 in
Mechanical Movements 2013
Installation view
Johannes Vogt Gallery, New YorkMechanical Movements 2013
Installation view
Johannes Vogt Gallery, New YorkTools 2013
8 mm transferred to digital video
9:25 minMechanical Movements 2013
Installation view
Johannes Vogt Gallery, New YorkMarvelous Creatures Coming From The Sea 2013
Installation view
Christinger De Mayo, ZürichBlack and Gray Chain 2012
Felt and wooden spools
Dimensions variableHinge 2012
Felt, thread and wood
4 x 21 x 2.5 inRed Canister 2012
8 mm transferred to video
2:00 minWhispers 2012
8 mm transferred to video
5:03 minWindows 2012
8 mm transferred to video
6:08 minGas Can 2012
Felt and thread
12 x 12 x 3 inChain 2012
Felt, wooden spools and recycled beam
Dimensions variableRed Faucets 2012
Felt and thread
8 x 6 x 2 inBlue Faucet on Tree 2011
Felt and tree
8 x 3.1 x 1.5 inFaucets and Yellow Hose 2011
Felt and thread
3.5 x 22 x 3 in (each faucet)Untitled 2011
Felt and wood beams
52 x 7.5 x 118 inRed Mattock 2011
Felt and thread
31 x 12 x 2 inTools Installation view
2011
Felt and thread
Dimensions variable
Galerie Visual Drugs, ZürichWintergarden 2010
Felt, thread and wood logs
Installation view
Galerie Christinger de Mayo, Zurich Wintergarden 2010
Installation view
Christinger De Mayo, ZürichPrados de nieve (Snow Meadows) 2010
Installation view
Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de ChilePrados de nieve (Snow Meadows) 2010
Installation view
Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de ChileFaucet and Hay 2010
Felt, thread and hayRed Pipes 2009
Pencil and watercolor on paperGreen and Blue Pipes 2009
Pencil and watercolor on paperPipes in Various Colors 2009
Pencil and watercolor on paperRed, Blue and Black Pipes 2009
Pencil and watercolor on paperLight Green Pipes 2010
Pencil and watercolor on paperGreen Faucets on Logs 2010
Pencil and watercolor on paperRed Faucets on Logs 2010
Pencil and watercolor on paper pencil and watercolor on colored paperTin Wall 2009
Felt and thread
Dimensiones variable
Queens Museum of Art, New YorkCome As Your Are 2009
Installation view
Saprophytic, ViennaCome As You Are 2009
Installation view
Saprophytic, ViennaNut and Bolt 2008
Fetl and thread
15 x 8 x 8 inWheelbarrow 2008
Felt and thread
63 x 24 x 18 inWork Dignifies 2008
Installation view
Or Gallery, VancouverWork Dignifies 2008
Installation view
Or Gallery, VancouverViewer 2008
Felt and sewing material
78 x 16 x 18 inPeseants 2008
Video in loop
5:21 minPersicope + Situation C 2008
Felt, thread and sound
Dimensions variable
Or Gallery, VancouverMercado (Market) 2007-2008
Cotton and acrylic paint
Dimensions variableHoney Tea Cup 2008
Felt and thread
5 x 5 x 4 inPeasants 2008
Video
3:42 minJohanna Unzueta 2007
Installation view
Thrust Projects, New YorkJohanna Unzueta 2007
Installation view
Thrust Projects, New YorkRed Grain Elevator 2006
Felt and sewing material
Two parts: 33 x 23 x 36.5 inLight Blue Water Tower 2005
Felt and sewing material
17 in. (height) x 7 in. (diameter)Atic Stair
2005
Felt and thread
Installation view
Galerie Chistian Nagel, MiamiHands Up 1999
Felt costume
Studio in Santiago de ChileTina (Bathtub) 1998
Corrugated cardboard and documentation action of installing
sculpture next to Mapocho River, Santiago de Chile
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Naturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason WycheNaturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason WycheNaturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason WycheNaturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason Wyche
Naturalist 2024
Installation View
Casey Kaplan, New York
Photo: Jason WycheHerbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese SanvitoHerbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese SanvitoHerbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese Sanvito
Herbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese SanvitoHerbaria 2023
Installation view
St Cyprians Church, London, UK
Photo: © Agnese SanvitoJune Zwischendeich, December Berlin 2022
2022
Paper tinted with wild berries, pastel pencil, oil sticks,
cut paper and needlepoint
44.88 x 65.75 in
February, May Berlin 2022
2022
Watercolor paper indigo dye, fustic tinted,
pastel pencil, oil sticks, cut paper
51.57 x 38.98 in
May, August Berlin 2022
2022
Watercolor paper indigo dye, needle holes, pastel pencil, oils sticks
44.88 x 53.15 in
June, July 2020 NY 2020
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
51.97 x 39.37 in
February Berlin 2022
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, cutting paper
15.75 x 11.81 in
December Chile 2021
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, cutting paper
15.75 x 11.81 in
March, Santiago 2022
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, needle holes
15.75 x 11.81 in
May, Berlin 2022
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, charcoal, needle holes
15.75 x 11.81 in
April, Santiago 2022
2022
Índigo dyed, oil pastel, pencil pastel, charcoal, needle holes
15.75 x 11.81 in
Johanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis Corzo
Johanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis CorzoJohanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis CorzoJohanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis CorzoJohanna Unzueta 2022
Installation view
Armory, New York
Photo: Luis Corzo
May, June Berlin 2021 (Front)
2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes,
and cut paper on indigo hand-dyed watercolor paper
55 x 39.5 in
Photo: Luis CorzoFebruary, March 2019 NY (Front)
2019
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes
on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
35.4 x 35.4 in
Photo: Luis CorzoFebruary, March 2021 Berlin (Front)
2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes on indigo and blackberry hand-dyed watercolor paper
59 x 43 in
Photo: Luis CorzoOctober, January Berlin 2020 / 2021 (Front)
2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil pastel, needle holes
on wild berries hand dyed watercolor paper
11.8 x 15.7 in
Photo: Luis Corzo
Drawing in the Continuos Present 2022
Installation view
The Drawing Center, New York, March 10 – May 22
Photo: Daniel TernaDrawing in the Continuos Present 2022
Installation view
The Drawing Center, New York, March 10 – May 22
Photo: Daniel TernaOctober Zwischendeich 2021 2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil stick,
needle holes, and cut paper on
watercolor paper tinted with wild dewberries
59 x 45 in
Photography: Luis CorzoOctober Zwischendeich, November,
December Santiago 2021 2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes, and cut paper on
watercolor paper tinted with wild blackberries
62 1/2 x 45 in
Photography: Andres Cruz
October, December 2020 Berlin Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil stick,
and needle holes on watercolor
paper tinted with wild snowberries
43 1/2 x 32 11/16 in
Photography: Billie ClarkenJune / September 2017 NY Johanna Unzueta
2017
Pastel pencil, cooper watercolor, pin holes on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
39 x 67 inFirst Sunrises on Earth 2021
Exhibition view
Proyectos Ultravioleta
Guatemala CityPine´s Eye 2020
Installation view
Talbot Rice Gallery, UK
1:1 Resonance 2020
Detail1:1 Resonance 2020
Detail1:1 Resonance 2020
Sticks, oil pastel, twine and copper
13 m x 9 m x 15 cmTools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
A Garment for the Day (detail)
2019-ongoing
Tools for Life
installation view at Modern Art Oxford, Photo by Ben WestobyTools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
My Tears Started a Rain / The Darkness of the Sea Open My Eyes (detail)
2020
Tools for Life
Installation view at Modern Art Oxford
Photo by Ben WestobyMy Tears Started a Rain / The Darkness of the Sea Open My Eyes (detail)
2020
Tools for Life
Installation view at Modern Art Oxford
Photo by Ben Westoby
My Tears Started a Rain / The Darkness of the Sea Open My Eyes (detail)
2020
Tools for Life
Installation view at Modern Art Oxford
Photo by Ben WestobyTools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
Tools for Life 2020
Installation view
Modern Art Oxford
© Johanna Unzueta
Photographer: Ben Westoby
December 2014, January, February, March 2015 NY 2014-2015
Watercolor, pastel pencil on paper
42 x 42 inSeptember Berlin, November NY 2018 2018
Watercolor, pastel pencils, needle holes, watercolor
paper dyed by hand with indigo and fustic, die-cut by hand
47 x 25 in
June NY, September Berlin 2018 2018
Pastel pencils, charcoal, water color gold, needle holes on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
44 x 21 inNovember 2017, January 2018 NY 2018
2 sheets, pastel pencil, pin holes on indigo hand-dyed watercolor paper
70 x 27 inNot twins, June/November 2017 NY 2017
2 sheets, pastel pencil, pin holes on indigo hand-dyed paper
52 x 31 inApril 2015 NY November 2015 Cuernavaca 2015
Watercolor, pastel pencil on hand-dyed watercolor paper (indigo)
42 x 47 in
June NY, October La Boissiere, December NY 2019 2019
Watercolour, graphite and pastel, needle holes,
indigo hand-dyed watercolour paper
22 x 14 inOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
Of the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala CityOf the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea 2019
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
April, May 2018 2018
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, gold
watercolor, nails and cotton thread
8 x 8 x 1 inFebruary NY, March Antigua 2019 2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, copper
watercolor, nails and hand-dyed cotton thread
22 x 10 x 1 inMarch NY, Antigua 2019 2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, gold
watercolor, nails and 100% linen thread
12 x 12 x 2 inMay NY 2018, March Antigua 2019 2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, gold
watercolor, nails and cotton thread
16 x 12 x 1 in
June 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, charcoal and pin holes on indigo hand-dyed paper
35 x 28 inJune / September 2017 NY 2017
Pastel pencil, cooper watercolor, pin holes on indigo and fustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
39 x 26 inJune NY, July Santiago 2016 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, needle holes on indigo and fustic hand dyed watercolor paper
39 x 26 inMay, June 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, and needle holes on indigo hand-dyed watercolor paper
39 x 31 in
From My Head to My Toes, to My Teeth to My Nose 2019
Installation View
Curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU
Michigan, USA
Photo courtesy of Eat Pomegranate Photography and MSU BroadFrom My Head to My Toes, to My Teeth to My Nose 2019
Installation View
Curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU
Michigan, USA
Photo courtesy of Eat Pomegranate Photography and MSU BroadFrom My Head to My Toes, to My Teeth to My Nose 2019
Installation View
Curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU
Michigan, USA
Photo courtesy of Eat Pomegranate Photography and MSU BroadRelated to Myself 2018
Felt, recycled wooden spools, and recycled beams
Dimensions variable
Hug 2013
Felt, thread, and recycled wooden pole
181 x 63 x 1 inApril, June 2019 NY 2019
Drawing on paper indigo dye, pastel pencil, cochinilla pigment, charcoal, silver watercolor and needle holes
39 x 26 inApril, June 2019 NY 2019
Drawing on paper indigo dye, pastel pencil, cochinilla pigment, charcoal, silver watercolor and needle holes
39 x 26 inApril, July 2019 NY 2019
Drawing on paper indigo dye, pastel pencil, cochinilla pigment, charcoal, watercolor (silver, gold and copper) and perforations on paper
37.50 x 26 in
April, July 2019 NY 2019
Drawing on paper indigo dye, pastel pencil, cochinilla pigment, charcoal, watercolor (silver, gold and copper) and perforations on paper
37.50 x 26 inMarch NY April Venice May Berlin October Champagne-Mouton 2019 2019
Watercolor paper, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel and needle holes
14.50 x 22.50 inMarch NY April Venice May Berlin October
Champagne-Mouton 2019 2019
Watercolor paper, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel and needle holes
14.50 x 22.50 in
March NY April Venice May Berlin October Champagne-Mouton 2019 2019
Watercolor paper, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel and needle holes
14.50 x 22.50 in
March NY April Venice May Berlin October Champagne-Mouton 2019 2019
Watercolor paper, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel and needle holes
14.50 x 22.50 inOpen Session: What´s Love Got to Do With It? 2019
Installation view
Drawing Center, New YorkTwo of Us 2019
Installation view, Drawing CenterOpen Session: What´s Love Got to Do With It? 2019
Installation view
Drawing Center, New York
Searching the Sky for Rain 2019
Installation view
Sculpture Center, New YorkGravity & Grace 2019
Oil stick pastel, charcoal, upcycled cotton rope (courtesy The
New Denim Project), beetroot–dyed rope, iron, nails
9 m x 6 m x 50 cmFrieze Art Fair 2018
Installation view
Proyectos Ultravioleta, LondonApril, May 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel, pencil, needle holes on
hand-dyed watercolor paper (indigo)
52 x 35 in
November 2017, January 2018 NY 2018
2 sheets, pastel pencil, needle holes
on hand-dyed watercolor paper (indigo)
70 x 27 inDecember 2017 January 2018 NY 2018
Pastel pencil, gold watercolor, pin holes on indigo hand-dyed watercolor paper
16 x 78 inWhen The Wind Goes Wrong 2018
Installation view
57W57 Arts, New YorkGreen and Dark Brown Sink 2018
Felt and thread
36 x 23 x 14 in
When The Wind Goes Wrong 2018
Installation view
57W57 Arts, New YorkUntitled 2018
Felt and thread
Dimensions variable10th Berlin Biennale 2018
Installation view
Akademie der Kunste / ZK/U Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, (Center for Art and Urbanism), Berlin10th Berlin Biennale 2018
Installation view
Akademie der Kunste / ZK/U Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, (Center for Art and Urbanism), Berlin
May 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, charcoal and needle holes on tinted paper (fustic)
26 x 39 inJune 2016 NY 2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, charcoal and
pin holes on indigo hand-dyed paper
35 x 28 inHerringbone: Listen to the Whispers of the City 2018
Mural made with pastel oil sticks, metal rods and PVC rope
Image cortesy of X Berin Biennale 2018
9 m x 6 m x 50 cmNodes, Encounter… Out of The Fields 2017
Installation view
Pastel pencil, Felt and wood sculptures.
Mural drawing made in collaboration with students at Wellesley College, MA
Nictinastia 2017
Installation view
Sala de Arte Público, Siqueiros, Mexico CityNictinastia 2017
Oil pastel stick, metal rods and PVC rope
12 m x 6 m x 60 cmNictinastia 2017
Oil pastel stick, metal rods and PVC rope
12 m x 6 m x 60 cmEl jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de Chile
El jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de ChileEl jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de ChileEl jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de ChileDecember 2014, January, February, March 2015 NY 2014-2015
Watercolor, pastel pencil on watercolor paper, acrylic frame and wood bases
56 x 46 x 10 in
El jardín de Psique (The Garden of Psyche) 2016
Installation view
Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago de ChileFebruary 2014, NY 2014
Graphite pencil and pinholes on paper, double sided frame and hardware
31 x 25 x 2 inJuly, August 2016, Santiago 2016
Pastel pencil and pinholes on tinted paper
(fustic and añil), acrylic frame and wood bases
57 x 43 x 10 inNovember 2016 NY 2016
Pastel pencil, fustic extract, acrylic paint, and needle holes on watercolor paper
13 x 15 in
2016 NY 2016
Pastel pencils, charcoal pencils, onion extracts, and needle holes on watercolor paper
13 x 13 inJanuary 2016 NY 2016
Pastel pencil and needle holes on paper
26 x 21 inLa liberte sans nom 2016
Installation view
3 drawings on acrylic frames and wooden bases
CRAC Alsace, FranceLa liberte sans nom 2016
Installation view
3 drawings on acrylic frames and wooden bases
CRAC Alsace, France
December 2015 Cuernavaca May 2017 New York 2017
Indigo, pastel pencil, watercolors, black tea hand dyed watercolor paper, needle holes
91 x 52 inJune 2015 NY 2015
Watercolor, pastel pencil, indigo ink on framework paper
28 x 21 inHula Hoop 2015
Super 8mm transferred to digital video
4:42 minJuly 2014 NY 2014
Watercolor pencil and needle holes on paper
35 x 23 in
Simple movimiento armónico (Simple Harmonic Movement) 2014
Installation view
Arroniz Contemporary Art, Mexico CitySpinning Flowers 2014
Felt, thread, wooden spools and hardware
Green: 117 x 28 in
Blue: 102 x 23 in
Red: 66 x 18 inOruga (Caterpillar) 2014
Felt, thread, wooden spools and painted wooden base
220 x 30 x 43 inNenúfar 2014
Felt, thread, painted wood and string
164 x 85 in
Mechanical Movements 2013
Installation view
Johannes Vogt Gallery, New YorkMechanical Movements 2013
Installation view
Johannes Vogt Gallery, New YorkTools 2013
8 mm transferred to digital video
9:25 minMechanical Movements 2013
Installation view
Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York
Marvelous Creatures Coming From The Sea 2013
Installation view
Christinger De Mayo, ZürichBlack and Gray Chain 2012
Felt and wooden spools
Dimensions variableHinge 2012
Felt, thread and wood
4 x 21 x 2.5 inRed Canister 2012
8 mm transferred to video
2:00 min
Whispers 2012
8 mm transferred to video
5:03 minWindows 2012
8 mm transferred to video
6:08 minGas Can 2012
Felt and thread
12 x 12 x 3 inChain 2012
Felt, wooden spools and recycled beam
Dimensions variable
Red Faucets 2012
Felt and thread
8 x 6 x 2 inBlue Faucet on Tree 2011
Felt and tree
8 x 3.1 x 1.5 inFaucets and Yellow Hose 2011
Felt and thread
3.5 x 22 x 3 in (each faucet)Untitled 2011
Felt and wood beams
52 x 7.5 x 118 in
Red Mattock 2011
Felt and thread
31 x 12 x 2 inTools Installation view
2011
Felt and thread
Dimensions variable
Galerie Visual Drugs, ZürichWintergarden 2010
Felt, thread and wood logs
Installation view
Galerie Christinger de Mayo, Zurich Wintergarden 2010
Installation view
Christinger De Mayo, Zürich
Prados de nieve (Snow Meadows) 2010
Installation view
Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de ChilePrados de nieve (Snow Meadows) 2010
Installation view
Die Ecke Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago de ChileFaucet and Hay 2010
Felt, thread and hayRed Pipes 2009
Pencil and watercolor on paper
Green and Blue Pipes 2009
Pencil and watercolor on paperPipes in Various Colors 2009
Pencil and watercolor on paperRed, Blue and Black Pipes 2009
Pencil and watercolor on paperLight Green Pipes 2010
Pencil and watercolor on paper
Green Faucets on Logs 2010
Pencil and watercolor on paperRed Faucets on Logs 2010
Pencil and watercolor on paper pencil and watercolor on colored paperTin Wall 2009
Felt and thread
Dimensiones variable
Queens Museum of Art, New YorkCome As Your Are 2009
Installation view
Saprophytic, Vienna
Come As You Are 2009
Installation view
Saprophytic, ViennaNut and Bolt 2008
Fetl and thread
15 x 8 x 8 inWheelbarrow 2008
Felt and thread
63 x 24 x 18 inWork Dignifies 2008
Installation view
Or Gallery, Vancouver
Work Dignifies 2008
Installation view
Or Gallery, VancouverViewer 2008
Felt and sewing material
78 x 16 x 18 inPeseants 2008
Video in loop
5:21 minPersicope + Situation C 2008
Felt, thread and sound
Dimensions variable
Or Gallery, Vancouver
Mercado (Market) 2007-2008
Cotton and acrylic paint
Dimensions variableHoney Tea Cup 2008
Felt and thread
5 x 5 x 4 inPeasants 2008
Video
3:42 minJohanna Unzueta 2007
Installation view
Thrust Projects, New York
Johanna Unzueta 2007
Installation view
Thrust Projects, New YorkRed Grain Elevator 2006
Felt and sewing material
Two parts: 33 x 23 x 36.5 inLight Blue Water Tower 2005
Felt and sewing material
17 in. (height) x 7 in. (diameter)Atic Stair
2005
Felt and thread
Installation view
Galerie Chistian Nagel, Miami
Hands Up 1999
Felt costume
Studio in Santiago de ChileTina (Bathtub) 1998
Corrugated cardboard and documentation action of installing
sculpture next to Mapocho River, Santiago de Chile
Johanna Unzueta (Chile, 1974) lives and works in New York and Berlin. She received her BFA from Universidad Católica de Chile. Through sculptures and installations made of felt, fabric, wood, her work questions labor and its technological, historic and social impacts on the human condition. In each work, she combines elements of craft production and industrialization, considering the different ways in which materials and structures can be manipulated. Unzueta also works in drawing, photography, video, serigraphy, and, since 2009, has held a practice in editorial design and production of artist publications, alongside Felipe Mujica.
Her solo and two-person shows include Herbaria , Proyectos Ultravioleta at St Cyprian’s Church, London; Tools for Life, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford (2020); From My Head to My Toes, to My Teeth to My Nose , Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at MSU, East Lansing, Michigan (2019); Of the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City (2019); Nictinastia , Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City (2017); Nodes, encounter… out of the fields , Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts (2017); El jardín de Psyche , Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago (2016); Arquitectura y amistad (with Felipe Mujica), Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City (2013); and Iron Folklore , Queens Museum of Art, New York (2009). Her work has also been exhibited in group shows including Drawing in the Continuous Present, The Drawing Center, NY (2022); We Don’t Need Another Hero, X Berlin Biennale, Berlin (2018); The Daily Grind , London Museum, London Ontario (2016); Everyday Angels, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge (2012); The S-Files, Museo del Barrio, New York (2011); Epílogos , Museo de Arte de Zapopan, Guadalajara (2010); and Contaminaciones Contemporáneas, Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (2010); and is currently participating in The Sky’s the Limit , National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.
Her work is in the permanent collections of Tate, UK; FRAC Bretagne, Rennes, France; +Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preuẞischer Kulturbesitz (Kupferstichkabinett), Berlin, Germany; Museo de Artes Visuales (MAVI), Santiago, Chile; Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile; The Jorge M. Pérez Collection, Miami, FL; MSU Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, MI; Queens Museum, New York, NY; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY.
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