Biography

Born May 9, 1940 in Santiago, Chile. Political, conceptual artist lives and works in New York City.

AWARDS IN ART

Guggenheim Fellowship 1980.

Premio de la Critica/Chile 1992

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Artist in Residence, Museo del Barrio, New York, 1990.

Artist in Residence, Suny Purchase, New York, 1991.

Artist in Residence, Rhode Island School of Design, R.I., 1993.

Artist in Residence, Banff Center for the Arts, Canada, 1993.

Artist in Residence, Banff Center for the Arts, Canada, 1995.

Artist in Residence, Civitella Ranieri, Italy, 1995.

Presidential Appointment

Named Cultural Attaché to the Chilean Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina under the Ricardo Lagos Presidency. 2000-2005.

Solo Exhibitions

1971
Gallerie Press, Konstanz, Germany, “Catalina Parra, Ornamentale Variationen” October 23 to December 15, 1971.

1977
Galeria Epoca, Santiago, Chile, “Catalina Parra, Imbunches” October to November, 1977.

1981
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, “Variaciones Ornamentales” December 4 to January 5, 1982.

1983
Ivonne Seguy Gallery, New York, New York, “In Praise of Shadows” November 8 to December 8, 1983.

1987
Terne Gallery, New York, New York, “Re-constructions” 1987.

1990
Galerie Zographia, Bordeaux, France. “Catalina Parra”. October 5 to November 3, 1990.

1991
Exposition Mediateque Municipale, Libourne, France. “Catalina Parra”
Musee des Arts, Sainte Foy, France. “Catalina Parra”.
INTAR Gallery, New York, New York. “Catalina Parra, The Human Touch” May 6 to June 28, 1991.

1992
Lehman College Art Gallery. Bronx New York. February 6 to April 4, 1992.
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. “Catalina Parra in Retrospect” June to July, 1992.

2001
Jersey City Museum, Jersey city, New Jersey, “IT’S INDISPUTABLE” September 3 to October 8, 2001.

2009
Galeria Arcimboldo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.”Catalina Parra Estampas Argentinas” March 15 to April 15, 2009.

2011
GaleriaD21, Santiago, Chile. “Catalina Parra. Estampas Argentinas” September 3 to October 8, 2011.

Selected Group Exhibitions

1971
Koln, Germany, Internationalle Kunst und Informationsmesse, Autumn 1971.

1972
Basel, Switzerland. Internationalle Kunstmesse Art 3, Autumn 1972.

1976
Cali, Colombia. Third American Biennial of Graphic Arts. Summer 1976.

1978
Valparaiso, Chile. Tercera Bienal De Valparaiso.Summer 1978.
New Delhi, India. Triennial of India.

1979
Buenos Aires, Argentina. CAYC, Bienal de Buenos Aires.

1981
New York City, New York. “Monologus”, Ten artist from South America, Henry Street Settlement.

1982
New York City, New York. “Beyond Aesthetics”, Henry Street Settlement.
New York City, New York. “Common Sensibilities”, Central Hall Gallery.
New York City, New York. “Ritual and Rhythm”, Kenkeleba House Gallery.
New York City, New York. “Women of Americas” Center for Inter-American Relations.

1983
Norfolk, Virginia. “Contemporary Latin American Artist” Chrysler Museum.
New York City, New York. “Hispanic Achievement in the Arts” Equitable Gallery.
New York City, New York. “Traditions and Modern Configurations” AAA ART.
New York City, New York. “Textos Inferno” Galleria Venezuela.
New York City, New York. “Multiples: Latin American Artists” Franklyn Furnace.
New York City, New York. “Latin American Women Artist Living in New York” Central Hall Gallery.

1984
Lexington, New York. “Latin American Visual Thinking” Art awareness Gallery.
New York City, New York. “Ten Latin America Artist Working In New York” International House.
New York City, New York. “Women and Politics” INTAR Gallery.
New York City, New York. “Reconstruction Project” Artist Space.
New York City, New York. “Artist Call: Rape/Intervention” Ivonne Seguy Gallery.

1985
New York City, New York. “Collaborations” Alternative Museum.
New York City, New York. “Artist Books” Franklyn Furnace.

1986
New York City, New York. “In The Tropics” The Bronx Council on the Arts.
Habana, Cuba. Segunda Bienal De La Habana.

1987
New York City, New York. “From the other Side” Terne Gallery.
Montreal, Canada. “Un Hiver De Angoisse” Articule Gallery.
New York City, New York. “Messages to the Public”.Spectacholor Lightboard, The Public art Fund Inc.
New York City, New York. “Connections” Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art.

1988
Itinerante in the United States. “Mira!” The Cannadien Club Hispanic Art tour III.
New York City, New York. “Works on Paper” Arch Gallery.
Cupertino, California. “Art of the Refugee Experience”. Euphrat Gallery.
New York City, New York. “The Debt” Exit Art.

1989
New York City, New York. “Women and Art” Boricua College.
Newark, New Jersey. “Urban Narrative-Evil Empires” Center for Contemporary Art.
New York City, New York. “Beyond Survival: Old frontiers-New Visions” Nyfai Gallery.
New York City, New York. “Running out of time” Gallerie 128.

1990
New York City, New York. “The Decade Show: frameworks of Identity in the 80’s” The New Museum of Contemporary Art.
New York City, New York. “Installation Current Directions” Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art.
Richmond, Virginia. “Coastal Exchange III” Main Gallery.
New York City, New York. “Dream Machinations in America” Minor Injury gallery.

1992
Montreal, Canada. “Empreintes de Distance(L,Exil) Articule Gallerie.
San Francisco, California. “Marking Time Marking Place 1442-1992” Galeria de la Raza, Studio 24.
Cortland, Pennsylvania. “Installations” Doud Fine Arts Gallery State University of New York.
New York City, New York. “Remerica! America 1442-1992. The Berta and Carl Leubsdorf Art Gallery at Hunter College.
Rockland, New York. “Travel waters” Rockland Center for the Arts.
Jamaica, New York. “Rediscoveries: The Myth Makers” Jamaica Arts Center.

1993
Itinerante “Engaged Cultures”
Jersey City, New Jersey. “States of Loss” Jersey City Museum.

1994
Baltimore, Maryland. “Rejoining the Spiritual: The Land In Contemporary Latin American Art” Maryland Institute College of Arts.

1995
Milwaukee, Tennessee. Itinerante “Latin American Women Artist 1915-1995” Milwaukee Arts Museum.

1996
Ontario, Canada. “Across Borders” Strike Three Gallery of Art Space Peterborough.

1997
New Brunswick, New Jersey. “The Latina Artist: The Response of the Creative Mind To Gender, Race, Class And Identity” Mason Gross School Of The Arts. Rutgers University.
Toronto, Canada. “Across Borders” A Space Gallery.

1998
Caracas, Venezuela. “Desde El Cuerpo. Alegoria de lo Femenino” Museo De Bellas Artes.
Pisa, Italia. “Arte in Scatola” Studio Gennai.
Ottawa, Canada. “Joseph Beuys was Here” S A W Gallery.
Tidaholm, Sweden. “3rd Lithography Symposium” Lithographic Academy Tidaholm.

2002
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bienal Internacional de Buenos Aires. “Globalizacion o Regionalismo”

2007
Los Angeles, California. WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution. Mocha Museum of Contemporary Art.

2015
New York, New York. CUT N MIX. Museo del Barrio.

2015
Santiago,Chile. Embodied Absence. Ephemerality and Collectivity in Chilean Art from the 1970s. Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende.

2016
Boston, Massachussets. Ephemerality and Collectivity in Chilean Art from the 1970s. Carpenter Center, Harvard University.

Public Collections

Museum of Modern Art, New York
New School for Social Research, New York
Archer M. Huntington Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art, Providence Rhode Island
Museo Del Barrio, New York
Bronx Museum for the Arts, New York
Lan Chile, Santiago Chile
Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago Chile