Julieta Barrios
area: Visual Art
Key Facts
nationality
Mexicoarea
Visual Artresidence
Tolucarecommending institution
MQtime period
July 2024 - August 2024Julieta Barrios (born 1985) studied Fine Arts at the Postgraduate School of Art and Design at UNAM in Mexico City. In 2016, she participated in a research mobility programme focused on contemporary printmaking at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. She has shown her work in various exhibition spaces in Mexico, such as the Bernardo Quintana Arrioja Art Centre in Queretaro (2022) and the Museum of the City of Cuernavaca (2018). Her work has also been selected for various biennials and national and international exhibitions, including the National Ceramics Prize, the Alfredo Zalce National Biennial of Painting and Engraving and Dubai Art Week. Barrios has participated in more than 80 group exhibitions in different countries such as Italy, Spain, Russia, Canada, China and Argentina, with some also being shown in Mexico. From 2013 to 2016 she was a member of the Mexican Association of Engravers of Plastic Research A.C. In 2020 she received the "Culture in a Click Creator" award from the Ministry of Culture of the State of Quintana Roo and in 2023 the Award for Artistic Creation and Production from the Benito Juarez Institute of Culture and Arts.
During her residency at MQ, Julieta Barrios wants to identify the plant species in Vienna, especially the endemic ones. She plans to create a series of works using different techniques that emphasise the most important characteristics and functions of these species.
On daily walks, one encounters a wide variety of plant species that one does not consciously recognise. Through her work, the artist aims to awaken the viewer's interest in learning more about their natural environment, to build a relationship and connect with it. By promoting this awareness, the aim is to strengthen mindfulness, respect and also the desire to protect nature.