7ª Bienal do Mercosul

Liliana Porter nasceu em Buenos Aires, Argentina, em 1941. Vive e trabalha em Nova York. Graduou-se na Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, e na Universidad Iberoamericana, Cidade do México. Em Nova York trabalha no Pratt Graphic Art Center e forma o New York Graphic Workshop (1964-1970) - junto ao artista uruguaio Luis Camnitzer e ao venezuelano José Guillermo Castillo - cujo trabalho foi objeto de uma recente exposição no Blanton Museum of Art (2008-2009). Em 1973 exibe individualmente no The Museum of Modern Art de Nova York (sala "Projetos"). Em 1977 é co-fundadora e instrutora de gravura no Studio Camnitzer-Porter em Lucca, Itália. Em 1980 recebe a bolsa Guggenheim. Em seguida, recebe sete bolsas de investigação em fotografia, vídeo e multimídia da The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY). Em 1991, o Bronx Museum, Nova York, a dedica uma exposição retrospectiva. Desde esse mesmo ano é professora no Queens Collage, The City University of New York.  Entre suas distinções, foi nomeada Acadêmica Correspondente nos Estados Unidos (2009) e Acadêmica de número (2003), pela Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes. Também foi reconhecida com Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship (artista em resideência), Umbertide, Itália (1999); Prêmio Leonardo, (Gravura), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires (1998) e o Grand Prix, XI Bienal Internacional de Gravura, Cracóvia (1986). Exposições individuais de destaque: Línea de Tiempo, Museo Tamayo, Ciudad de México (2009); Liliana Porter, Galería Ruth Benzacar, Buenos Aires (2009); Liliana Porter, Hosfelt Gallery, Nova York (2008); Eventos Breves, Sala de Verónicas, Murcia, España e Palacio Aguirre, Cartagena, Espanha (2005); Fotografía y Ficción, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires e MuseoMacro-Castagnino, Rosario, Argentina (2003). Também participou recenetemente das seguintes exposições coletivas: Pretty Tough: Contemporary Storytelling, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT (2009-2010); For You / Para Usted, The Daros Latinoamérica, Zurique (2009); 9th Sharjah Bienal, Sharjah, Emirados Árabes (2009); The New York Graphic Workshop, 1964-1970, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin (2008-2009);  Here is Every. Tour Decades of Contemporary Art, The Museum of Modern Art, Nova York (2008-2009). 

Liliana Porter nació en Buenos Aires, Argentina, en 1941; vive y trabaja en Nueva York. Realiza sus estudios en la Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires y en la Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciudad de México. En Nueva York trabaja en el Pratt Graphic Art Center y forma el New York Graphic Workshop (1964-1970) -junto al artista uruguayo Luis Camnitzer y al venezolano José Guillermo Castillo- cuyo trabajo fue objeto de una reciente exposición en el Blanton Museum of Art, Austin (2008-2009). En 1973 exhibe individualmente en el The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Nueva York (sala "Proyectos"). En 1977 es cofundadora e instructora de grabado en el Estudio Camnitzer-Porter en Lucca, Italia. En 1980 recibe la beca Guggenheim. En adelante, recibe siete becas de investigación en fotografía, video y multimedia, The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY). En 1991, el Bronx Museum, Nueva York, le dedica una exposición retrospectiva. Desde ese mismo año paso a ser profesora en el Queens Collage, The City University of New York.

Entre sus distinciones, fue nombrada Académica Correspondiente en los Estados Unidos (2009) y Académica de número (2003), por la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes. También fue reconocida con Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship (artista en residencia), Umbertide, Italia (1999); Premio Leonardo, (Grabado), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires (1998) y el Grand Prix, XI Bienal Internacional de Grabado, Cracovia (1986). Entres sus exposiciones individuales se destacan: Línea de Tiempo, Museo Rufino Tamayo, México D.F. (2009); Liliana Porter, Galería Ruth Benzacar, Buenos Aires (2009); Liliana Porter, Hosfelt Gallery, Nueva York (2008); Eventos Breves, Sala de Verónicas, Murcia y Palacio Aguirre, Cartagena, España (2005); Fotografía y Ficción, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires y Museo Municipal de Arte Contemporáneo de Rosario, Rosario (2003). También participó recientemente de las siguientes exposiciones colectivas: Pretty Tough: Contemporary Storytelling, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut (2009-2010); For You / Para Usted, The Daros Latinoamérica, Zúrich (2009); 9th Sharjah Bienal, Sharjah, Emiratos Árabes (2009); Here is Every. Tour Decades of Contemporary Art, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Nueva York (2008-2009).

Liliana Porter was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1941. She lives and works in New York. She graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, and from the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City. In New York she has worked at the Pratt Graphic Art Center and co-founded the New York Graphic Workshop (1964-1970) along with Uruguayan artist Luis Camnitzer and Venezuelan artist José Guillermo Castillo, whose work was the subject of a recent exhibition at the Blanton Museum of Art (2008-2009). In 1973, she had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (Project Room). In 1977 she co-founded and taught printmaking at the Studio Camnitzer-Porter in Lucca, Italy. In 1980 she received a Guggenheim Fellowship. She would later receive seven research scholarships in photography, video and multimedia practice from The City University of New York (PSC-CUNY). In 1991, the Bronx Museum in New York dedicated a retrospective exhibition to her work. Since that year, she has been a professor at Queens College at The City University of New York. Among her many honors, she was named Academic Correspondent in the United States (2009) and became a full member of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes, Argentina (2003). She was also recognized with a Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship (artist in residence), Umbertide, Italy (1999); the Leonardo Award (Printmaking), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires (1998) and the Grand Prix, XI International Print Biennial of Krakow (1986). Her most significant solo exhibitions include: Línea de Tiempo, Museo Tamayo, Mexico City (2009); Liliana Porter, Galería Ruth Benzacar, Buenos Aires (2009); Liliana Porter, Hosfelt Gallery, New York (2008); Eventos Breves, Sala de Verónicas, Murcia, Spain and Palacio Aguirre, Cartagena, Spain (2005); and Fotografía y Ficción, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires and Museo Macro-Castagnino, Rosario, Argentina (2003). Recently, she has also taken part in the following group exhibitions: Pretty Tough: Contemporary Storytelling, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut (2009-2010); For You/Para Usted, The Daros Latinoamerica, Zurich (2009); 9^th Sharjah Bienal, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (2009); The New York Graphic Workshop, 1964-1970, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin (2008-2009); and Here is Every, Four Decades of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York (2008-2009).