BIOGRAPHY
Mery Godigna Collet
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1959. Since the beginning of her career, Godigna Collet explores the coexistence between humans and environment through social and political issues. Her art work is supported by the versatile use of diverse materials, applied in installations, paintings, sculptures, photography and video, challenging the viewer through the use of new techniques and unconventional materials in the making of her art.
Godigna Collet’s artistic proposal is based on four research projects involving ways to concepts into matter. Her work is based in promoting a conscious use of natural resources and technology.
Mery Godigna Collet has participated in 34 solo and 40 group exhibitions in Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, New York, Miami, New Mexico and Texas.
Her works are at the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia (MACZUL) in Venezuela, the Galleria D’Arte Moderno Aroldo Bonzagni di Cento (Italy), the Latin American Art Museum, Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin TX, B98 Museum of Marfa, TX, Benson Collection in Austin TX and Petroleum Museum in TX.
She has exhibited at the Art Gallery of Siderúrgica del Orinoco, the Museum of Discurso de Angostura in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, the Centro Rómulo Gallegos of Latin American Studies (CELARG) and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas, Venezuela. Monument “la Rocca” in Cento, Italy, the Museum Pallazo Estense, the Centre D’Art Puyguerin-Vayolles, Monts sur Guesnes, France, the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin, TX, the University of Texas in Austin, LHUCA in Lubbock TX, the Museum of the Americas in Miami, USA, and the Museo Archeologico di Belriguardo in Voghiera, Italy , as well as permanent and temporary public art works in Venezuela, Texas and Italy.
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