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MONICA HELLER (b. 1975) lives and work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

STUDIES

2009-10, Artists Programme.Torcuato Di Tella University, Buenos Aires.
2003, National School of Fine Arts Prilidiano Pueyrredón (UNA), Buenos Aires.
1999, Regina Pacis National School of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires.

AWARDS

2023, 8M National Award. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2021, Third Prize of the Fortabat Foundation Award. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2019, Stimulus Award, 72nd National Salon of Rosario. Castagnino+Macro Museum, Rosario, Argentina.
2019, Braque Award. MUNTREF, Museum of Immigration, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2017, First Prize acquisition Andreani Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2017, Salon of the National University Museum of Tucumán. Argentina.
2017, Special Mention, Kenneth Kemble Award. San Isidro. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
2010, Special Mention, Itau Foundation Award. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2008, Special Mention, Visual Arts Salon, 50 years of the National Fund for the Arts. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

SCHOLARSHIPS

2019, Scholarship for Trainers. National Fund for the Arts, Argentina.
2014, Plataforma futuro, grant for interdisciplinary projects. National Ministry of Culture, Argentina.
2014, Travel Grant for culural purposes. National Ministry of Culture, Argentina.
2010, María Marta Sánchez Elía de Núñez Grant. Study grant, Hangar, Barcelona, Spain.

RESIDENCIES

2025, URRA AIR-M Villa Waldberta, Starnberg Lake in Múnich, Germany
2024, FAAP Residency. São Paulo, Brazil.
2014, Manta Scholarship. San Martín de los Andes, Argentina.
2010, Hangar. Artist Residency. Barcelona, Spain.
2008, RUSA. Residency for Artists. Rosario, Argentina.

TALKS AND CONFERENCES

2024, FAAP University, São Paulo.
2023, CARF Symposium (Collaborative and Curatorial Practices research group at Northumbria University), Nortumbria University, UK.
2022, Pernord Ricard Foundation, Paris, France.
2022, Institute for post natural studies, Madrid, Spain.
2021, La piel es una fruta que se pela sola, Congreso Estados de ánimo del surrealismo. MALBA.Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2019, Festival Byte Me! Artist Talk, Espositivo Madrid, Spain.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024, Las botitas que todxs temen todxs quieren (The little boots that everyone fears, everyone wants.) Piedras gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2022, A landscape that is not. Piedras gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2021, From cosmic order to cosmetic order. Women’s Museum, Córdoba, Argentina.
2019, The bearded heart. Piedras gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2018, Fire as a craft. UV Estudios gallery. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2016, From cosmic order to cosmetic order. Piedras gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2011, Polaris. La Fábrica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2009, Golden Nature. Jardín Oculto Gallery. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

BIENNIALS

2022, The Importance of the Origin will be Imported by the Origin of the Substance.
ARGENTINE PAVILION BIENNALE ARTE 2022. Arsenale, Venezia. Italy
2016, From the dance field to the guitars wake, Biennial of Parallel Thought. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026, Continente Oscuro. Curated by Leandro Martinez Depietri. Macba, Buenos Aires.
2024, Righteous Market. Curated by Chao Jiaxing. Tabula Rasa Gallery, Beijing.
2024, NAT GEO TV, curated by Violeta Mansilla. Salta Art. Munich
2023, VIDEO MURO, curated by Luiz Roque. Isla Flotante Gallery. Buenos Aires.
2023, Parallelmontage, curated by Nicolas Sarmiento. Palazzina. Allschwil, Switzerland.
2022, GEBEN UND NEHMEN LASSEN, curated by KV – Kunstverein Leipzig Collective. Geometría Pueblo Nuevo collective. Leipzig.
2022, Invernadero Club, curated by Violeta Mansilla. ToxiSpace, Zurich.
2022, Works on Paper on Fridges, curated by Peter Harkawik. Harkawik Gallery, New York.
2020, The domestic and the natural world, curated by Pau S. Pescador. Queens Art Gallery. Los Angeles CA.
2018, Ladrones de huevos. Geometría Pueblo Nuevo, Collective formed by: Maria Guerrieri, Mónica Heller, Cotelito, Mariana López, Paula Castro, Clara Esborraz, Ariel Cusnir, Constanza Giuliani and guests.
Piedras Gallery. Buenos Aires.
2018, Ciudad Elemental. Marcelo Galindo, Mónica Heller with the participation of Pablo Katchadjian.
MALBA, Buenos Aires.
2018, Mi cuerpo es un tajo a tu imaginación. curated by Alfredo Aracil. Migrant Film Festival.
Casa Brandon. Buenos Aires.
2017, OK.006/016 video retrospective. Barro Gallery, Buenos Aires.
2013, Some Artists / 90 – TODAY: Works and documentaries. Proa Foundation. Buenos Aires.
2013, Mostro III, curated by Marcelo Galindo. La Fábrica. Buenos Aires.
2011, Back to back, curated by Soledad Dahabar. MAC, Salta.
2010, Videoformes. International Video Festival. Clermont-Ferrand, France.
2010, Coup d’éclat. Curated by Laura Rodriguez Novoa. Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon – MAC, France.
2010, Stars and Constellations curated by Jorge Macchi. Artists Programme 2009. UTDT. Buenos Aires.
2010, Notebook. KKKB gallery. Barcelona.
2010, Alucinada! curated by Cristina Schiavi and Juan Tessi.Braga Menéndez Gallery. Buenos Aires.
2009, Raw and Exquisite, curated by Soledad Dahabar. CCEBA, Buenos Aires.
2008, BAC! Festival, Centro de Cultura Contemporánea, Barcelona.
2008, Animalia, Curator Rafael Cippolini. Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires.
2008, LOOP 08 Festival, section curated by Joaquin Barriendos. Barcelona.
2008, Vista al Mar, curated by Pedro Caetano. Polinésia Gallery, São Paulo.
2008, Culture and Media, curated by Graciela Taquini. Centro Cultural General San Martín, Buenos Aires.
2008, Colonia Salvagem, curated by Pedro Caetano. Polinésia Gallery, São Paulo,

PUBLICATIONS

2026, 100 Artistas Argentinas. 260pg. / Art. Ed. Gata Flora.

2024, Sun Dreams – Art Mirages in Latin America.
Curatorship and Organization: Fernando Ticoulat. Editors Marina Dias Teixeira and Yasmin Abdal.
Publisher: Act Editora. Categories: Visual Arts, Contemporary Arts, Latin America, Dreams, Surrealism. Binding Hardcover. Languages: Portuguese / Spanish / English.

2021, Surrealismo Rosa de hoy by Santiago Villanueva. 88 pg. / Painting, Drawing, Criticism. Ed. Iván Rosado. Rosario Argentina.

2020, Ladrones de Huevos, Geometría Pueblo Nuevo. 180 pg. / Drawing. Ed. Iván Rosado. Rosario Argentina.

2010, Poéticas Contemporáneas. Editorial FNARTES, Argentina.

2010, Art and New Technologies, Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires and Telefonica Foundation of Argentina Editions 2008/09, Argentina.

2009 and 2008, Bac! Festival. Catalogue. Barcelona, Spain.