VERO GONZÁLEZ UGARTE
Visual Artist
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
/ March 2025
“Ash and Traces”. Artespacio Gallery. Santiago, Chile.
/ September 2023
“An infinity of greens”. Sextante Gallery. Bogota, Colombia.
/ June 2021
“One Hundred Views of Mount”. Artespacio Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
/ November 2018
“Biomimesis”. Sextante Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
/ June 2018
“Biomimesis”. University Extension Center from Talca, Talca, Chile.
/ January 2018
“A single thread”. Mixx Gallery, Telluride, Colorado, USA.
/ May 2017
“Elementary Fibers”. Artespacio Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
/ April 2015
“Nature and Memory”. Sextante Gallery, Bogota Colombia.
/ October 2013
“Silk & Graphics”. Artespacio Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
/ October 2011: “Antipoda”. La pared Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
/ September 2010
“Entities”. Artespacio Gallery. Santiago, Chile.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS / ART FAIRS / BIENNALS
/ 2025
RWA Biennial Paperworks – Bristol, England.
/ 2024
ArtBO Art Fair – Sextante Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
“As if the way to begin a journey always carried within it the way to return” – Aninat Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
Pinta Art Fair – Artespacio Gallery , Lima, Peru.
“Women Artists” – Sextante Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
ArtBO Weekend Art Fair – Bogotá, Colombia.
/ 2023
“Conscience”- Art Market, Valparaíso, Chile.
Pinta Parc Art Fair – Lima, Peru.
“Chile goes to Cuenca” – Cuenca Biennial, Cuenca, Ecuador.
Pinta Miami Art Fair – Artespacio Gallery, Miami, USA.
FIG Art Fair – Pigment Gallery, Bilbao, Spain.
ArtBO Art Fair – Bogotá, Colombia.
Pinta Parc Art Fair – Lima, Peru.
“The infinite rope” – Pereira Palace. Santiago, Chile.
“Constellations” – Sextante Gallery. Bogota, Colombia.
/ 2022
Ch.ACO Art Fair – Represented by Sextante Gallery. Santiago, Chile. “Fresh legs” – Insel Gallery. Berlin, Germany.
/ 2021
“Dialogues in the territory” – Sextante Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.
S-P Art Fair – Sao Paulo, Brasil.
“Small Format” El Castillo Museum. Medellin, Colombia.
/ 2020
“Contrasting Shapes” – Museu Textil. Sao Paulo, Brasil.
VII Bienal Internacional de Grabado Aguafuerte – Valladolid, España.
“Tesoros de América” – Fundación Dom Luis I. Cascais, Portugal.
“Tesoros de América” – Pabellón de las Artes UCA. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“It’s All Magic” – Mixx Gallery, Telluride, Colorado, USA.
/ 2019
Contemporary Art Market – Cordoba, Argentina.
The Other Art Fair – London, England.
Artbo Weekend – Sextante Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.
“Latin American Fibers” – Mercedes Benz Center, Santiago, Chile.
“Six hands” – Otros 360 Grados Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.
/ 2018
CHA.CO Fair. CHA.CO on the street –
Macarena Rivera Boutique intervention. Santiago, Chile.
Biennial of Contemporary Art – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
“Four hands” – Otros 360 Grados Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.
/ 2017
“Beyond the lines” – Mixx Gallery, Telluride, Colorado, USA.
/ 2016
“Second Nature”- Mixx Gallery, Telluride, Colorado, USA.
Artlima Art Fair – Lima, Peru.
/ 2015
“Spectrum” Art Fair – Miami, USA.
“Sextante in Sextante”- Sextante Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.
Artlima Art Fair – Lima, Peru.
/ 2013
Art Fair CHA.CO – Santiago, Chile.
BIO
1973. Santiago, Chile.
Bachelor in Fine Arts. School of Architecture and Fine Arts, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Degree in Aesthetics. Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Verónica González Ugarte is a visual artist whose work delves deeply into the complexities of nature. Based in Santiago, her artistic journey unfolds as an exploration of landscapes, interpreting their multiple forms through a unique perspective. The integration of diverse artistic languages in her work reflects the tension between the singular and the collective, addressing themes of action, repetition, time, subtlety, and strength—qualities that resonate with the natural world.
In her recent works, Verónica confronts the fragility of ecosystems, particularly in the context of wildfires in South America. Through the burning and perforation of paper, she transforms the material into a canvas of vulnerability, symbolizing the devastating impact of fire. This meticulous process invites viewers to reflect on the urgent need for environmental preservation.
By deconstructing traditional landscape representation, her work challenges conventional perceptions and fosters a deeper appreciation of nature’s delicate beauty. More than an aesthetic exploration, her practice serves as a call to action, urging the protection of these threatened environments.
STATEMENT
Over the years, my work has come to focus on different exhibition projects for some special art galleries and art fairs.
I always try to renew the language and materials that I use. I do not like to be trapped in what looks well or accommodates me. Despite my training in engraving techniques, I do not make editions, each one of my projects are unique. I like to investigate about the topics that motivate me, and build my own encyclopedia of images, with which I play later to build my works.
My inspiration is drawn mostly from the natural world, though my work carries references to both artistic and botanical forms. For as long as I can remember I have always been fascinated with repetitive sequencing, combining separate elements to form a cohesive group.
Nature is full of reoccurring patterns and rhythms; spirals, waves, repeating feathers and leaves. As in nature, each piece of my work, though seemingly a duplicate, is unique. Silk and paper have the smoothness and the malleability that I need to create new shapes, manipulating them to appear in some cases defiantly weightless.
My work is a celebration of nature itself. I aim to create projects that inspire, connect and touch in an emotional way, taking the viewer on a journey through different ethereal, botanical and peaceful landscapes.
