​Biography

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Taking conflict as a starting point, Mariona Berenguer explores spaces of tension in human existence -desire, loss, identity- and currently focuses on investigating how the new work culture affects creative processes while addressing the value and belief systems underlying it. In today's society, work has moved to the centre of human consciousness. Increased productivity and efficiency are seen as sources of self-esteem and self-fulfillment – as well as of self-exploitation.

 

Against this background, Berenguer is developing a series of works that, from a poetic and critical perspective, questions what it means to be working as an artist in our contemporary society.

This body of work embraces sculptural, textile, and graphic means.

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Mariona Berenguer was born and studied in Barcelona, lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

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2015 - 2019 Degree in Fine Arts with Extraordinary Prize for the final project, UAB Autonomous University of Barcelona (ES)

2012 - 2015 Higuer diploma in Visual Arts and Design for Sculpting Technique, ESCOLA MASSANA Art and Design Centre,                              Barcelona (ES) Honorable mention for the final project “The Crack. Space Between“

2010 – 2011 Anatomical Drawing course, EASC Sant Cugat’s School of Arts and Design (ES)

2008 – 2010 High School of Art, ESCOLA MASSANA Art and Design Centre, Barcelona (ES)

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Solo Exhibitions

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2024 Redemption, Maybe Galerie im Saalbau (DE)

2023 Keep Away From Fire, curated by Lisa Deml, Verein für Gegenwartskunst Kunst&Co, Flensburg (DE)

2022 About Desire, Curated by Margot Cuevas, Racoon Projets, Barcelona (ES)

2021 The Empty Nest, Project Space GlogauAir, Berlin (DE)

2019 Western Loop, Center Grau-Garriga of Contemporary Textile Art, Sant Cugat del Vallès (ES)

2016 The Crack, Space Between, Mutuo Gallery, Barcelona (ES)

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​Group Exhibitions

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2024 Be My Guest, curated by NAVE, Galeria NAVE, Lisbon (PT)

         Strata, Pablo’s Birthday Gallery, New York (USA)

2023 Unravel at night, Studio Hanniball, Berlin (DE)

         SWEAT, curated by Hannah Wiedner, Grove Gallery, Berlin (DE)

2022 Remote_01, curated by 2322, Kureuzberg, Berlin (DE)

         Versa, curated by Lisa Deml, Salon Am Moritzplatz, Berlin (DE)

         Gezähmte Bestiacce, Chezplinio, Milán (IT)

         Off Water II, curated Alizée Gazeau, Sainte Anne Gallery, Paris (FR)

2021 Off Water I, curated Alizée Gazeau, Grund Art Space, Berlin (DE)

         Zuneigungsbewirtschaftung, duo exhibition with Kris Douglas, Interface, Berlin (DE)

2020 Poètiques del desig i la memòria, Felícia Fuster Foundation, Barcelona (ES)

         Sense títol 2020, University of Fine Arts, Barcelona (ES)

         Site Unseen, Berlin Art Week, Monopol, Berlin (DE)

2019 Western Loop, Installation for Loop - Videoart Festival of Barcelona (ES)

         Chimera, curated by Semra Sevin, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Kreuzberg, Berlin (DE)

         The Internet of Animals, Mutuo Gallery, Barcelona (ES)

         Fake Paradise, curated by Nathalie Rey, És-Fera72 Gallery, Barcelona (ES)

2018 XI Biennial of Catalan Contemporàni Art (ES)

         Itinerant by: Centre d’Art Maristany, Biblioteca pública de Lleida, Espai Eat Art de la Fundació Lluís Coromina, Tinglado 1                Port de Tarragona, Centre de Lectura - Sala Fortuny Centre d’Art Contemporani LA SALA, Aula de Cultura Fòrum Berger                Balager, Contemporary Art Show (ES)

         Oña Art Show. Installation “Opus II”, Benedictine Gardens of the monastery of San Salvador, Burgos (ES)

2017 The Brave You, TEDxBarcelonaWomen, Mazda Space, Barcelona (ES)

         Opening Statement, Gallery És-Fera72, Sant Cugat del Vallés (ES)

         Collective exhibition AES, Sabadell Academy of Fine Arts (ES)

2016 Women’s Visions, Barcelona gallery weekend, Mutuo Gallery, Barcelona (ES)

2015 Endogen/ Exogen, lafuturA Gallery, Barcelona (ES)

2014 Black Ceramic, History Museum of Sant Feliu de Guíxols (ES)

         Instints, Limited Editions Gallery, Barcelona (ES)

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Awards

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2023 Project funding by the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Research and Culture (DE)

2022 Scholarship Art Fund for the Promotion of Contemporary Visual Art, NEUSTART Kultur (DE)

2019 Selected for the VI Edition of the Felicia Fuster Visual Arts Young Creation Grants (ES)

2018 Selected for the XXI Biennial of Catalan Contemporary Art (ES)

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