Xenia Mejia
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Biography
Xenia Mejía’s work references many themes linked to today’s reality: poverty, hunger, and the effects of natural disasters. It also reflects stories of personal tragedies, such as the domestic abuse of women. Her work is forceful. She is able to summarize in an open and direct way, the reality of her country within her Latin American surrounding, experiences and challenges. Her work does not allow comprise, it is precise and honest. She is known as one of Central America’s most remarkable artists to depict the subject of “womanhood”.
Her style is painterly, using graphic marks made with India ink, collage, and pencil. Mejía’s painting approach contrasts her subject matter. The use of delicate marks and media is opposed to the violent themes she portrays. The strength of her marks gives her art a unique expressionistic signature.
Xenia Mejía has had vast international experience, participating in prestigious exhibitions with recent residences in Vermont and Taiwan. Her work forms part of the collection of the Fine Art Museum in Taipei, Taiwan.
Education
1994 HDK of Berlin, Germany
1987 Escola de Música y Belas Artes do Paraná, Brazil
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2000 “Trastornos de Una Lectura. Contemporary Art Centre: Mujeres en las Artes. Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1995 “CARNES” Painting Exhibition / Installation. Portales Gallery. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
1991 Nudes. Drawing Exhibition. Alianza Francesa de Honduras. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Selected Recent Group Exhibitions
2007 52nd Venice Biennale. Latinoamerican Pavillion. Venice, Italy.
2006 1st Visual Art Biennale of Honduras. Museum of National Identity, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2005 Prague Biennale 2. Direct Action, Expanded Painting, Latin America Social Sphere; Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
2004 Open Studio: Six Visual Artist in Taipei. Taipei Artist Village Residence Program, TAV Taipei, Taiwán. Producing Reality: Art & Reality in Latin America, Asosiacione Prometeo, Lucca, Chiesa di San Mateo. Everything Included. Central American Urban Images. Conde Duque Cultural Centre, Madrid, Spain
2003 French Artists Salon. Espace Auteuil del distrino 16 de Paris. Paris, France Mesóamérica, Oscilaciones y Artificios, Atlantic Center of Modern Art. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
2002 X Biennale, Print And Drawing Exhibition ROC. Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2001 Honduras: Ancient & Modern Trails, Cultural Centre of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington D.C.