Shirley Villavicencio Pizango 1988
Lives in Gent, België. Works in Gent, België.
Represented by:
Geukens & De Vil
Shirley Villavicencio Pizango (°1988, Lima) is a Ghent-based artist with Peruvian roots. The crossover between her South-American heritage and her life in Belgium is one of the main features defining her work. Villavicencio paints her portraits at a whirling pace. She mainly uses acrylic, which has a fast drying period and allows her to paint in a preferred spontaneous manner. The artist rejects conventional perspective and uses vivid colours, often inspired by other cultures. By using the painterly process, she creates an intimate dialogue with her subjects. On a second level, Villavicencio’s paintings contain a subtle political message. She often makes people with a darker skin tone the protagonists of her paintings, without putting emphasis on their background. In this way she stands up to conventional exoticism, something present throughout Western art history.
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SHIRLEY VILLAVICENCIO PIZANGO
°1988, Lima, Peru
Lives and works in Ghent, Belgium
Education
2013: Master of Arts, KASK, Ghent
2015: Teacher Certification in the Arts, KASK, Ghent
2019-2020: HISK Laureate
Upcoming projects
HISK graduates, Ghent, Belgium
Solo, Ginsberg galleria, Lima, Peru
Solo exhibitions
2020
Under the Same Moon with the Stars as Shelter in a Land of Sand, Geukens & De Vil Antwerp
Digging a hole to the surface, Steve Turner Gallery, L.A.
Under the Same Moon with the Stars as Shelter in a Land of Sand, Geukens & De Vil, Antwerp, Belgium
2019
To Venus, Art Lima, Peru
To Venus II, Biennial of Amazonan art, Pucallpa, Peru
2018
Salty Rain, This is Not a Déjà-Vu, Geukens & De Vil, Antwerp, Belgium
2017
I Need You Out, Floors, Ghent, Belgium
Trefpunt Festival, Gentse Feesten 2017, Ghent, Belgium
2016
Nature Of Sign, NVT Galerie, Ghent, Belgium
Group exhibitions
2020
Artivirals, Maaltebruggekasteel, Ghent, Belgium
Portraits, Cultural Center Marchin, Belgium
No Touching, Kunst 100, Berlin, Germany
2019
CHAIN, Studio Koen van den Broek Antwerp, Belgium
Ofte Vojaĝantoj, curated by Benedicte Goesaert, 360° Kunst, Wilford X, Temse, Belgium
En Piste! Museum La Boverie, Luik, Belgium
2018
Group Exhibition with Orlando Gruwez & Quinten De Bruyn, In de Ruimte, Ghent, Belgium
Filet Pur – Lofzang voor de Man, BLANCO, Ghent, Belgium
Salon BL, Begijnhof ter Hoye Ghent, Belgium
IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN TOUCH, In de Ruimte, Ghent, Belgium
2017
ECCE HOMO, Antwerp, Belgium
DRKPSTRET#6, DOK, Ghent, Belgium
2015
Picturale, Ronse, Belgium
2014
Heart Thinkers, Logroño, Spain
2013
The Big Draw Festival, Ghent, Belgium
2010
Ex-libris Competition, FISAE, Istanbul, Turkey
Residencies
Paradise Air, Matsudo, Japan
°1988, Lima, Peru
Lives and works in Ghent, Belgium
Education
2013: Master of Arts, KASK, Ghent
2015: Teacher Certification in the Arts, KASK, Ghent
2019-2020: HISK Laureate
Upcoming projects
HISK graduates, Ghent, Belgium
Solo, Ginsberg galleria, Lima, Peru
Solo exhibitions
2020
Under the Same Moon with the Stars as Shelter in a Land of Sand, Geukens & De Vil Antwerp
Digging a hole to the surface, Steve Turner Gallery, L.A.
Under the Same Moon with the Stars as Shelter in a Land of Sand, Geukens & De Vil, Antwerp, Belgium
2019
To Venus, Art Lima, Peru
To Venus II, Biennial of Amazonan art, Pucallpa, Peru
2018
Salty Rain, This is Not a Déjà-Vu, Geukens & De Vil, Antwerp, Belgium
2017
I Need You Out, Floors, Ghent, Belgium
Trefpunt Festival, Gentse Feesten 2017, Ghent, Belgium
2016
Nature Of Sign, NVT Galerie, Ghent, Belgium
Group exhibitions
2020
Artivirals, Maaltebruggekasteel, Ghent, Belgium
Portraits, Cultural Center Marchin, Belgium
No Touching, Kunst 100, Berlin, Germany
2019
CHAIN, Studio Koen van den Broek Antwerp, Belgium
Ofte Vojaĝantoj, curated by Benedicte Goesaert, 360° Kunst, Wilford X, Temse, Belgium
En Piste! Museum La Boverie, Luik, Belgium
2018
Group Exhibition with Orlando Gruwez & Quinten De Bruyn, In de Ruimte, Ghent, Belgium
Filet Pur – Lofzang voor de Man, BLANCO, Ghent, Belgium
Salon BL, Begijnhof ter Hoye Ghent, Belgium
IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN TOUCH, In de Ruimte, Ghent, Belgium
2017
ECCE HOMO, Antwerp, Belgium
DRKPSTRET#6, DOK, Ghent, Belgium
2015
Picturale, Ronse, Belgium
2014
Heart Thinkers, Logroño, Spain
2013
The Big Draw Festival, Ghent, Belgium
2010
Ex-libris Competition, FISAE, Istanbul, Turkey
Residencies
Paradise Air, Matsudo, Japan
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