Arturo Kameya’s work examines the narratives and myths that comprise different versions of history, with a distinct focus on indigenous cultures. Kameya works with various mediums, including: acrylic, plaster, film, and print making. His multimedia artworks are often arranged together to create large-scale installations that delineate connections between disparate historical events, by linking together a range of visual cultural languages which have been formed over time. Recent works closely examine the fabric of contextualized urban environments, while embracing the contradictions that come with knowing a place intimately. His work has garnered increasing attention in recent years for attentive and direct critical depictions of his native country Peru, that narrative both the troubling and familiar aspects of life there.
Arturo Kameya (b. 1984 in Lima, PE) attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima (PE) and was a resident at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam (NL). In 2021 Kameya's work was presented at the fifth New Museum Triennial Soft Water Hard Stone in New York, NY (US).
Arturo Kameya (b. 1984 in Lima, PE) attended the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima (PE) and was a resident at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam (NL). In 2021 Kameya's work was presented at the fifth New Museum Triennial Soft Water Hard Stone in New York, NY (US).
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b. 1984 in Lima (PE)
Lives and works in Amsterdam (NL)
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
Los Ovnis, GRIMM, New York, NY (US)
2021
En sea plug se mescal nuestra sangre. / In that flea, our blood is mixed., Arturo Kameya, GRIMM, New York, NY (US)
Drylands, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht (NL)
2020
No one knows the world, Art | Basel Miami Positions (online); GRIMM Amsterdam (NL)
Grandma’s Cooking Recipes, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL)
2019
Depósito de Sombras, Alliance Française, Lima (PE)
2018
Allá en el Caserío, Acá en el Matorral, in Collaboration with Claudia Martínez Garay, Ginsberg Galeria, Lima (PE)
Ghosts Don’t Care if You Believe in Them, Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn (NL)
2016
Ghost Stories, Alliance Française, Lima (PE)
2015
Ciencia Ficción, Wu Gallery, Lima (PE)
2014
Land at the End of the Sea, in Collaboration with Claudia Martínez Garay, Peruvian- British Cultural Center, Lima (PE)
2011
The Tip of the Iceberg, 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (PE)
2008
Heaven Can Wait, in Collaboration with Claudia Martínez Garay, 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (PE)
Selected Group exhibitions
2022
We, on the Rising Wave, Busan Biennale 2022, Busan (SK)
2021
Soft Water Hard Stone, New Museum Triennial, New York, NY (US)
Rijksakademie OPEN, Rijksakademie voor Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam (NL)
Inaugural exhibition, GRIMM, New York, NY (US)
2020
Zonder Commentaar / No Comment, De Vishal, Haarlem (NL)
2019
Rijksakademie OPEN, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam (NL)
Rivers Flow Out of My Eyes, curated by Madelon van Schie, tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam (NL)
Sharjah Film Program, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah (AE)
Miradas por Espacios, Conde Duque Cultural Center, Arco Art Fair parallel program, Madrid (ES)
2017
⠁⠝⠞⠑⠝⠁, C.C. Lucila Walki, Lima (PE)
Percepciones Contemporáneas, C.C. Ccori Wasi, Lima (PE)
2016
Repérage Artistique #2, True False Fictive/ Vrai Fauz Fictive, curated by Marianne Derrien. Young International Art Fair [hors les murs] Cité Internationales des Arts, Paris (FR)
2015
Temporal Analogies, Wu Gallery, Lima (PE)
Passport for an Artist Competition, organized by the French Embassy of Peru and The Alliance Français of Lima, Lima (PE)
2014
Amazonas Expedition, Wu Gallery, Lima (PE)
2013
Amazonas Expedition, Pancho Fierro Gallery, Lima (PE)
Solo Projects, 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (PE)
2012
National Photography Saloon, First Edition of the Lima Photography Biennall, Finalists Exhibition, North American Cultural Institute Gallery, Lima (PE)
2011
The Last Frontier, Corriente Alterna Gallery, Lima (PE)
Passport for an Artist Competition, organized by the French Embassy of Peru and Alliance Française, Lima (PE)
Licences to Narrate, 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (PE)
3rd Painting Competition of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, BCRP Museum, Lima (PE)
Peruvian Painting Today, Museum of the Americas, Miami, FL (US)
The Last Five Years, Sala Luis Miró Quesada Garland Gallery, Lima (PE)
2010
2nd Painting Competition of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, BCRP Museum, Lima (PE)
Selected Collections
Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection (US)
ING Collection (NL)
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (US)
Museo de Arte de Lima (PE)
Saastamoinen Foundation (FI)
Lives and works in Amsterdam (NL)
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2023
Los Ovnis, GRIMM, New York, NY (US)
2021
En sea plug se mescal nuestra sangre. / In that flea, our blood is mixed., Arturo Kameya, GRIMM, New York, NY (US)
Drylands, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht (NL)
2020
No one knows the world, Art | Basel Miami Positions (online); GRIMM Amsterdam (NL)
Grandma’s Cooking Recipes, GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL)
2019
Depósito de Sombras, Alliance Française, Lima (PE)
2018
Allá en el Caserío, Acá en el Matorral, in Collaboration with Claudia Martínez Garay, Ginsberg Galeria, Lima (PE)
Ghosts Don’t Care if You Believe in Them, Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn (NL)
2016
Ghost Stories, Alliance Française, Lima (PE)
2015
Ciencia Ficción, Wu Gallery, Lima (PE)
2014
Land at the End of the Sea, in Collaboration with Claudia Martínez Garay, Peruvian- British Cultural Center, Lima (PE)
2011
The Tip of the Iceberg, 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (PE)
2008
Heaven Can Wait, in Collaboration with Claudia Martínez Garay, 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (PE)
Selected Group exhibitions
2022
We, on the Rising Wave, Busan Biennale 2022, Busan (SK)
2021
Soft Water Hard Stone, New Museum Triennial, New York, NY (US)
Rijksakademie OPEN, Rijksakademie voor Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam (NL)
Inaugural exhibition, GRIMM, New York, NY (US)
2020
Zonder Commentaar / No Comment, De Vishal, Haarlem (NL)
2019
Rijksakademie OPEN, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam (NL)
Rivers Flow Out of My Eyes, curated by Madelon van Schie, tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam (NL)
Sharjah Film Program, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah (AE)
Miradas por Espacios, Conde Duque Cultural Center, Arco Art Fair parallel program, Madrid (ES)
2017
⠁⠝⠞⠑⠝⠁, C.C. Lucila Walki, Lima (PE)
Percepciones Contemporáneas, C.C. Ccori Wasi, Lima (PE)
2016
Repérage Artistique #2, True False Fictive/ Vrai Fauz Fictive, curated by Marianne Derrien. Young International Art Fair [hors les murs] Cité Internationales des Arts, Paris (FR)
2015
Temporal Analogies, Wu Gallery, Lima (PE)
Passport for an Artist Competition, organized by the French Embassy of Peru and The Alliance Français of Lima, Lima (PE)
2014
Amazonas Expedition, Wu Gallery, Lima (PE)
2013
Amazonas Expedition, Pancho Fierro Gallery, Lima (PE)
Solo Projects, 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (PE)
2012
National Photography Saloon, First Edition of the Lima Photography Biennall, Finalists Exhibition, North American Cultural Institute Gallery, Lima (PE)
2011
The Last Frontier, Corriente Alterna Gallery, Lima (PE)
Passport for an Artist Competition, organized by the French Embassy of Peru and Alliance Française, Lima (PE)
Licences to Narrate, 80m2 Livia Benavides Gallery, Lima (PE)
3rd Painting Competition of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, BCRP Museum, Lima (PE)
Peruvian Painting Today, Museum of the Americas, Miami, FL (US)
The Last Five Years, Sala Luis Miró Quesada Garland Gallery, Lima (PE)
2010
2nd Painting Competition of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, BCRP Museum, Lima (PE)
Selected Collections
Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection (US)
ING Collection (NL)
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (US)
Museo de Arte de Lima (PE)
Saastamoinen Foundation (FI)
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