Fernanda Uribe is a visual artist living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Through her paintings and sculptures, she weaves an exploration of her Mexican-Cuban identity and is inspired by ancient artifacts, mythologies and nature’s fragile but perfect harmony. Her background in dance and yoga engender a slow, yet meditative technique of hand-sculpting, etching and painting, emulating the natural process of metamorphoses, infusing an omnipresent sense of life into her work.
She holds an MFA in Visual Arts & Curatorial Studies from the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, Italy. Her work has been exhibited at S.A.L.E Venice Docks, Artra Gallery, Federico Bianchi Gallery, The Others art fair in Turin, and SuperStudio Piu. Her residencies include Spinnola Banna in Turin, RICE - Raghurajpur in Puri, India and Fez, Morocco with Ard Artisans. Her work has been featured at the Design Weeks in Mexico City, Los Angeles, New York, and in Milan represented by Superhouse gallery. She has been published in magazines such as Architectural Digest, British Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, Designhunter MX, Design Milk, Dwell and Cosmopolitan Germany. She is also part of the International Female Design Council. In 2022, Fernanda opened her studio/showroom in Brooklyn, NY.
Clients & Collaborations: Four Seasons NYC, GOOP, Tequila Tepozan, Showfields, Dove, Kendra Scott, Condesa Gin, Natura Brasil, Sogno Toscano, Coolhunting, Sabah Shoes, Cardenze Sotol and A Supper Series
For Inquiries, Commissions or Collaborations:
Interview with Veneranda Aguirre for the Elpidofora Topia Exhibition with Chashama NYC, 2023
Interview by SOON IS TODAY magazine, Summer 2019, NY
EDUCATION
Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan, Italy
MFA - Master of Fine Arts and Curatorial Studies, 2010-2012
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Master of Fine Arts and Curatorial Studies (Semester abroad) 2011
Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan, Italy
BFA- Fine Arts, 2006 - 2010
Pro-Danza, La Habana, Cuba
Ballet and Latin American Dance Summer Intensive workshop 2002
SOLO PROJECTS/EXHIBITIONS
2019 - Terra Cocta, Solo exhibition at Choplet Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 - Somos Los que Se Van- Solo exhibition at La Esquina, New York
El Velo: Confines Alternativos– Solo exhibition at Televisa Tijuana, Mexico
2013 - Artist in Residence: (RICE) Raghurajpur International Art Exchange, Puri, India.
Tikto, Public Art Project funded by the Gowanus Loft, Brooklyn, NY
2012 - Artist in Residence with Tim Rollins + KOS at Spinola Banna Foundation, Turin, Italy
2008 - Mural painting for the Elia Bloom Hotel - Brussels, Belgium
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS
2023- HarshCollective -Holiday Bazar, NYC
Elpidoforia Topia- Chasasma, NYC
2022- Salone del Mobile, Milan Design week - Superhouse Gallery Milan, Italy
Craft in Transition-New York Design Week-Female Design Council at Carl & Hanssen and Sons- NY, NY
Jardin des Arts- Showfields Bond St- NY, NY
2019- Our Hands were making Artifacts, Collective exhibition, NY, NY
2018- Perche Non Sono Riuscito A Nuotare Ho Deciso Di Volare, Collective exhibition, Federico Bianchi - Gallery, Milan, IT
Hortus Conclusus, Brooklyn Clay Tour, Collective exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
2014 - Art From The Heart- Collective exhibition at Gowanus Loft, Brooklyn, NY
- Being & Time, Collective exhibition curated by Renwick Heronimo. Brooklyn, New York
2013 – Triangulum - Collective exhibition, Cultura Colectiva Gallery, Mexico City
2012 - Orto d’Artista- Collective exhibition, Humanitarian Association of Milan, Italy
2011 - Open #3,- S.A.L.E. Docks, Venice, Italy
L’oasi- Collective exhibition curated by Bert Theis, Isola Art Center Milan, Italy
AWARDS
2009 - Winner of the IMJUV Tijuana Prize Emerging Talents in Visual Arts of Baja California, Mexico
2008- Designated Ambassador of the Arts of Baja California, Mexico
2004- Artist in Excellence Award by Bank of America
ART/ DESIGN FAIRS
2022- Salone del Mobile, Milan Design week - Superhouse Gallery Milan, Italy
2021- 1000 Vases - Salone Del Mobile, Milano, Italia.
2020 – Online Exhibit San Diego Design Week, NY, NY
2019 – Biome exhibit NYC Design Week, NY, NY
2018 - LA Design Week, Collective exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
Mexico City Design Week, Collective exhibit, CDMX, MEX
2017 - Climate Change Awards, Collective exhibition for Human Impact Institute at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, NY
2012- Art Takes Time Square- Collective exhibition, Times Square, New York
2011- The Others International Art Fair, Turin, Italy
Bibliography
2024 - Shoutout Miami Digital Issue. Interview. USA
- CanvasRebel. Digital Issue Interview.USA
2023 - IssueCL . Interview. Chile
2022 - Glamour Germany October Issue work publication. DE
-Dwell Milan design week standouts. USA
2021 - Greenpointers Newspaper. Summer Issue. Interview. USA
-Design Milk Magazine. Milan design week standouts. USA
2020 - Aligned Magazine. Summer Issue. Interview & cover art. USA
2020 - Shrine Magazine. Summer Issue. Interview. USA
2019 - SOON IS TODAY Summer Issue. Interview. USA
2018 - CondeNast, Traveller. USA
2017 - Domino Magazine, work feature. USA
2017 - INMEXICO Interview. Mexico
2017 - Coolhunter Mexico- Interview. Mexico