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Iliana Olalde is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist and feminist.

Her practice explores questions of body, gender, representation, landscape, collectivity and memory. Her work is rooted in both multi- and interdisciplinarity, unfolding in formats such as participatory art, art education, live arts, performance, video, installation, essay and research.

She holds an International Diploma in Art and Gender from UNAM and earned degrees in Contemporary Dance from the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature, as well as, in Communication and Journalism from the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at UNAM.

Her individual and collective works have been presented in Mexico, the United States, Cuba, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Iceland, in venues such as Judson Memorial Church in NYC and the Zapopan Art Museum in Mexico.

She has been awarded the Amalia Solórzano Bravo Prize (Honorable Mention, 2024), the Interdisciplinary Scenic Creation Prize (2018), and the Original Movement Prize (2017). Her work has been supported by the Federal Ministry of Culture, the UNAM Cultural Initiatives Laboratory, and the Prince Claus Fund (international mobility), among others. She is also the co-founder and member of Sociedad del Paisaje (2019-present).

 

Her practice is informed by feminist art history and gender studies, understanding art as a tool that goes beyond individual expression, to bring together other voices and reclaim art spaces helping to dismantle hegemonic narratives of inequity, erasure, and disappearance.

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Currently, she is unfolding Poner el cuerpo o el futuro ya es feminista, a long-term project that brings together art+education, participatory practices, live arts, visual arts, and community engagement.

 

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