YLA
lara ruiz
Exhibited in: Young Luxembourgish Artists, Vol.3
Born 1986 in Luxembourg
Lives and works in Valencia
EDUCATION
2009-2010
2004-2009 MA Fine Arts, University of Salamanca, Spain
EXHIBITIONS
//SOLO SHOWS
2022 La forma común, Palacio de Moctezuma, Cáceres, Curated by Julio V, Ortíz, Spain
2020 De forma estandar, Domus Artium Salamanca (DA2) curated by Beatriz Pereira, Spain
2019 Color:Casa de apuestas, Ora Labora Studios, Salamanca, Spain
2015 Intergrafías. Zink Espacio Emergente, Salamanca, Spain
2014 Minimals Lands, Lemon y Coco, Cáceres, Spain
2013 Atlas.4. 3K-Art, Online, curated by Fernando González Rendo, Geodesias, Sala Las Claras, Salamanca, Spain
2010 Sedimentos, Espacio de Arte Experimental, University of Salamanca,
Spain
// GROUP SHOWS
2023 YLA - Young Luxembourgish Artists Vol.3, Bonnevoie, Luxembourg
2022 Terreno Modular, XIV Edition Havana Biennial, CUBA, Curated by Ballate de Armas.
2021 CDC 34, Sala VIP, 28th edition of the estampa art fair, Madrid, Spain
2020 Silencio, Espacio Líquido Gallery curated by Natalia Alonso, Spain
CDC Drawings, Drawing room Art Fair. Espacio líquido, ONLINE Una gota de sudor por cada suspiro, Art Code Space, Miami, USA, Curated by Yudinela Ortega
When net becomes form P2. Galería Alegría, Curated by
Sami Benhadj, ONLINE
2019 CuARTEntena, Arteinformado, Curated by Rodrigo Carreño, ONLINE Tabacalera Cantera, Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, España, SP XXII Ed. Fine Arts “Sala El Brocense”, Cáceres, Spain
2014 Travelling exhibition XXXV Young Art Show, La Rioja, SP
Taipei Art Fair, Instalation “Underconstruction IV”, Taipei, Taiwan
Estado Subsconsciente, Siete Jardines, Cáceres, Spain
2013 Fragmenta. Zink Espacio Emergente, Sala Unamuno, Salamanca, Spain Room Art Fair #3, Madrid, Spain
XI Cross-border meetings of poetry, heritage and art (PAN) Salamanca, Spain
2012 Arte é femenino, Vendas Novas, Portugal
PRICES AND RESIDENCIES
2021 First Prize, IX Ibero-American Biennial of Graphic Work, Cáceres, Spain
2019 Grant, Riverside project in Fernanda Fragateiro’s workshop, Vilaseco
Gallery, Coruña, Spain
Tabacalera Cantera, Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, Spain
Second Prize XXIV Ed. Young painters, La Gaceta Foundation, Spain
Prize XXII Ed. Fine Arts “Sala El Brocense”, Spain
Selected XXXV Young Art Show, La Rioja 2019, Spain
2017 Prize Think Big, MaletaPaciente, Telefónica Foundation, Spain
2014 1st Paint Prize, “El primero de Fariña”, Toro, Zamora, Spain
2013 Grant. Centre d ́Art La Rectoria, Barcelona, Spain
Workshop, Urban mask, VII Ed. Arts Festival Castilla y León, Spain
2011 Visual Artist Award, Junta de Extremadura, Spai
2010 Grant X Encounters of Art Genalguacil, Diputación de Málaga, Spain
2009 Grant V Program of artistic-cultural cooperation between Spain and
Serbia, AECID, Spain
Series of CDC 3, 2018,
20 x 30 cm (each),
Enameled PVC and serpentine fabric
Lara Ruiz's work encompasses painting, sculpture, and architecture. She is intrigued by the idea of engaging in creative processes using materials from diverse contexts, such as office supplies or construction materials. Lara actively seeks out and applies techniques that lead to a range of artistic exercises, embracing creative errors and experimenting through both analogical and technological means.
Her projects take on a collaborative format, inviting the public to participate in the creative process. Lara is also deeply interested in how art interacts with and inhabits space. In fact, her CDC project is an extension of her exploration of site-specific art, where she delves into the creative potential of fundamental construction elements. The artistic outcomes of her work challenge the uniform identity fostered by post-industrial society and emphasize the empowerment of human and social value.
exhibited works
CDC Waves 25, 2020,
113 x 92 cm,
Enameled PVC and wavy fabric
CDC Waves 28, 2020,
113 x 92 cm,
Enameled PVC and wavy fabric
CDC Waves 29, 2020,
113 x 92 cm,
Enameled PVC and wavy fabric