Matilde Marín is an Argentine photographer and visual artist. Her multidisciplinary practice is grounded in the conviction that artists are active witnesses of their time, capable of documenting, interpreting, and developing forms of visual thought about contemporary life. She was a Fellow at the Institut d’Études Avancées de Nantes, France (2020), and has received numerous distinctions, including the Konex Platinum Award (1992), the Konex Diploma of Merit (2002), and the National Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts, as well as first prizes at international biennials in Puerto Rico, Cuenca, and Listowel. She has participated in numerous biennials, including those in Havana, Curitiba, Karachi, and Yokohama, and has exhibited at museums and institutions in Argentina and abroad. In 2010, she was named an Outstanding Cultural Figure by the Buenos Aires City Legislature. She served as President of the National Academy of Fine Arts from 2022 to 2024 and has been President of the Federico J. Klemm Foundation since 2018.
She lives and works in Buenos Aires.
