Veronica García
Bio
Verónica García | Visual Artist
Born in Buenos Aires (1965) and based in Salta since 2001, her formal background is highlighted by work analysis with Luis Felipe Noé (1994–1997) and receiving the Antorchas Fellowship (2003). She is one of the region’s most distinguished artists, having earned the Grand Prize of Honor of the Province of Salta, along with First Prizes in Painting, Printmaking, and Photography.
Her career includes participation in prestigious competitions such as the National Painting Prize of the Central Bank, the Manuel Belgrano Salon, Argentina Pinta Bien, and ArteBA. Her work has been exhibited in key institutions, including the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA), the Recoleta Cultural Center, and the Castagnino+macro Museum.
Collections:
Her work is part of significant public and private collections, such as the Contemporary Art Collection of Salta, the Museum of Fine Arts of Salta, the National General Audit Office, and the Sheraton Hotel.
Statement
Verónica García’s work explores painting as a sensory and cognitive experience where poetry, thought, and matter intertwine. With clay as a central axis since the nineties, her practice is a constant experimentation with how elements behave in nature and the studio. Based in Salta, the artist chooses its light and dust not only as a home but as the very substance of her pieces, evolving toward an abstract synthesis. Through mineral pigments and clays, García acts as an archaeologist of silences, capturing the traces of the invisible to transform the landscape into a sensitive body and a memory of affection.
