BIO

Camila Costoya is an artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her first approach to art began with an obsessive interest in drawing as a child. Her first medium beyond the pencil was photography, which she explored by attending courses during her teenage years and securing her first gallery representation at the age of 19 with Mero Gallery.

While pursuing a Master's in Industrial Design, she pivoted to Visual Arts, specializing in painting. Currently, she creates large canvases and site-specific projects that transform spaces into immersive experiences for viewers.

Her current focus ventures into leisure, examining it's impact and the demonization in an overly productive culture. She argues that moments of "nothingness" and “unproductive” time can establish personal boundaries and hidden traits that may help us determine our essence.

Camila has participated in programs such as the Virtual Residency El Oráculo and earned a Diploma in Arts and Genders in Argentina, focusing on curatorial and cultural mediation. Her international presence includes exhibitions at WeWork Ireland, Art Basel in Switzerland, Rochester 6x6 in New York, and a duo show at Slip Gallery in San Francisco.

She draws inspiration from thinkers like Brian O’Connor, Bertrand Russel and Alejandro Grimson to name a few, striving to manifest their ideas into tangible expressions. 

In her latest collection, she aims to embody and materialize the concept of leisure, providing an experience that allows the viewers the opportunity to play and get lost on their own perceptions, and interpretations.

CV

EXHIBITIONS:

  • Strike Slip Gallery, San Francisco 2024

    Duo show

  • Abrami, Miami 2024

    Techno show

  • Art Basel week Switzerland 2023

    In collaboration with Museums of the World

  • Rochester 6x6​, New York 2023

    Group exhibition 

  • Pancakes and Booze​, San Francisco 2023

    Art fair for emerging artists

  • Private opening​, Marbella 2021

    Private house opening, variety of stencils 

  • WeWork, Dublin​ 2020

    Solo exhibition on Stencils and Acrylics

  • Night of museums​ Buenos aires,​ ​2018 

    Collective exhibition on new media

  • Cultural center​, Sierra de la ventana, 2018 

    Collective exhibition on printmakings

  • Private opening​, Buenos aires 2017

    Private house opening, variety of acrylics 

  • University show​, Buenos aires 2016

    Collective exhibition on acrylics 

  • Cyber Monday ​2014

    Digital showcase on photography and edit

AFFILIATIONS:

  • Mero arte gallery ​Bs.As, 2012-2015

    Gallery representation on photography 

  • Modern museum of Buenos Aires​ Bs. As, 2018

    Internship as assistant of the producers: Edgar Lacombe and Agustina Vizcarra

  • A4 Sounds, Dublin, 2019 - 2020

    Membership to the A4 sounds studio community

  • Knit con class ​Dublin, 2019

    Gave a class on introduction to photography and editing

  • Headshots for Pinterest, Dublin, 2019

    Called for the women’s day event, to organize the headshots, taking the pictures and editing them

  • Stencil presentation, Dublin, 2020

    Gave a presentation on the process, history and current impact of said technique

PARALLEL EDUCATION:

  • Virtual Residency El Oráculo, Proyecto púrpura, ​2023

    Pedagogical artistic project aimed at the formation, production and circulation of visual artist. 

  • Diploma in Arts and Genders  Argentina​, ​2022

    An approach from curatory and cultural mediation 

  • Professional painting lessons ​Buenos Aires - Argentina​, ​2017 - 2018

    Deeper comprehension and development of traditional canvas painting with Argentinian artist Bernardo Kehoe

  • Art classes ​Buenos Aires - Argentina​, ​2012 - 2015

    Private lessons of experimental processes with different materials

  • Car design ​Buenos Aires - Argentina​, 2​011 - 2012

    Classes on car sketching, perspective comprehension and texture rendering

  • Photography​, ​Vicente López public library - Argentina​, ​2008 - 2010

    Course on dslr analog camera, picture composition, lighting, angles, and history.

  • Advanced drawing lessons, ​Buenos Aires public library - Argentina​, ​2006 Private lessons of detail drawing with different styles.

ABOUT LAST COLLECTION

"Identity is the set of characteristics, beliefs and values ​​that distinguish one individual or group from another. It is determined by personal experiences, social interactions, cultural influences and self-perceptions"

-James Marcia

“This collection explores the importance of prioritizing time for experiences and interactions that can define our identity

Derived from moments of leisure, these 'doodles on paper scraps' represent my most honest and transparent expressions — unintentional expressions in their most raw state.

Originally created to be destroyed, intentionally unseen, they led to my realization that I am most genuine when not meant for anyone's eyes.

What would I do if there were no one to see, judge, or validate me? This led me to embrace unproductivity as a means to discover myself.

Throughout this journey, I've come to view leisure as an indefinite, ambiguous, wandering pursuit — an anti-productive stance that nurtures self-perception. It's not about avoiding responsibilities but rather seizing the opportunity to find satisfaction in uncovering our essence and identity.”

-Camila Costoya