Fernanda Caballero

Fernanda Caballero’s work is more closely connected to the emotion behind color and form than to the imitation of the reality we understand as “ours.” She has engaged with different disciplines such as dance, embodiment practices, meditation, qigong, and yoga to explore the depths of being and reflect them in her work. Chance and the present moment are two of the most important elements in her practice.

She graduated in Architecture from CEDIM Monterrey, Mexico, in 2014. Her primary interest lies in the arts. She pursued studies in drawing, sculpture, and classical painting at La Sorbonne, and upon graduating she held her first solo exhibition, Mar Adentro. In 2016, after moving her studio to Mexico City, she began studying textile arts, where she initiated research into natural pigments. In 2017, she started studying ceramics and incorporated them into her process. In 2018, she began producing her current body of work, focusing on different braiding techniques, the use of recycled textiles, and large-format color studies.

In October 2019, she held her second solo exhibition, Templo, in Mexico City, which included a performative piece. In November of the same year, she presented her first international solo exhibition in Los Angeles, As Deep as I Can Get into This Thing. The year 2020 marked a period of profound growth: in February she was selected by Galería Enrique Guerrero as a guest artist to exhibit at Salón Acme 2020 with her project A Strange Loop. During the pandemic hiatus, she worked in her studio in Valle de Bravo, producing a body of work that was later shown at Galería Colector in a two-person exhibition with Aldo Chaparro. That same year, she also completed an artist residency at El Ganzo, where she worked primarily with her body in pieces that explored the idea of impermanence.

In November 2021, her third solo exhibition, Beginner’s Mind, opened at Galería Enrique Guerrero in Mexico City. In December of the same year, she was selected for a women’s group exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts of the State of Mexico. In March 2022, she held a second two-person exhibition with Chaparro, Adjust the Blinds, at 193 Gallery, Paris. In October of that year, she participated in the exhibition Constructive Construction alongside Gwladys Alonzo and Tatiana Camacho at Suma Galería, Tulum, Mexico. In December, Fernanda took part in the virtual group exhibition Across Myself by Les Nouveaux Riches, based in Vienna. That same month, she presented her fourth solo exhibition, Am I Allowed to Talk About This Now?, with Galería Enrique Guerrero in Todos Santos, Baja California.

In January 2023, Fernanda moved her studio and residence to Mexico City, where she is currently exploring a new phase in her life and work.