Paulina Padilla
Artist member since 2022
Toronto , Ontario
Multidisciplinary artist based in Mexico-Canada, I went to Emily Carr U and OCAD University. I am interested in institutional and independent pedagogy. I have given workshops in public elementary schools in Vancouver, in the Contemporary Art Museum Querétaro-Mexico, where I worked in the education department, as well as in my private studio. I have given conferences about the liminal, memorization and adversity. I recently had my first solo show in San Miguel de Allende and I have collaborated with the Royal Society of Canada, The Canadian Women’s Foundation, Feminist Art Fest Toronto, and independent curators in Mexico City and England.
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When I'm not making art, I'm (a) ...
Making food, dancing hula hoop, going to concerts, working at a gallery in Toronto
Why is art important to you?
Helps me slowdown, and it takes me deep into my surreal imaginary world, I find art therapeutic and spiritual.
Why is it important for people to have art in their home or life?
Living with an artwork, the piece grows on you & every day, new messages come to you through it. It's a way to enter the collective imagination
What artists do you admire right now?
Jodorowsky, Artemio Sepúlveda, Jenny Morgan, Leonora Carrington, Inka Essenhigh
Favourite musical artist / band right now
Tirzah, Anika, Hiatus Kaiyote, Saâda Bonaire, Andy Stott
Only thing you need when you leave the house
Sunglasses, water-bottle, money for coffee & if my partner is with me, even better
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