Florencia Levy

Florencia Levy

*1979 in Buenos Aires, AR. Lives and works in Buenos Aires, AR.

Visual artist, researcher and educator. With mutant methodologies that traverse disciplines, her practice attempts to approach a place of sensitive knowledge through long-term research projects that explore forms of subjectivities in relation to history, recollection, and intimacy within public space. Her work is often supported by fieldwork and on-site interviews, crossing mediums ranging from site-specific installations, film, and photography to community-based projects and publications, focusing on the political resonance of places and objects concerning conflict and affect.

Guided by the proximity to others, and thinking with the more-than-human, her work is currently exploring the relationships between geological time, the implications of contemporary technology production, and the dynamics between historical extraction processes, manufacturing, and consumption.

She studied at Central Saint Martins College of Arts in London and at Universidad Nacional de Artes in Buenos Aires. She has won international fellowships for participate in Artist Residencies in The Netherlands, Japan, USA, Taiwan, Cuba, South Korea, Malaysia, Poland, Israel, China and Switzerland. In 2020 and 2015 she won the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, New York, USA; in 2019 and 2016 she received the Creation Grant from the Fondo Nacional de las Artes.

She has received numerous awards and distinctions, among them: Premio Konex Arte y tecnología 2022; Lichter Art Award, Frankfurt, Germany 2021; Trabucco Otros Soportes Award, 2020; Presidency of the Nation Award for the Third Best Work of the National Salon, 2019; Honourable Mention Loop Discover International Award, Barcelona, Spain, 2019; Best Short Film Award Arquivo em Cartaz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2018; Second Prize Itaú Artes Visuales, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018; First Prize Arte x Arte, 2017; First Prize at the Puebla Video Biennial, Mexico, 2016; Second Prize Norberto Griffa, Biennial of the Moving Image, 2016; Acquisition Prize Bienal de las Fronteras 2015, Tamaulipas, Mexico; Second Prize Klemm Foundation Award, 2015; First Prize Latin American Video Art Festival, 2012; 1st Prize Young Artists at the National Painting Prize of the Central Bank; Third Prize in Painting at the National Salon of Visual Arts, among others. She has exhibited her work in national and international institutions, such as the Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany; the Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia; Arko Art Centre, Seoul, South Korea; National Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago, Chile; POLIN Museum, Warsaw, Poland; OSDE Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre in Hong Kong, among others.

Since 2021, she co-directes the Contemporary Art Practices Degree from the School of Art and Heritage at Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Buenos Aires, where she also directs the Art and Science Research Centre.

In 2024, she represented Argentina at the 15th Gwangju Biennale, in South Korea.

CV

2000 – 2005

Visual Arts at The National University of Arts (UNA) Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1999 – 2000

Central Saint Martin University of the Arts London, UK.

2024

“In the Order of the Stones”, Argentina Pavilion at the 15th Gwangju Biennale, curated by Sofía Dourron, Gwangju, KR

2023 .

“Última Arquitectura”, ArtHaus Foundation, Buenos Aires, AR

2019 .

“Landscape for a person”, Centro Cultural San Martín, Buenos Aires, AR

2014

“26 cases about the memory of a place”, OSDE Foundation, Buenos Aires, AR

2013

“El Baqueano”, Fundación Santander Creativa, Santander, ES

2012

“Commute Portraits: Sapporo”, Plantation Gallery, Sapporo, JP

2011

“El Baqueano”, 713 Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires, AR

2009

“Sistema de caminos”, 713 Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires, AR

2009

“Commute-Portraits”, Centraltrak, the University of Texas at Dallas Artists Residency. Dallas, Texas, US

2007

“Escena de regreso”, 713 Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires, AR

2006

“Expedición 180”, La Casona de los Olivera, Buenos Aires, AR

2024

“Experiencias Contemporáneas de Arte Argentino“ at Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, AR

2023

“Filmar los juicios“ curated by Cecile Dazord, Alianza Francesa, Buenos Aires, AR

“You Survived When Nothing Grew“, curated by Nursaç Sargon y Florencia Incarbone, Historical Bıçakçı Han, Izmir, TR

“Ways of Vanishing“, curated by Florencia Incarbone, Maison de l’Amérique Latine, Paris, FR

“Ways of Vanishing,“ curated by Florencia Incarbone, FRAC Bretagne, FR

“Ways of Vanishing“, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, BR

2022

“10th Lichter Art Award“, curated by Saul Judd at Basis, Frankfurt, DE

“Usos del mundo“, curated by Carolina Cuervo, OSDE Foundation, Buenos Aires, AR

“Goliat Persiste“, curated by Lorena Alfonso. Pasaje 17, Buenos Aires, AR

“Bar Blue“, curated by Sophie Mauch. Gleis 70, Zurich, CH

2021

“Rethink Everything“, curated by Andrea Giunta, Espace Van Gogh at Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, FR

“Reactivando videografías“, Academia de España en Roma, Rome, IT

“National Awards for Visual Arts“, Casa Nacional del Bicentenario, BA, AR

“Now and After“, curated by Marina Fomenko Platform for videoart, Moscow, RU

“98 Salon Annual Nacional de Santa Fe“, Museo Rosa Galisteo, Santa Fe, AR

“8M Award.“ Centrol Cultural Kirchner, Buenos Aires, AR

2020

“Pensar todo de nuevo“, Curated by Andrea Giunta, ROLF Art. BA, AR

“Just in time“, curated by Gabriela Golder at VIDEO EX Festival, Zurich, CH

“Lago International Film Festival“, Treviso, IT

“Premio Trabucco otros soportes“, Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes/ Fundación Klemm, Buenos Aires, AR

“Becoming Future“, curated by Iole Pellion at Recontemporary, Turin, IT

“¿Sin color?“, curated by Miacaela Bianco at OSDE Foundation, BA, AR

2019

“LOOP Discover International Video Art Award“, curated by Gisella Chillida Espinosa, Covent de Sant Agustí, Barcelona, ES

“108 National Salon of Visual Arts“, Casa Nacional del Bicentenario, BA, AR

Jerusalem Biennale, “From near and far away”, curated by Ewa Chomicka, Jerusalem, IL

Cinema Urbana, “Buildings Memories”. Museu Correios, Brasilia, BR

“IVAHM International Video Festival“, Museo C.A.V. La Neomudejar, Madrid, ES

“DOBRA Film Festival“, Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, BR

“Mostra Strangloscope International Exhibition of Experimental Video and Performance“, Centro Integrado de Cultura, Florianopolis, BR

“Arquiteturas Film Festival“, Lisboa, PT

“ExiS Experimental Film Festival“, Korean Film Archive, Seoul, KR

2018

“¿Qué hacer?“ Biennale of the Moving Image BIM, Center of Contemporary Art- Muntref, Buenos Aires, AR

“International Video Festival NodoCCS“, Cerquone Projects, Caracas, VE

“Ultra Cinema“, oficial selection, Xalapa, Veracruz, MX

“DOC Buenos Aires-Artists Films“, curated by Eduardo Stupia at The Museum of Contemporary Art from Buenos Aires, AR

“Contraste Simultáneo“, Fundación OSDE, Buenos Aires, AR

“National Award for Visual Arts“, Casa Nacional del Bcentenario, Buenos Aires, AR

“Desarme“, curated by Florencia Qualina at F.J. Klemm Foundation, BA, AR

“Fundación Guasch-Coranty International Painting Prize“, Barcelona, ES

“Arte Ba at Ginsberg Gallery“, Buenos Aires, AR

“Balkan Can Kino“, Athens, GR

Itaú Award, curated by Adriana Lauría, Casa Nacional del Bicentenario, BA, AR

2017

“Experimenta India International Film Festival“, Bangalore, IN

“This Human World“, International Film Festival for Human Rights, Vienna, AT

“FIVA International Video Art Festival“, Buenos Aires, AR

“Juan Downey Award at 13 Biennial of New Media“, National Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago, CL

“Lebanese International Biennale for Cinema and the Arts (BLICA) 2017“ Niemeyer International Competition, MAMAC, Byblos, LB

“FUSO 2017“, Lisboa, PT

“Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival Official Selection“, Frankfurt, DE

“Colección“, curated by Eduardo Medici, Fundación Alfono y Luz Castillo, BA, AR

“Visions du Reel Film Festival“, Nyon, CH

“UArt“, curated by Thamar Ette at the University of St. Gallen, CH

“EMAF European Media Art Festival“, Osnabruck, DE

“BackUp Film Festival“, Weimar, DE

“This city is indeed for me: Urban life and its place in contemporary documentary.“ At ZWAP, Bilbao, ES

“El Centro en Movimiento“, curated by Rodrigo Alonso at Centro Cultural Kirchner, Buenos Aires, AR

“Bordes / Borders“, curated by Othon Castaneda at Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington DC, US

“V Arte x Arte Photography Award“, Luz and Alfonso Castillo Foundation, Buenos Aires, AR

“FILE Video Art-Electronic Language International Festival“, Art Gallery of Fiesp Cultural Center, Sao Paulo, BR

“Concurso de Artes Visuales del Fondo Nacional de las Artes“, Casa Victoria Ocampo Buenos Aires, AR

2016

“Presence/Absence/Traces. Contemporary artists on Jewish Warsaw“, Curated by Ewa Chomicka and Agnieszka Pindera. POLIN Museum, Warsaw, PL

“ISEA 2016 HONG KONG. The new geopolitics of Art Making.“ Shaw Shaw Creative Media Centre, HK

“The 5th Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition 2016 – Negative Horizon“, curated by Pei-Yi LU, Fang-Tze HSU at the Honggah Museum, Taipei, TW

“Transmission Art Festival“, Karlsruhe, DE

“Casa Tomada“, Casa Nacional del Bicentenario, Buenos Aires, AR

“VER: Selección de obras audiovisuals latinoamericanas“, MAC / Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, CL

“2nd International Biennial of Video and Animation“, Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura de Puebla, MX

“11 Concurso Nacional UADE Artes Visuales“, Buenos Aires, AR

“2016 International Video Festival“, curated by José Drummond at the Orient Foundation, Macao, CN

“BIM Bienal de la Imágen en Movimiento“, Premio Norberto Griffa, AR

“FIVA International Video Art Festival“, National Library, Buenos Aires, AR

2015

12 Biennial of New Media “Hablar en lenguas” National Museum of Fine Art Santiago, CL

“Hacer con lo hecho“, curated by Federico Baeza and Sebastián Vidal Mackinson. Museum of Modern Art of Cuenca, EC

“Braque Award 2015“, Muntref CAC, Hotel de Inmigrantes, Buenos Aires, AR

“XIX Klemm Foundation Award for the Visual Arts“, Buenos Aires, AR

“IV Biennial Arte x Arte.“ Alfonso and Luz Castillo Foundation, Buenos Aires, AR

“VER Latin American Audiovisual Creation“ Mar Museum, Mar del Plata, AR

“Biennial of the Frontiers, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Tamaulipas, MX

“Young Photography Award“ Madi Museum, Salta, AR

“Rojak“, The Stage Exhibition space, Kuala Lumpur, MY

“Territorios Award winning selection from the Central Bank National Painting Prize“. Casa de la Cultura, Buenos Aires, AR

2014

“Medrad, 6th Cairo International Video Festival“, Gezira Art Centre, El Cairo, EG

“Klemm Award for Visual Arts“, F. Klemm Foundation, Buenos Aires, AR

“Williams Foundation Young Art Award,“ Quinquela Martín Museum, Buenos Aires, AR

“Bellos Jueves“, curated by Agustín Diez Fischer, National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, AR

“Sovereignty of the use“, everyday appropriations in the contemporary scene, curated by Federico Baeza and Sebastián Vidal Mackinson, OSDE Foundation, Buenos Aires, AR

“Pronto el hombre pisará Marte y sino, al tiempo“, curated by Laeticia Mello, BSM Art Building, Buenos Aires, AR

“FIVA III International Festival“, Museum of Contemporary Art of Santa Fé, Santa Fé, AR

2013

“Proyector 13“, International Festival of Video Art, La Neomudejar, Madrid, ES

“Between Image and Personality“, International Video Festival: Now and After, curated by Marina Fomenko at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, RU

“FIVA“, International Video Festival, Sala Borges. Buenos Aires, AR

“Bahía Blanca Biennale 2013“, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, AR

2012

“Universal Video Art,“ ArteAméricas 2012, Miami, US

“International Painting Prize Focus-Abengoa Foundation“, Sevilla, ES

“First Latinamerican Video Art Festival“, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, AR

“International Painting Award Guasch Coranty Foundation“, Barcelona, ES

“National Salon of Visual Arts“, Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, AR

2011

“Gyeonggi Creation Center Open Studios“, KR

“National Painting Awards“, Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, AR

“QUAM 2011 Wikpolis.“ Mapping and collective constructions of social space, ACVic Centre d’Arts Contemporànies, Barcelona, ES

2010

“Greening Green“, curated by Sewon OH at Arko Art Center. Seoul, KR

“Tales of Resistance and Change“, Artists from Argentina, curated by Rodrigo Alonso Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, DE

“Mining“ Hotel MariaKapel, Hoorn , NL

“Know Thyself: An artistic anthropological study on Self-Portrait“, WM Gallery, Amsterdam, NL

2009

“Zone Indeterminate“, Taipei Artist Village, TW

“Presence: Rene Francisco, Florencia Levy and Teresa Rafidi“, University of Texas at Denton, US

2008

“Reflect/Refract“, RICH Gallery, London, UK

“National Painting Award Central Bank“, National Fine Arts Museum of BA, AR

2007

“Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales“, Palais de Glace. Buenos Aires, AR

“Resplandores“, Centro Cultural Recoleta. Buenos Aires, AR

“Transatlántica“, Sala de estar, Sevilla, ES

2006

“ESTUDIO ABIERTO“, Palacio de Correos, Buenos Aires, AR

“Art & New Technology Award“, The Museum of Modern Art of BA, AR

2005

“PROyecto A Award“, Proyecto A Gallery, Buenos Aires, AR

2004

“Argentinean Association of Art Galleries Awards“, Klemm Foundation, Buenos Aires, AR

2021

“Gastatelier Gleis 70“, Art Residency Fellowship, Zürich, CH

2016

“Low Res Art Cube Studios International Residency Fellowship“, Jerusalem, IL

“Swatch Art Residency Programme Fellowship“, Shanghai, CN

2015

“POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews“, Fellowship for Artistic Residencies, Warsaw, PL

“Wolo Art Residency Fellowship“, Kuala Lumpur, MY

2012

“Sapporo Artist in Residency Award“ Sapporo, JP

2010

“Gyeonggi Creation Center Fellowship“ Gyeonggi-Do, KR

“Residencia Batiscafo“ La Habana, CU

“Hotel MariaKapel Fellowship Residency Programme“ Hoorn, NL

2009

“Taipei Artist Village Fellowship“ Taipei, TW

2008

“Central Track: The University of Texas at Dallas Artists Residency“, Dallas, US

2022

Premio Konex, Art and Technology, Fundación Konex. Buenos Aires, AR

2021

Lichter Art Award, International Platform for Videoart, Frankfurt, DE

2020

1st Prize Trabucco Award, Klemm Foundation, Buenos Aires, AR

Honorable Mention, International Video Art Festival “Now and After”, Moscow, RU

2019

Acquisition Price “National Presidency” to the 3rd Best work of the National Salon of Visual Arts. Casa Nacional del Bicentenario, Buenos Aires, AR

Honorable Mention LOOP Discover International Video Art Award. Barcelona, ES

2018

2nd Prize Itaú Bank Foundation Award, Buenos Aires, AR

Prize for Best Short film at Arquivo em Cartaz, Río de Janeiro, BR

2017

1st Prize Arte x Arte Photography Award, Buenos Aires, AR

3rd Prize FILE Video Art Award, Sao Paulo, BR

2016

1st Prize International Biennial of Video from Puebla, MX

2nd Prize Moving Image Biennial BIM, AR

2015

2nd Prize XIX Klemm Foundation Award for the Visual Arts, Buenos Aires, AR

Acquisition Prize, Biennial of the Frontiers, Tamaulipas, MX

2014

Honourable Mention, XVIII Klemm Foundation Award for the Visual Arts 2014, Buenos Aires, AR

2013

Honourable Mention, Bahía Blanca Biennale 2013, AR

2012

1st Prize Latin American Video Art Festival, Borges Cultural Center. Buenos Aires, AR

Honourable Mention International Painting Award Guasch Coranty Foundation, Barcelona, ES

2011

Honourable Mention Petrobras Buenos Aires Photo 2011, AR

2010

Honourable Mention at the National Painting Award of Banco Nación. Buenos Aires, AR

2009

1st Prize 4th National Painting Award UADE MOCA. Buenos Aires, AR

2008

1st Prize for young artist at the National Painting Prize. National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, AR

2007

3rd Prize (Painting), National Salon of Fine Arts. Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, AR

3rd Prize (Video) Mac Awards Digital Paradigm. Buenos Aires, AR

2006

1st. Prize Argentinean Prize of Visual Arts 2006, Fundación OSDE. Buenos Aires, AR

2004

1st Prize Premios AAGA (Argentinean Association of Art Galleries), AR

2003

3rd Prize Premios AAGA a las Artes Visuales, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, AR

2000

1st Prize Continuity and Art. Jury: Ruth and Orly Benzacar, Buenos Aires, AR

2020

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, US

2019

Creation Grant from the National Fund for the Arts, AR

2016

Bicentennial Grant from the National Fund for the Arts, AR

2015

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, US

Institutional Collections:

Museo Moderno de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Polin Museum. Warsaw, Poland.

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Tamaulipas, Mexico

Guasch-Coranty Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.

Itaú Bank Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Federico Klemm Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Central Bank of Argentina Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

WOLO Collection, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

AAGA, Argentinean Association of Art Galleries, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

OSDE Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

E-Com Foundation, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

UADE Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Private collections in:

Argentina, USA, Japan, China, Malaya, Brazil, Canada, Poland and Spain.

Exhibitions & Projects

Available works