“Claudia Cuesta is one of the International artists, which in the late 80’s introduced the presence of the human body into minimalist sculpture”
– Diane Augitis Curator Vancouver Art Gallery.
Since graduating from the Slade School of Art in 1988, Claudia been a practicing artist, teacher and mentor.
“I use poetry to assert the ambiguity of thought through simple forms where their resonance can take us into an inner journey.”
1988-89 Sculpture assistant to Henry Moore, for three months and Philip King for six months.
1986-88 Post Graduate Slade School of art UK
1987 Filmmaking and editing course
1985 Welding certificate
1985 Bronze casting and running a foundry course
1984 Carrara Italy stone carving apprentice
1982-86 Byam Shaw School of art
1985 Alberta College of art
Vancouver Art Gallery 2012
‘again and again works from the collection’, Vancouver, BC.
Bemis Centre for Contemporary Arts 2009
‘Claudia Cuesta’, Omaha NE, USA.
Indiana University 2001
‘Divine’ Indiana, USA.
Contemporary Art Gallery 1998
‘Confession from a pay phone’, Vancouver, BC.
Vancouver Art Gallery, 1998,
‘Out of Place’, Vancouver, BC.
Performance,1998,
‘wherever I look I see beauty,’ International Exhibition, Chianti, Italy.
Rio de Janeiro Biennial, 1997
Outdoor Installation, Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Museum of Modern Art 1994
‘Claudia Cuesta’ Bogotá, Colombia.
Power Plant 1993
‘Claudia Cuesta Rachel Whiteread’, Toronto, Ontario.
Ikon Gallery 1992
‘the ten thousand shocks..’ Birmingham, UK.
South Bank Art Gallery 1992
‘terra nova’ London, UK.
Collaborating with Bill Baker since 2003.
Jury member for Canada Council and Public Art Competitions.
Currently mentors emerging and senior artists.
2003 – 2009 – Emily Carr University of Art, Vancouver, BC.
1999 – 2000 – University National, Medellin, Colombia.
1993 -1988 – Various art schools in London and UK.
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver BC.
Morris and Helen Balkin Art Gallery, Vancouver BC.
Museum of Modern art Medellin Colombia.
Museum of Modern Art Bogotá, Colombia.
Tovell Collection, Victoria BC.
Bemis Centre for Contemporary Arts, Omaha USA.
Schlumberger, Paris.
Annett and Paul Smith, USA.
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