Richard Heller Gallery is pleased to present “Carta a mi Sirena”, the first solo exhibition of Spanish artist Ana Barriga's work at the gallery.
Opening Reception: October 19th, 4-6pm. Barriga will be in attendance opening night.
Notes from the artist:
Carta a mi sirena. Letter to My Mermaid
Luck is that random force that accompanies us beyond our control, influencing the actions we take and the events around us. It’s a whimsical wink from fate that, since ancient times, humans have tried to attract through rituals and amulets. In this exhibition, luck and the amulet come together, materializing as a strawberry-shaped heart that everyone seeks, one way or another. A search filled with symbolism; a reflection on luck as the essence of which we are made. After all, we all have a heart, but who has a strawberry heart?
La Dueña, 2024
Oil, enamel, marker and spray paint on canvas
41 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches
106 x 57 centimeters
Ana Barriga's work has been exhibited in several solo exhibitions, including Pink Rabbit, Volery Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2024); Contigo Aprendí, Yusto/Giner Gallery, Spain (2023); Say Cheese, Carl Kostyál, London (2023); Candy Eye, Birimbao Gallery, Seville (2022); De tu color, Paul Roosen Contemporary, Hamburg, Germany (2021); Un día perfecto, WeCollect, Madrid, Spain (2021); Robots, dinosaurios y galletas, Padre Gallery, New York (2021); I Learn the Merengue, Affenfaust Gallery, Hamburg (2020); La vida del difunto, Yusto/Giner, Marbella (2020); From Animals to Gods, Andalusian Contemporary Art Centre, Seville (2019); Once in a Life Time, T20 Gallery, Murcia (2018) and Neither Throne Nor Queen, Yusto Giner Gallery, Malaga (2017).
Barriga's work has also been included in group exhibitions, such as Enigma, Volery Gallery, Dubai (2023); Let’s Get Metaphysical, Yusto Giner Gallery, Marbella, Spain (2022); Erretratu. SC Gallery, Bilbao, Spain (2022); Hidden Message, Func Gallery, Shanghai, China (2021); I don’t wanna be, I am, Affenfaust Gallery, Hamburg, Germany (2021); My Sweet Doppelgänger, Richard Heller Gallery, California (2021); Domesticity, Volery Gallery, Dubai, UAE (2021); Dream Markers, Padre Gallery, New York (2020); The show must go on, Birimbao Gallery, Seville (2020); Quarantine, SC Gallery, Bilbao (2020); CA20, Galería We Collect, Madrid (2020); BMurals, Barcelona (2019); Everyone, Andalusian contemporary artists, Malaga (2019) and Universes, Imola, Italy (2018).
Barriga was awarded the Daniel Vázquez Díaz grant, Huelva 2019; International Painting Prize, Focus Foundation, Seville 2015; CICUS Plastic Arts competition, Sevilla 2017.