Renata Santamarina has been creating her utopia since 1996. She's been in a quest for the beauty held in the surreal for as long as she can remember.  She has found the soul that holds together her proposal by being a keen observator of magic understandings of the world.  She communicates through fantasy images to the world, being drawing and painting her main channel.

Her influences are many. The interest for detail comes from flemish painting. The

development of drawing arises from observing the best ones of the craft, like R. Dautremer, L. Lipton, W. Jamnitzer & E. Haeckel. Her main inspiration has always been Remedios Varo. She captured her when she was only ten years old, with "Papilla Lunar"; and helped her decide to devote this life to creation.

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 EDUCATION

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• 2012 - 2014  "Introduction to Visual Arts", 3 years Degree by "Escuela de Iniciación Artística 1", INBA, Mexico City.

• 2014 “Human Body Drawing” Workshop by Miguel Ángel Reyes, at “Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán”, Mérida.

• 2016 - 2021 Art Conservation BFA at “Escuela Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museografía, INAH, Mexico City.

• 2016 “Illustration” Diploma Course by Gerardo Suzán, at Academia de San Carlos, Mexico City.

• 2019 “Portrait Drawing“ Workshop by Xavi Denia, at Barcelona Atelier, Barcelona.

• 2020 “A modern take on composition, drawing & color in portrait painting” Workshop by  Deniz Sarazhin, through “The Art Digger Lab”.

• 2021 “Drawing Human Figure” Workshop by Kevin Müller at Atelier Mesones, Mexico City.

• 2022 “Portrait Painting” Workshop by Paula Bonet at La Madriguera, Barcelona.

• 2024 “Traditional Priming in Painting” Workshop by Ttamayo, Mexico City

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 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

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• 2014, Group exhibition “Acid ink”, Gallery “Laboratorio X Arte Contemporáneo”, Mérida, Yucatán.

• 2015, Solo show “Tangles inside a Shroom”, Gallery “El Delirio”, Mexico City.

• 2017 Group Exhibition “Punto de Fuga”, ARCA Gallery at “MUTEM” Mexico City.

• 2018 Group Exhibition “Libre”, ARCA Gallery at “MUTEM”, Mexico City.

• 2018, Solo show “Dejemos al menos flores”, ToroSiete Virtual Museum, USA

• 2019 Group Exhibition “Amor Perenne”, ARCA Gallery at “MUTEM” Mexico City.

• 2019 Group Exhibition “Subasta Arte Vivo”, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City.

• 2019, Solo show “Grimorio”, ARCA Gallery at “Estación Chabacano, STC”, Mexico City.

• 2020 Art Fair  “Art Fort Lauderdale”, ToroSiete at Fort Lauderdale, Miami.

• 2020, Solo show “Guestlist for my Funeral”, “Centro Cultural La Mano”, Mexico City.

• 2022, Solo show “Canto Antiguo”, Kolectivo Gallery, Mexico City.

• 2023, Group Exhibition and Live Painting at “GalaxArt Debut”, Art Basel Week in Miami, USA.

• 2024, Group Exhibition “En Voz Alta”, Agua Fuerte Gallery, Mexico City.

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 SPECIAL PROJECTS​

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• 2014, “Alebrije Mexicano”, Commisioned mural painting for “El Rincón de Lara” Restaurant, Mérida, México.

• 2018, “Locomopétalo”, Commisioned painting for Murano SUV Debut by NISSAN at “El Frontón”, Mexico City.

• 2019, “Colores para llevar”, Commisioned paintings for cultural project by Coca-Cola Company, Mexico City.

• 2022, “Sueño de Vishnu”, Commisioned mural painting for “Tiempo Yoga” Holistic Center, Mexico City.

• 2022, “Madera Mexicana”, Commisioned paintings for “Pinocho” Advertising Campaign by Netflix, Mexico City.

• 2023, “Pétalos de Buddah”, Commisioned mural painting for “Gym Juice Yoga” Fitness Center, Mexico City.

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 ART FAIRS

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• 2020, Art Fort Lauderdale, Representation by ToroSiete, Miami, USA.

• 2021 BADA México, Individual  Booth , Mexico City.

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 ART RESIDENCES

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• 2022, Month Residence at La Madriguera, guided by Paula Bonet, Barcelona.