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Bio
Sofía Zuluaga (Bogotá, 1989) has participated in the first exhibition by a Spanish museum dedicated to giving visibility to the LGBT+ community (Una mirada LGTBI+ a la Colección del MEAM, Museu Europeu D’art Modern), the first exhibition dedicated to contemporary women painters in Spain (Mujeres Artistas Hoy ’17, MEAM Museum), and an exhibition featuring the top international female figurative artists (Women Painting, All Over the World ‘19, MEAM Museum).
She has exhibited internationally in museums and galleries including the Museo Pablo Serrano (Zaragoza, Spain), Museu Europeu D’art Modern (Barcelona, Spain), Museo de la Caja Real (San Luis Potosí, Mexico), Museo Primer Deposito (Guanajuato, Mexico) and Museum of Now (Berlin, Germany). Most recently, she was featured as a guest artist in BBC2’s Florence Episode of Rob and Rylan ́s Grand Tour.
She is currently based in Vienna.
Work
Zuluaga paints bound, often nude bodies—frequently her own—in loose, expressive oil brushstrokes. The tight bindings against distorted flesh, shown in bright colors, create sharp contrasts and unease. She uses physical restraint as a literal metaphor for invisible systems of oppression, inviting viewers to question their morals and assumptions. Charged with rebellion, her work examines psychological, physical, and cultural conditioning to prompt deeper conversations about gender, sexuality, identity, and beauty.