Oscar Santillán

Oscar Santillán

BornNationalityBased In
1980EcuadorianN/A
Biography

Oscar Santillán (Milagro, Ecuador – 1980) His education began in the early 2000’s as a self-taught artist in his native Ecuador. Those formative times were deeply shaped by working within collective environments. Throughout the years those experiences have remained alive in his practice in the form of collaborations with scientists and other curious minds. In 2011 he obtained an MFA in Sculpture from VCU—Virginia Commonwealth University, in the US; and, consequent fellowships have allowed him to be an artist-in-residence at Skowhegan (US), Jan van Eyck (NL) Ratti Foundation (IT), Delfina Foundation (UK), and Leiden Astronomical Observatory (NL). More recently, he have been one of the igniters setting ‘órbitat’ in motion, a platform for the encounter of art, science, and technology in Latin America. ...

Selected Artworks
Antimundo ΩB
Oscar Santillán
Antimundo ΩB, 2023
35.8 x 27.2 x 24.6cm
Antimundo OOY
Oscar Santillán
Antimundo OOY, 2023
120 x 85cm
Antimundo 00W
Oscar Santillán
Antimundo 00W, 2023
120 x 85cm
Antimundo 00X
Oscar Santillán
Antimundo 00X, 2023
190 x 126cm
A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History
Oscar Santillán
A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History, 2021
350 x 240 x 240cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Yokohama Triennale2020 - Yokohama
Paiz Art Biennial2020 - Guatemala City
Bienal International de Cuenca2016 - Cuenca
Bienal International de Cuenca2016 - Cuenca
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