Hulda Guzman
Hulda Guzman in the studio, 2023\n\nHulda Guzm\xe1n (b. 1984, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) depicts her tropical surroundings as she explores perspective and reality. Situated between Impressionistic landscape, psychological autobiography, Mexican muralism, Caribbean folk traditions, endearing comedy, and magical realism, Guzm\xe1n\u2019s work engenders an emphatic compassion for the united forces of the living, celebrated through the act of painting.\n\nGuzm\xe1n received a BA from Altos de Chav\xf3n School of Design in the Dominican Republic and went on to study photography and mural painting at the National School of Visual Arts, Mexico. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Baltimore Museum of Art, MD; Dallas Museum of Art, TX; Denver Art Museum, CO; He Art Museum (HEM), Guangdong, CN; Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), CA; Museu de Arte de S\xe3o Paulo (MASP), S\xe3o Paulo, Brazil; P\xe9rez Art Museum Miami, FL; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), CA, among others. Guzm\xe1n has been featured in the Dominican Republic\u2019s pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Guzm\xe1n has shown with Stephen Friedman Gallery, London, UK; Alexander Berggruen, NY; Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA; Dio Horia Gallery, Mykonos; Arte BA, Buenos Aires; Galer\xeda Machete, Mexico City; Gallery Ariane Paffrath Dusseldorf; and at institutions such as the Denver Art Museum, CO; Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo; the P\xe9rez Art Museum Miami, FL; Museo de Arte de S\xe3o Paulo, Brazil; Museo de Arte y Dise\xf1o Contempor\xe1neo, Costa Rica; and Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC. The artist lives and works in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.\n\n\n\n\nHulda Guzm\xe1n, Hojas de fuego, 2023, acrylic gouache on linen, triptych overall: 48 1/8 x 88 1/2 in. (122.2 x 224.8 cm.), each: 48 1/8 x 29 1/2 in. (122.2 x 74.9 cm.) Included in Hulda Guzm\xe1n: They come from water (May 24-July 5, 2023) at Alexander Berggruen, New York, NY. Copyright the artist. Courtesy of the artist; Alexander Berggruen, NY; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo: Dario Lasagni\n\nHulda Guzm\xe1n, Pets. Are they real?, 2023, acrylic gouache on linen, 48 x 29 5/8 in. (121.9 x 75.2 cm.) Included in Hulda Guzm\xe1n: They come from water (May 24-July 5, 2023) at Alexander Berggruen, New York, NY. Copyright the artist. Courtesy of the artist; Alexander Berggruen, NY; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo: Dario Lasagni\n\nHulda Guzm\xe1n, Eddy y Bo 1, 2023, acrylic gouache on linen, 60 x 37 in. (152.4 x 94 cm.) Included in Hulda Guzm\xe1n: They come from water (May 24-July 5, 2023) at Alexander Berggruen, New York, NY. Copyright the artist. Courtesy of the artist; Alexander Berggruen, NY; and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Photo: Dario Lasagni