Cecilia Paredes Peruvian, b. 1950
Cecilia Paredes explores the theme of identity through ethereal “photo performances,” in which she camouflages her body against beautifully patterned backdrops and disappears amongst the ornamentation. By presenting herself as part of the landscape, Paredes builds her own identity in relation to the part of the world where she lives and raises the question of how our environment influences who we are. Born in Lima, Peru, a country whose early civilizations revered nature, Paredes often disguises herself against flora. The sweeping lines of foliage and the rich hues that paint the backdrop and the artist’s body put her in an intimate conversation with nature. Animals, various objects, and fabric also play a part in the complex layers of Cecilia’s oeuvre.
The artist combines natural themes- origins, camouflage, transformation, and her body- to acquire multiple identities through a blend of sculptural recreations and photography. Each element in her body of work reminds the viewer of the fact that humans are but one element in nature, of which the body is a pristine expression. “I wrap, cover, or paint my body with the same material pattern and represent myself as part of that landscape. Through this act, I am working on the theme of building my own identification with the environment where I live or where I feel I can call home.” – Cecilia Paredes.
Her Fine Arts studies were at the Catholic University of Lima and Cambridge Arts in the UK. In 1998, she was awarded The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program. Paredes lived and worked in Costa Rica from 1998 to 2004 and represented the country at the 51st Venice Biennial in 2005. She now splits her time between Lima, Peru, and Philadelphia, USA.
Cecilia Paredes received the 2022 Toro Iberoamerican Honor Prize in Zamora, Spain, and the 2014 International Award for Artistic Excellence at the Pingyao International Festival of Photography. She has exhibited widely in North, South, and Central America, Asia, Australia, and Europe with solo exhibitions at major institutions, including the Museum of Navarra, MUN, Pamplona, Spain; Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Russia and the Costa Rica Museum of Art, among others.
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Cecilia ParedesCupcake Rose, 2023Photo performance inkjet print45 x 42 in
114.3 x 106.7 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesLos Astros, 2023Acylic paint and Swarovski crystals on canvas38.25 x 36.25 in
97 x 92 cm -
Cecilia ParedesRose Garden Hand, 2023Photo performance inkjet print30 x 20 in
76.2 x 50.8 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesTapisserie, 2023Photo performance inkjet print52 x 32 in
132.1 x 81.3 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesWalking in my Galaxy Blue, 2023Photo performance inkjet print39 x 45 in
99.1 x 114.3 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesClorinda, 2022Photo performance inkjet print43 x 51 in
109.2 x 129.5 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesDafne Tall, 2022Archival pigment print
50 x 27 in
127 x 68.6 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesGardenia Dream, 2022Photo performance inkjet print31.25 x 26 in
79.4 x 66 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesAllegory, 2020Photo performance inkjet print19 x 22 in
48.3 x 55.9 cmEdition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesMagnolia Stories, 2020Photo performance inkjet print21 x 32 in
Edition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesOf Wings and Thorns, 2020Photo performance inkjet print47 x 39 in
119.4 x 99.1 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesParadise Hands IV, 2020Photo performance inkjet print15.8 x 23.6 in
40 x 60 cmEdition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesThe Forest, 2019Photo performance inkjet print39 x 33 in
99.1 x 83.8 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesThe Voyage, 2019Photo performance inkjet print58 x 33.75 in
147.3 x 85.6 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesZanzibar, 2019Photo performance inkjet print58 x 37.5"
147.3 x 95.3 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesShield, 2018Photo performance inkjet print52 x 35 in
132.1 x 88.9 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 AP -
Cecilia ParedesThe Secret, 2018Photo performance inkjet print55 x 33 in
139.7 x 83.8 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesThe Three Graces, 2018Photo performance inkjet print58 x 124"
147.3 x 315 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesHermitage I, 2017Photo performance inkjet print52 x 34 in
132.1 x 86.4 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesThe River Within, 2016Photo performance inkjet print49 x 42"
124.4 x 106.6 cm3 / 7 plus 3 AP -
Cecilia ParedesCalabria, 2015Photo performance inkjet print37.5 x 46 in
95.2 x 116.8 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 AP -
Cecilia ParedesSilk, 2015Photo performance inkjet print41 x 37.5"
104.1 x 95.2 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 AP -
Cecilia ParedesCorinthians, 2014Photo performance inkjet print21.5 x 21.5"
54.6 x 54.6 cmEdition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesEn Tus Alturas (In the Height of Your Sky), 2014Photo performance inkjet print42.5 x 42.5"
108 x 108 cmEdition of 7 plus 3 artist's proofs -
Cecilia ParedesMeditative Mermaid, 2011Photo performance inkjet print22 x 22"
55.8 x 55.8 cmEdition 3/5 plus 2 AP -
Cecilia ParedesLily, 2009Photo performance inkjet print on aluminum21.5 x 21.5"
54.6 x 54.6 cmEdition 2/3 plus 2 AP -
Cecilia ParedesHighland Lake, 2007Photo performance inkjet print55 x 55"
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Cecilia ParedesAnimal de mi Tiempo: Armadillo, 2002Photo performance cibachrome print41 x 56"
104.1 x 142.2 cmAP
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Ruiz-Healy Art 2024 Museum Acquisitions
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Glasstire Top Five: The Pastoral and the Celestial May 2, 2024
Glasstire, May 2, 2024 -
The Pastoral and the Celestial
meer, March 25, 2024 -
Featured Show: The Pastoral and the Celestial
Arts & Culture Texas Magazine , March 1, 2024
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Cecilia Paredes, 15 Art Shows to See in New York This October
Hrag Vartanian, Valentina Di Liscia and Hakim Bishara , Hyperallergic, October 3, 2023 -
Patricia Ruiz-Healy champions Latinx and South Texas artists in both San Antonio and Manhattan
Bryan Rindfuss, San Antonio Current, November 4, 2022 -
Spring Newsletter & EXPO Chicago 2022
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Into Someone Else's Skin
Andrés Isaac Santana, ArtNexus
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Cecilia Paredes: The Two Twilights | Review
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San Antonio’s arts community reflects on the milestones of another challenging year
Bryan Rindfuss, San Antonio Current, December 29, 2021 -
Ruiz-Healy Art Celebrates its Quinceañera
Kathleen Petty, San Antonio Magazine, November 19, 2021 -
Ornate Painted Patterns Conceal Photographer Cecilia Paredes Against Textile Backdrops
Grace Ebert, Colossal, November 8, 2021
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McNay Print Fair
May 3 - 5, 2024 San AntonioRuiz Healy Art is delighted to participate in the McNay Print Fair , hosted by the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas, one of the sole events of its...Read more -
The Pastoral and the Celestial
March 20 - May 18, 2024 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to present The Pastoral and the Celestial, opening on Wednesday, March 20th, with an opening reception from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at our San Antonio gallery. The Pastoral and the Celestial will be on view through May 18th, 2024. The exhibit brings together Richard 'Ricky' Armendariz, Cecilia Biagini, Graciela Iturbide, Nicolas Leiva, and Cecilia Paredes in a celebration of painting, photography, and ceramics, inviting the viewer into a realm where the boundaries between the tangible and the imagined blur.Read more -
Cecilia Paredes: The Weaving of Dust
September 26 - November 18, 2023 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to present Cecilia Paredes: The Weaving of Dust on view at our San Antonio gallery from September 28, 2023 to November 18, 2023. This will be...Read more -
Cecilia Paredes: Walking In My Galaxy Blue
September 21 - November 3, 2023 New York CityRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to present concurrent solo exhibitions featuring new works byRead more
Peruvian born, Philadelphia based, artist Cecilia Paredes. This will be Paredes’ fourth solo
exhibition with the gallery. Cecilia Paredes: Walking In My Galaxy Blue opens at our New
York City gallery on Thursday, September 21st, with an opening reception from 6:00 - 8:00
PM. Cecilia Paredes : The Weaving of Dust opens at our San Antonio gallery on Thursday,
September 28th, with an opening reception from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. A fully illustrated
catalogue will be published accompanied by an essay by art historian Emily Alesandrini.
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Expo Chicago
Chicago April 7 - 10, 2022Ruiz-Healy Art is thrilled to present the work of Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Cecilia Paredes, and Chuck Ramirez to the 2022 Edition of EXPO CHICAGO. This is the Gallery’s first time attending the fair and exhibiting in Chicago, Illinois. Datchuk, Paredes, and Ramirez use photography to explore themes of identity, transformation, and consumer culture. Together the artists intersect in their fascination with the natural world and cultural artifacts.Read more -
Ruiz-Healy Art: Quinceañera
November 18, 2021 - January 29, 2022 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to announce Ruiz-Healy Art: Quinceañera, an exhibition commemorating the fifteen-year anniversary of Ruiz-Healy Art in San Antonio, Texas. The exhibition features work by artists that have...Read more -
Cecilia Paredes: The Two Twilights
April 1 - June 18, 2021 New York CityRuiz-Healy Art is pleased to present Cecilia Paredes: The Two Twilights. The exhibition opens on Thursday, April 1, 2021, and will be on view until May 8, 2021. This is the fourth solo show of Cecilia Paredes with Ruiz-Healy Art but the first at our New York City gallery. An exhibition catalogue with an essay by Elizabeth Ferrer will be available.Read more -
Plurality of Isolations
February 24 - May 22, 2021 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art is delighted to present "Plurality of Isolations" at our San Antonio gallery featuring works by RF Alvarez, Jesse Amado, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Jenelle Esparza, Barbara Miñarro, Cecilia Paredes, Ethel Shipton, and Carlos Rosales-Silva. The exhibition opens on Wednesday, February 17.Read more
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IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair
October 7 - November 1, 2020Ruiz-Healy Art is pleased to announce the gallery's seventh year of participation in the prestigious IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair taking place, this year, in a hybrid online / in-person...Read more -
CON (TEXT)
September 17, 2020 - January 16, 2021 New York CityRuiz-Healy Art presents CON (TEXT) featuring works by Richard Armendariz, Cecilia Biagini, Nate Cassie, Andrés Ferrandis, Leon Ferrari, Cecilia Paredes, Katie Pell, and Ethel Shipton, on view through January 9, 2021Read more -
Cecilia Paredes & Chuck Ramirez: Photographing Identity
May 3 - June 15, 2019 New York CityRuiz-Healy Art presents Cecilia Paredes & Chuck Ramirez: Photographing Identity as the inaugural exhibition of the gallery's New York City location. Working within issues of identity, both artists use photography to confront fundamental questions regarding the human condition.Read more -
Latinx Art: Transcending Borders
Houston April 3 - May 11, 2019Collaborating with Octavia Art Gallery (Houston, Texas), Latinx Art: Transcending Borders celebrates Latinx visual arts in the United States, predominantly Texas. Featuring artists: Jesse Amado, Richard Armendariz, Margarita Cabrera, Michael Menchaca, Cecilia Paredes, Chuck Ramirez, and Ethel ShiptonRead more
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Blue is Not a Color
July 11 - September 1, 2018 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art presents Blue is Not a Color featuring works by Jesse Amado, Richard Armendariz, Cecilia Biagini, Cecilia Paredes, Cade Bradshaw, Jennifer Ling Datchuk and Deliasofia Zacarias, on view from July 11, 2018 through September 1, 2018.Read more -
Cecilia Paredes: The Wandering Flight
September 3 - October 10, 2015 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art presents Cecilia Paredes: The Wandering Flight. This exhibition explores the theme of identity through ethereal “photo performances” where the artist camouflages her body against beautifully pattered backdrops and disappears amongst the ornamentation.Read more -
IFPDA Ink Miami Art Fair
Miami December 3 - 7, 2014Ruiz-Healy Art participates in Ink Miami with the work of Graciela Iturbide, Leigh Anne Lester, Connie Lowe, Cecilia Paredes, Ethel Shipton, Cecilia Biagini and Julie Speed, among others. As well as Francisco Toledo, Pedro Friedeberg, Jesse Amado, Ricky Armendariz, Nate Cassie, Vincent Valdez and the late Chuck Ramirez.Read more -
Collective Reflection
December 12, 2013 - January 30, 2014 San AntonioEnd of the year exhibit featuring the work of Chuck Ramirez, Nate Cassie, Constance Lowe, NicolasRead more
Leiva, Ethel Shipton, Cecilia Paredes and Andrés Ferrandis.
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Continuous Change
October 9 - November 9, 2013 San AntonioA thoughtful gathering of cultures and media are presented in Ruiz-Healy Art's Continuous Change. Featuring artists: Pedro Diego Alvarado-Rivera, Cecilia Biagini, Nate Cassie, Benjamin Dominguez, Andres Ferrandis, Nicolas Leiva, Constance Lowe, Cecilia Paredes, and Chuck Ramirez.Read more -
Cecilia Paredes: Nature my significant other
October 20 - December 17, 2011 San AntonioCecilia Paredes explores the body in Nature, My Significant Other.Read more -
Photographic Dialogues
September 9 - October 30, 2010 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art presents Photographic Dialogues. Featuring work by Arturo Almeida, Carlos Betancourt, Rodolfo Choperena, Cecilia Paredes, and Chuck Ramirez.Read more -
Dallas Art Fair
Dallas February 5 - 7, 2010Ruiz-Healy Art participates in the Dallas Art Fair with the work of Pedro Friedeberg, Cecilia Biagini, Carlos Betancourt, Rodolfo Choperena, Cecilia Paredes, Nicolás Leiva and Ray Smith.Read more
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Photographic Encounters: Humanity in Nature
September 3 - 30, 2009 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art presents Photographic Encounters: Humanity in Nature as part of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA. Featuring the work of Cecilia Paredes, Graciela Iturbide, Alfredo de Stefano, Arturo Almeida, Alicia Candiani, Carlos Betancourt and Yolanda AndradeRead more -
International Exposure: Looking at Contemporary Photography
September 4 - 30, 2008 San Antonio“International Exposure: Looking at Contemporary Photography” is presented by Ruiz-Healy Art at the International Center.Read more -
Photography and Video Today
September 19 - October 31, 2007 San AntonioPhotography and Video Today, will feature photographic works from Latin America, the United Sates, and Europe, including the work of Cristina Kahlo, Hugo Tillman, Natalia Arias, Sergio Fasola, Benjamin Dominguez, Cecilia Paredes, and Graciela Iturbide.Read more -
Beauty in Art: 21st Century Interpretations
Central Library Art Gallery San Antonio May 17 - June 23, 2007 San AntonioRuiz-Healy Art latest exhibition Beauty in Art: 21st Century Interpretations.Read more
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Cecilia Paredes: Cartografías Imaginarias I Boletin de cultura Peruana
Quipu Virtual | Essay by Fietta Jarque Fietta Jarque, 2024 Read more -
Cecilia Paredes: The Two Twilights I Ruiz-Healy Art
Essay by Elizabeth Ferrer 2021Hardcover, 24 pagesRead more
Publisher: Ruiz-Healy Art
ISBN: 978-1-03-485613-9
Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.5 in -
Cecilia Paredes: El No Retorno I University Museum, Navarra, Spain
Essays by Blanca Berlín, Miguel A. Lopez and Gwendolyn Dubois Shaw Blanca Berlín, Rafael Levenfeld and Valentín Vallhonrat, 2018Softcover, 128 pagesRead more
Publisher: Museo Universidad de Navarra
ISBN: 978-84-8081-640-3
Dimensions: 11.4 X 9.4 In -
VOZ : Selections from the UTSA Collection, 2018
Essay by Arturo Infante Almeida 2018Hardcopy, 106 pagesRead more
Publisher: Centro de Artes
ISBN: 978-0-9915043-3-6 -
Cecilia Paredes: The Perpetual Wanderer
Fundación Museos Banco Central de Costa Rica María José Monge Picado, 2016Softcover, 70 pagesRead more
Publisher: Central Bank Museums Foundation
ISBN: 9789968530347
Dimensions: 8 x 11' -
Cecilia Paredes: Oyendo con los ojos I Espacio Tabacalera, Madrid, Spain
Essays by Alejandro Castellote, Blanca Berlín, Begoña Torres González 2016Softcover, 116 pagesRead more
Publisher: Ministerio de Educación
ISBN: 8481816248
Dimensions: 8 X 11.5 in -
Cecilia Paredes: The Wandering Flight I Ruiz-Healy Art
Essay by Sarah Fisch 2015Paperback, 34 pagesRead more
Publisher: Ruiz-Healy Art
ISBN: 1320468799
Dimensions: 8 x 10 in -
Cecilia Paredes: Nature My Significant Other I Ruiz-Healy Art
Essay by Janet Batet 2011Paperback, 6 pagesRead more
Publisher: Ruiz-Healy Art
Dimensions: 7 X 9 in -
Cecilia Paredes: el río que fluye por dentro I Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano, Lima, Perú
Essay by Jan Garden Castro 2010Softcover, 118 pagesRead more
Publisher: Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano
ISBN: 9786124525780
Dimensions: 9 X 9.5" -
Mapas abiertos: Fotografía Latinoamericana I Palau de La Virreina, Barcelona, Spain
By Alejandro Castellote / Cecilia Paredes Alejandro Castellote, 2003Paperback, 341 pagesRead more
Publisher: Lunwerg Editores
ISBN: 8497850391
Dimensions: 29 cm