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Ano Nuevo, ed. 1/6, Monotype series of 12 prints, 38 x 38 x 2 cm, 1993-2004
Marķa Ezcurra
María Ezcurra (born 1973 Buenos Aires, Argentina) lives and works in Mexico City. Ezcurra creates whimsical sculptures, wall works, and installations using materials such as women’s stockings and swimsuits that reference the human body and utilize outerwear as a representation of the inner self. She studied at the Visual Arts School (ENAP) in the National Autonomic University of Mexico, received a master’s degree in visual arts at the Chelsea School of Art in London and completed coursework at the San Francisco Art Institute. A recipient of the Fulbright scholarship,  Ezcurra has participated in over 45 group and 6 individual exhibits in Australia, the United States, England, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Additionally, she has installed her works as outdoor sculptures in Mexico City, London and San Francisco. Currently, she teaches at the Autonomic University of Morelos Sculpture Workshop. Major exhibitions include Nostalgia of the Body, Firstsite, Colchester, England (2005) and Primer Festival de Performagia, Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City (2003).