Elena Climent
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Elena Climent was born in Mexico City in 1955, the daughter of the Spanish artist Enrique
Climent. She took art classes in Mexico City, Valencia and Barcelona, but is fundamentally
self-taught. In 1972 she had her first exhibition in Mexico City and in 1988 she had a solo show at
the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Since 1992 she has been represented by Mary-Anne
Martin/Fine Art in New York and the Galería GAM
(formerly the Galería de Arte Mexicano) in Mexico City.
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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| 1995 |
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Re-encounters Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, New York |
| 1993 |
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En Busca del Presente, Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 1992 |
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In Search of the Present Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, New York |
| 1988 |
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Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City |
| 1982 |
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Galería Metropolitana, Mexico City |
| 1978 |
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Galería San Angel, Mexico City |
| 1977 |
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Galería Helen Lavista, Mexico City |
| 1976 |
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Galería Casa de las Campanas, Cuernavaca, Mexico |
| 1972 |
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Galería Helen Lavista, Mexico City |
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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| 1995 |
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Latin American Women Artists 1915-1995, Milwaukee Art Museum (This exhibiton is scheduled to travel to the Phoenix Art Museum, The Denver Art Museum and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.) |
| 1994 |
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Paper Visions V Housatonic Museum, Bridgeport, CT |
| 1994 |
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Miradas Femininas Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
| 1994 |
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Art Miami '94 , Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami |
| 1993 |
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Regards de femmes (As part of the Europalia Biennial '93 ) , Musee d'Art Moderne, Liege (Belgium) |
| 1992 |
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Contemporary Museum, San Diego |
| 1991 |
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
| 1991 |
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The Earth Itself (Part I of Mexico: Thirty Centuries Later )Parallel Project Gallery, Santa Monica |
| 1991 |
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La Mujer en México Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, and Museo de Monterrey |
| 1990 |
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Women in Mexico National Academy of Design |
| 1989 |
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Current Arrivals New York, MOCHA |
| 1988 |
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Latin American Group Show, Chicago, Nicole Gallery |
| 1984 |
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Bienal de Dibujo, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico CityBienal de Dibujo |
| 1984 |
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Galería Metropolitana, Mexico City |
| 1980 |
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Galería San Angel, Mexico City |
| 1974 |
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Galería Helen Lavista, Mexico City |
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LITERATURE
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Schneider Enriquez, M. "The Persistence of Mexico," ARTnews (April 1995), p.133, illus.
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Biller, J., Smith D., et al. "Elena Climent," Latin American Women Artists 1915-1995. Exh. cat.
Milwaukee Art Museum (1995), pp.156 157, illus.
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Page, Amy. "Brash New World," Art & Auction (Jan.1995), p.83, illus.
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Ray-Jones, Anna. "Exhibitions-New Art from Latin America," Art and Design , London (1994) pp. x-xi.
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Tibol, Raquel. "Lo Humilde como identidad," Proceso (February 1, 1993), p. 52, illus.
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Green, Jerald R. "Elena Climent--Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art," Latin American Art , vol. 4, no.2 (1993), p.74
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Martin, C.P. "A New Mexican Wave," The Regent Magazine (51st Issue, 1993), pp.70-73, illus.
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Elizondo, Salvador. Elena Climent una artista interesante. (May 1992) Exh. cat., Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico, D.F., Jan.-Feb., 1993
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Sullivan, Edward. Elena Climent In Search of the Present Exh. cat., Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, New York, 1992
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Herrera, Hayden. "Elena Climent at Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art," Art in America (October 1992), p.151, illus.
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Ruy Sanchez, Alberto. "Una Mosca en el Arcoiris," Artes de Mexico (Spring 1991), pp.23-24 (editorial), illus.
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Ortiz Monasterio, P. and J. Riestra, eds. New Moments in Mexican Art/Nuevos momentos en el arte mexicano . New York: Parallel Project; Madrid: Turner Libros, 1990
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Sullivan, E., Nochlin L., et al. La Mujer en Mexico/Women in Mexico . Exh. cat., The National Academy of Design, New York; Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City; Museo de Monterrey, 1990-1991, pp. xci-xciii and pp. 68-71, illus.
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Saavedra, M. Elena Climent Flor de asfalto . Exh.cat., Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico, 1988
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Torres Martinez, José. Elena Cllment El tiempo detenido . Exh. cat., Galería Metropolitana, Mexico
City, 1982
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