Javiera da Fonseca Ilić

Javiera da Fonseca Ilić

Javiera da Fonseca Ilić (b. 1982, Santiago de Chile) is a visual artist currently based in Mexico. Her practice explores the interconnection between memory, dreams, and energy through material experimentation and conceptual inquiry. Engaging both the microscopic and the cosmic, her abstract compositions investigate the human relationship with nature and the sense of unity between the inner and outer worlds. Da Fonseca Ilić earned her Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Universidad de Chile (2001–2005). She continued her professional development through mentorship programs with Eugenio Dittborn (2008–2009) and Taller Bloc (2013), both in Santiago de Chile. Solo exhibitions include Aguas Latentes (Loot Gallery, Mexico City); When the Subject Chooses the Artist (Loot Gallery, Zihuatanejo); Panorámica Maya (123 Gallery, Mexico City); Memoria Expandida (Casa Equis, Mexico City); and Aura (Monica Reyes Gallery, Vancouver).

Da Fonseca Ilić’s work has been featured in numerous international art fairs, including Foire Papier Montréal, Art Toronto, Art on Paper New York, Art Market San Francisco, Art Seattle, The Hamptons Market Art + Design, Art Palm Beach, and Ch.ACO Fair (Santiago).

Born 1982, Santiago de Chile

Lives and works in Mexico

EDUCATION:

Bachelor in Visual Arts (Painting), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile (2001–2005)
Eugenio Dittborn Mentoring Program, Santiago, Chile (2008–2009)
Taller Bloc Mentoring Program, Santiago, Chile (2013)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

Aguas Latentes, Loot Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (2022)
When the Subject Chooses the Artist, Loot Gallery, Zihuatanejo, Mexico (2020)
Panorámica Maya, 123 Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (2019)
Memoria Expandida, Casa Equis, Mexico City, Mexico (2018)
Aura: A Mexican Experience, Monica Reyes Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (2017)
La más silenciosa de todas las horas, Garage Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (2016)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

Deliciosa Monstera, Maia Contemporary, Mexico City, Mexico (2018)
Expo Mutt, Mutt Gallery, Santiago, Chile (2016)
Line of Dust: Pabellón de Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, Mexico (2015)
Ephemeral, The Art Walk Gallery, Santiago, Chile (2015)
Concrete Paradise, Madhaus Gallery, Santiago, Chile (2014)
Aurora, Posada del Corregidor, Santiago, Chile (2013)
Acto Seguido, Bloc, Santiago, Chile (2013)
Final Exhibition, Eugenio Dittborn Program, D21 Gallery, Santiago, Chile (2009)
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIRS:

Foire Papier Montréal, with Monica Reyes Gallery, Canada (2020)
Art Toronto, with Monica Reyes Gallery, Canada (2019, 2016)
F.A.M.A. Monterrey, with Casa Equis, Mexico (2018)
Art on Paper New York, with Monica Reyes Gallery, USA (2018)
Art Market San Francisco, with Monica Reyes Gallery, USA (2017, 2018)
Art Seattle, with Monica Reyes Gallery, USA (2016, 2017)
The Hamptons Art + Design, with Monica Reyes Gallery, USA (2017)
Ch.ACO Art Fair, with Totoral Lab Gallery, Santiago, Chile (2015–2017)
Art Palm Beach, with Art Labbé Gallery, USA (2016)
Art Boca Raton, with Art Labbé Gallery, USA (2016)
FAXXI, Santiago, Chile (2015)
ArtSTGO, Santiago, Chile (2014)
AUCTIONS:

F.A.M.A. Monterrey, 8M Online Auction, Mexico (2022, 2023)
Fundación México Vivo, Museo Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico (2020)
Fundación México Vivo, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico (2017, 2018)
Iguales Foundation, La Sala Gallery, Santiago, Chile (2015)
RESIDENCIES:

Bacab Residency, Tulum, Mexico (2024)
Dear Residency, Lyon, France (2019)
Casa Equis Residency, Mexico City, Mexico (2018)
Tulum Art Club Residency, Tulum, Mexico (2017)

My work seeks to reveal what lies beyond the visible, transforming color, form, & composition into a language of perception and memory.
— Javiera da Fonseca Ilić
Artist
My work seeks to reveal what lies beyond the visible, transforming color, form, and composition into a language of perception and memory.
— Javiera da Fonseca Ilić
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