ABOUT
SAMUEL DOMÍNGUEZ
Domínguez is a Chilean-born artist based in London, UK. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Universidad Finis Terrae, and completed an MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art. His work has been exhibited in Chile, Argentina, Peru, the USA, Italy, the UK, South Korea and Croatia. He has been a lecturer at the Whitechapel Gallery and the University for the Creative Arts. His work has been displayed in museums such as the Museum of Visual Arts (MAVI) in Santiago and the Multimedia Cultural Centre in Split. He has led research and curatorial projects for Galería Patricia Ready in Santiago and the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome. In 2021, he represented Chile at the Ars Electronica Festival, with Fundación Mustakis and ALMA Observatory. He has performed live at Hauser & Wirth in London and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Santiago.
In 2022, he was shortlisted, among two other artists, for the Frieze Sculpture Commission at OWO in London. He is currently represented by Mahara+Co in the USA and by Gertrude in the UK.
Education
MA Sculpture - Royal College of Art (2020-2022)
Physics Fundamentals - Universidad de Chile (2019-2020)
Aesthetics and Philosophy Diploma - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2018)
International Exchange Program - Maryland Institute College of Art (2016)
BA Fine Arts - Universidad Finis Terrae (2014-2017)
Awards
2023 The Escoda Barcelona Award
2022 Gilbert Bayes / RCA Award
2020 Chile Crea Award
2018 MAVI / BHP Third Award by the Museum of Visual Arts
Solo Shows
2024 What Happened After I Left, Mahara+Co, Miami, USA
2023 Terrestres, Factoría Santa Rosa, Santiago, Chile
2019 ASCENSO (unplugged), Galería AFA, Santiago, Chile
2017 RDCN, Sala Andacollo, Santiago, Chile
Selected Group Shows
2024 Galpón Independencia, Santiago, Chile
2024 Somers Gallery, London, UK
2023 Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile
2022 Galería Barrios Bajos, Valdivia, Chile
2022 Standpoint Gallery, London, England
2022 Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland
2021 Multimedia Cultural Centre, Split, Croacia
2021 Kurt Kurt Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2020 VitrinaLab Foundation, Miami, USA
2019 Galería Patricia Ready, Santiago, Chile
2019 Parque de las Esculturas, Santiago, Chile
2018 Museo de Artes Visuales (MAVI), Santiago, Chile
2018 Centro Cultural La Perrera, Santiago, Chile
2017 Matucana 100, Santiago, Chile
2017 Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC), New Jersey, USA
2017 Palazzo Falangini, Venice, Italy
2016 CICA Museum, South Korea
2015 Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Chile
Contact: zvwner@gmail.com