Sandra Astuena

I was born and live in Argentina

Although art is part of my life and an instrument to research my identity and memories, I studied and practiced Law up until 2005.

The transition from Law to Art started as a quest for the skills I knew I lacked.

This led to a first collective exhibit in Centro Cultural Recoleta in 1997. A workshop with Alicia Candiani led me to Centro de Edicion in 2011, under the guidance of Natalia Giacchetta, where I have pursued lithography and contemporary graphics up until the present.

I studied for a Degree in Visual Arts at IUNA, oriented towards printmaking.

I have undergone the following residencies: Ancestors I & II, CircleProArt; Latinamerica “Proyecto Imaginario”; Proyects, ACE, Futuro, Juntos a la Distancia (Future, Together from Afar), and Formato Blanco (White Format)

Workshops: Miguel D’Arienzo (2018); UMSAL Miguel D’Arienzo (2017); De la Carcova Museum, with Eduardo Stupia (2016).

I participate actively in group and solo exhibitions in Argentina and internationally.

Parientes Lejanas (NAT Art Residence - 10/2023)

When I was a wee child

I would get lost in the night sky

Searching among the heavens for my star

One night, I discovered some that were in pairs

And would see them once and again together

A larger star would always appear

In the company of a smaller one

I was ignorant of the names of those heavenly bodies

Only then did I realize...