Gaby Messina
Biography
I was born in the province of Buenos Aires, 16 March, 1971.
For 10 years I worked in advertising agencies.
In 1999 I left the agencies to work as a photographer, advertising productions for international and national brands.
From 2002 to 2004 I worked in my first series "Great Women", color portraits of elderly women. In 2004 I began to exhibit my personal work in cultural spaces in Argentina and abroad.
My second job was released in 2006, a series of portraits of twins of all ages, "soul mates".
I am currently developing a series of images in the town Lima, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.
Solo Exhibitions:
2008 - Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta, USA.
- ECA Cultural Center, Contemporary Art Space, Mendoza.
2007 - Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2006 - Mason Murer Gallery, Atlanta Celebrates Photography Month, Atlanta, USA.
2005 - Museo Pasquini López, Jujuy, Argentina.
- Institutional Foundation - XIII Festival of Light, Paraná, Argentina.
2004 - Museum of Modern Art, Colombia.
- Pictures of the Teatro San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Group exhibitions:
2008 - Isidro Miranda Galería de Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Photoespaña, Madrid, Spain. "Descubirmientos" Complejo El Aguila.
- New World Foundation, 1st. Auction of Photography, Buenos Aires Argentina.
- Museo Carafa, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Palais de Glace, National Hall, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- International Photography Festival of Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Saatchi Gallery - Permanent Online, London. UK.
- Expotrastiendas, Exhibition Center, Buenos Aires.
- Art Gallery Isidro Miranda, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Gallery Art x Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2007 - Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Klemm Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2006 - Aperture Magazine, New York.
- Palais de Glace, National Hall, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2005 - Klemm Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2004 - Feedback Gallery of Contemporary Art, Madrid, Spain.
Publications
2008 - "Gaby Messina, Editorial Lariviere.
- "A History of Women photographers" - Dr. Naomi Rosenblum's book, Abbeville Press, New York.
2007 - "Urban Photography Book" by David Foster, Arizona University, USA.
2006 - Aperture Magazine No. 178, New York.
Collections
2007 - National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2005 - Olofson Contemporary Art Collection, Chicago, USA.
Awards
2008 - Platt Award, Honorable Mention, Galería Isidro Miranda, Bs. As.
- First Prize Expotrastiendas 2008, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Selection of the Museum Association Award Caraffa Argentina, Cordoba,
- Selection PhotoEspaña "discovery was" Spain, Madrid.
- Finalist National Exhibition, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Finalist Biennale Arte x Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2007 - Visual Arts Award 2007, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2005 - Visual Arts Award 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Latin American Competition, First Prize, Quito, Ecuador.
- London Photographic Awards competition, My Back Yard, London, UK.
2004 - Fotoegara Competition 2004 First prize for best collection, Barcelona, Spain.