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Cristina Garrido (b. 1986, Madrid) is a visual artist based in Madrid. She studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid and Camberwell College of Arts, and completed an MA at Wimbledon College of Art with a postgraduate grant from Fundació “la Caixa”.
She has received awards such as the Fundación Botín Visual Arts Grant, the ARCO Award for Young Artists, and Generación 2015. Her work has been shown at institutions including The British Museum (London), CA2M (Madrid), Fondation CAB (Brussels), Centro Botín (Santander), and the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
Her pieces are held in collections such as MACBA (Barcelona), The British Museum (London), CA2M (Madrid), TBA21, and the Kupferstich-Kabinett (Dresden), among others.
My artistic practice is based on adopting diverse forms—such as mockumentaries, artist books, guided tours, or mimetic installations—as a strategy to infiltrate and critically examine the structures of the contemporary art system. Rather than pursuing a singular visual language, I work through camouflage and displacement to reveal the constructed nature of artistic conventions.
Metareflection, irony, and paradox are central tools in my approach. I question roles, formats, and values within the art world by creating works that appear familiar yet subtly disrupt expectations. Each project becomes an embedded critique—inviting viewers to reassess the narratives that shape how we see, value, and define art.
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Cristina Garrido (b. 1986, Madrid) is a visual artist based in Madrid. She studied Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid and Camberwell College of Arts, and completed an MA at Wimbledon College of Art with a postgraduate grant from Fundació “la Caixa”.
She has received awards such as the Fundación Botín Visual Arts Grant, the ARCO Award for Young Artists, and Generación 2015. Her work has been shown at institutions including The British Museum (London), CA2M (Madrid), Fondation CAB (Brussels), Centro Botín (Santander), and the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
Her pieces are held in collections such as MACBA (Barcelona), The British Museum (London), CA2M (Madrid), TBA21, and the Kupferstich-Kabinett (Dresden), among others.
My artistic practice is based on adopting diverse forms—such as mockumentaries, artist books, guided tours, or mimetic installations—as a strategy to infiltrate and critically examine the structures of the contemporary art system. Rather than pursuing a singular visual language, I work through camouflage and displacement to reveal the constructed nature of artistic conventions.
Metareflection, irony, and paradox are central tools in my approach. I question roles, formats, and values within the art world by creating works that appear familiar yet subtly disrupt expectations. Each project becomes an embedded critique—inviting viewers to reassess the narratives that shape how we see, value, and define art.
Cristina Garrido in her studio by Roberto Ruiz, 2024.