Fernanda Gutiérrez Chilean, b. 1973

Overview

Her most recurring themes are education, self-esteem, and social judgment. Fernanda works from the experience she gained under a repressive upbringing and education; she critically highlights the frustrations of social and religious rules.

Fernanda Gutiérrez holds a degree in Art and Contemporary Culture from the University of Desarrollo (Santiago, Chile). She completed a diploma in printmaking with artist Francisco Copello at the same university and pursued studies in Painting and Experimental Sculpture at San Diego State University (California, United States).

She has exhibited her work in venues such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Valdivia (Valdivia, Chile), the Museum of Contemporary Art Quinta Normal (Santiago, Chile), the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center (Santiago, Chile), San Diego State University (California, United States), Espacio O Gallery (Santiago, Chile), and La Sala Gallery, among others.

Fernanda is a member of the Hipermercado Casino art collective, founded in 2013 alongside artists Florencia Serrano and Daniela Claro.

The artist lives and works in Santiago, Chile.

Works
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Lo que está por venir (What is to come), 2025
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Lo que está por venir (What is to come), 2025
    Installation video
    Video format 1920 x 1080, Duration 00:04:00
    $USD 20,000.00
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Culpa incipiente (Incipient Guilt), 2024 (Work in progress)
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Culpa incipiente (Incipient Guilt), 2024 (Work in progress)
    Knitted wool ball
    Variable dimensions
    $USD 6,000.00
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Madre a medias (Halfway Mother), 2024 (Work in progress)
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Madre a medias (Halfway Mother), 2024 (Work in progress)
    Knitted wool ball
    Variable dimensions
    $USD 8,000.00
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Ansiedad Social, Sit. II (Social Anxiety, Sit. II), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Ansiedad Social, Sit. II (Social Anxiety, Sit. II), 2024
    Starched wool and wooden sticks
    Sold
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Ansiedad Social, Sit. III (Social Anxiety, Sit. III), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Ansiedad Social, Sit. III (Social Anxiety, Sit. III), 2024
    Starched wool and wooden sticks
    Sold
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Ansiedad Social, Sit. V (Social Anxiety, Sit. V), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Ansiedad Social, Sit. V (Social Anxiety, Sit. V), 2024
    Starched wool and wooden sticks
    Sold
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Metamorfosis del valor I (Metamorphosis of Value I), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Metamorfosis del valor I (Metamorphosis of Value I), 2024
    Digital Photography printed on Dibond Aluminium
    90 x 60 x 0,4 cm
    *On loan
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Metamorfosis del valor II (Metamorphosis of Value II), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Metamorfosis del valor II (Metamorphosis of Value II), 2024
    Digital Photography printed on Dibond Aluminium
    91 x 60 x 0,4 cm
    *On loan
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Metamorfosis del valor III (Metamorphosis of Value III), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Metamorfosis del valor III (Metamorphosis of Value III), 2024
    Digital Photography printed on Dibond Aluminium
    92 x 60 x 0,4 cm
    *On loan
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Metamorfosis del valor IV (Metamorphosis of Value IV), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Metamorfosis del valor IV (Metamorphosis of Value IV), 2024
    Digital Photography printed on Dibond Aluminium
    93 x 60 x 0,4 cm
    *On loan
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Para no olvidar, Mom. I (So as not to forget, Mom. I), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Para no olvidar, Mom. I (So as not to forget, Mom. I), 2024
    Bronze sculpture
    20 x 20 x 20 cm
    *On loan
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Para no olvidar, Mom. II (So as not to forget, Mom. II), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Para no olvidar, Mom. II (So as not to forget, Mom. II), 2024
    Bronze sculpture
    20 x 20 x 20 cm
    *On loan
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Para no olvidar, Mom. III (So as not to forget, Mom. III), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Para no olvidar, Mom. III (So as not to forget, Mom. III), 2024
    Bronze sculpture
    20 x 20 x 20 cm
    *On loan
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Para no olvidar, Mom. IV (So as not to forget, Mom. IV), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Para no olvidar, Mom. IV (So as not to forget, Mom. IV), 2024
    Bronze sculpture
    20 x 20 x 20 cm
    *On loan
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Para no olvidar, Mom. V (So as not to forget, Mom. V), 2024
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Para no olvidar, Mom. V (So as not to forget, Mom. V), 2024
    Bronze sculpture
    20 x 20 x 20 cm
    *On loan
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Ayuda mental (Mental aid), 2022
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Ayuda mental (Mental aid), 2022
    Mannequin head, starched fabric and medications
    35 x 35 x 35 cm
    $USD 4,000.00
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Decencia (Decency), 2022
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Decencia (Decency), 2022
    Tapestry made with bra pads
    180 x 120 cm
    $USD 6,000.00
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Metilfenidato (Methylphenidate), 2017
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Metilfenidato (Methylphenidate), 2017
    Intervened object, wooden school desk
    $USD 15,000.00
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Omnipresencia (Omnipresence), 2017
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Omnipresencia (Omnipresence), 2017
    Painted ceramic rosary on velvet
    60 x 30 x 20 cm
    Sold
  • Fernanda Gutiérrez, Prototipo (Prototype), 2012
    Fernanda Gutiérrez
    Prototipo (Prototype), 2012
    Mannequin, wedding dress and medications
    150 x 200 x 170 cm
    $USD 25,000.00
Statement

My work is largely autobiographical and is a product of the repressive education I received based on tradition and religion.

This education, which I refer to as "deformation," generated feelings of powerlessness and frustration in me. Gradually, powerlessness turned into fear. Fear turned into submission. I accepted that social and religious rules would protect me from myself, from my desires, and from my humanity.

I work with various disciplines such as installation, intervened objects, sculpture, photography, and performance.

Exhibitions
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