BIOGRAPHY

Eva Otaño Ugartemendia aka Eva Otaño Ugarte was born in Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain. She studied visual arts at Centro de la Imagen in Barcelona, journalism at Basque University in Bilbao, and computer graphics at UCLA in Los Angeles. In 1989, at age 25, she traveled to Berlin, when the Wall came down two months after her arrival. After one year of living in West Berlin, she moved to the district of Berlin Mitte (East Berlin) and started taking photographs. In the late 90s, she moved to Los Angeles, where she lived until 2002. Presently she is based in Berlin. Exploring the intersection between documentary, art, and concept,  she has worked on a variety of photographic projects in such different locations as  Berlin, Los Angeles, Haiti, Thailand, and Brazil. Furthermore, she is involved in such activities as art direction (internet life shows), graphic and web design, and visuals installations for theater plays and performances. Her work has been exhibited in Berlin, the U.S., Thailand, Spain, Japan, and Austria.


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EXHIBITIONS

Galleries

Gallery Zwitschermaschine, Berlin, 2024 (group). Handlung/5*. www.zwitschermaschine-berlin.de

Ekain Arte Lanak, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, 2020 (solo). Berlin-Mitte Underground 1991- 1994 (Postponed due to pandemic). https://www.ekainartelanak.com 

Gallery Zwitschermaschine, Berlin, 2018 (group). Handlung/4*. www.zwitschermaschine-berlin.de

Gallery Zwitschermaschine, Berlin, 2016 (group). WILD WILD BERLIN. Under the European month of Photography EMOP. www.emop-berlin.de                  

Premarts Gallery, Berlin, 2012 (solo). Night in a favela. https://www.premarts.de

Gallery Minimal, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2011 (solo). Berlin- Mitte Underground, 1991-1994. www.minimalgallery.org                                                

Gallery Ekain Arte Lanak, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, 2010 (group) https://www.ekainartelanak.com

Gallery Zeit Zone, Berlin, 2010 (solo). Berlin-Mitte Underground, 1991-1994. www.galerie-zeitzone.de

Gallery C4, Berlin, 2010 (group). Berlin Fonds. wwwcc4.de

GalleryC4, Berlin, 2009 (group). Neue Klassische Kunst. www.cc4.de  

Gallery Zone 9,  Downtown Los Angeles, 2000 (group). Controling Nature.

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Art Fairs

Tokio Art Fair, Tokio, 2015 (group). Toyota. www.tokioartfair.com                         

MAMAG International Moderm Art Austria Biennale. Hubertendorf, Austria 2015 (group). Central Park. www.modern-art-museum-gallery.com

Berliner Liste Art Fair, Berlin 2012 (solo). Waiting for Lunch. www.berliner-liste.org      

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Visuals

Restcycling Art Festival, Berlin, 2004. Tsunami. www.restcyclingart.com  

Theater Haus Mitte, Berlin, 2003. Mutantmorphosis. www.thbm.de                

Theater Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin, 2003. Mutantmorphosis. www.kunsthaus-tacheles.de

Club Polnische Versager. Berlin, 2003. Goethe Berlin, 2003. www.polnischeversager.de

EBI (Ebil Bock Institute), Berlin, 2001. Anonymous.

Bathtugirl.com (Cyber Warehouse Theater) live internet webcast with a performance art flavor show. Los Angeles, 2000. www.bathtubgirl.com       




Controlling Nature.