Honoring the body’s wisdom

^{México City | May 21st, 1985}

Ileana García Magoda (b. 1985) was born with Occult Spinal Dysraphism, a spinal defect that caused her chronic pain since an early age. She studied Graphic Design at the National Autonomous University of México (2003, UNAM), and worked as an art director in TV advertising. She also produced critically acclaimed albums and played at international electronic music festivals with her project ‘Smurphy’. Since 2021, Ileana has dedicated herself fully to painting, showing her work in Mexico City, Miami and Paris art week. She currently works and lives in Merida, Yucatán.

Through her works on acrylic, Ileana explores the fragility of her body, seeking something more than physical relief, a relief of the spirit. Her practice is driven by transformation, the magic of creating beauty from pain, finding truth in the process. Playful flora is present in her work as a metaphor between the delicate nature of life and the vulnerability of the human experience, evoking a longing, a nostalgia of inhabiting other places, other bodies, other worlds without pain.

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STUDIES:

2003 - 2008

Graphic Design, specializing in Illustration, National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, class of 2003. Undergraduate

SOLO SHOWS:

_{‘Crystallizations’, at Finca Don Porfirio Independent Space, January 2023, Mexico City, MX

‘The Healing Power of Image’, Radio Nopal independent space, June 2022, Mexico City, MX

‘Formas Rituales’ at Momoroom, independent space, November 2021, Mexico City, MX}

GROUP SHOWS:

_{‘Ileana Magoda & Emma Donnersberg’, Vzug Showroom Paris, April 4t - May 4th, 2024, Paris, FR

‘BOLD’, The Black Piglet at Foro La Paz, March 8th to April 8th, 2024 Mexico City, MX

‘Sanctuaries’, EDJI Gallery, February 24th - March 23rd, 2024 Brussels, Belgium

‘Troubling Postures’, Open Call, ASC Studios, December 2023, London, UK

‘Venimos a Ver’, emerging art gallery, ongoing exhibition since November 2023, Cancun, MX

‘Don’t Stop Keep Going, The Black Piglet at Galería Unión, September, 2023, Mexico City, MX

‘MAUD Art Gallery’, continuous exhibition since September 2023 - March 2024, Edmonton, CA

‘Naturalezas Microscópicas’, Amalgama independent space, August 2023, Guadalajara, MX

‘Manuk Art Gallery’ by Lourdes Rivera, ongoing exhibition since 2022, San Miguel de Allende, MX

'MOONI Gallery of Emerging Art’, ongoing exhibition since May 2021, Mexico City, MX
‘Machete Gallery of Emerging Art’, continuous exhibition 2021-2022, Mexico City, MX}

ART FAIRS:

_{‘21st Edition of the LisbonArt and Antiques Fair’, Gallery Rui Freire, April 12-21st, 2024, Lisbon, PT

QIPO Art Fair, participating in The Black Piglet Project, Art Week Mexico, Feb. 2024, Mexico City, MX

Clavo Seis, emerging art fair, The Black Piglet project, Art Week Mexico, Feb. 2024, Mexico City, MX

Clandestina Art Fair, participating in The Black Piglet Project, Dec. 2023, Miami, USA

Clavo Cinco, emerging art fair, participation in The Black Piglet project, Apr. 2023, Mexico City, MX}
_{FAIN Feria, emerging art fair, open call, Dec. 2021, Mexico City, MX}

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Honoring the body’s wisdom

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