Works
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wood, wooden beads, brass, 80 x 100 cm
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wood, wooden beads, brass, 80 x 100 cm
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illuminated sign, paint, 54 x 54 x 16 cm
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illuminated sign, stickers, 100 x 25 x 18 cm
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illuminated sign, paint, 70 x 20 x 18 cm
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Illuminated sign, paint, cut out paper, 102 x 96 x 10 cm
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illuminated sign, cut-out paper, stickers, 100 x 20 x 18 cm
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illuminated sign, adhesive, 80 x 40 x 17 cm
Exhibitions
Portrait
© Mathilda
Biography
Gina Proenza’s work draws on the use of words to explore the power dynamics associated with language. From gargoyles emerging from motorized tongues to light boxes transformed into musical scores, or even rocking benches that encourage the audience to interact with one another: language—whether spoken, written, allegorical, or anatomical—lies at the heart of her works. Woven from her Colombian and French heritage and her two native languages, her practice is expressed through sculptures, installations, drawings, and videos.
Gina Proenza (born 1994 in Bogotá, Colombia) lives and works in Lausanne. She lived in Colombia, France, and Belgium before settling in Switzerland in 2013. Gina Proenza has had solo exhibitions at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne (2024), the Musée des Beaux-Arts in La Chaux-de-Fonds (2023), the KunstHalle in St. Gallen (2023), the Centre d’art de Neuchâtel (2020), and the Swiss Cultural Center in Paris (2018). She has also exhibited her work in Shanghai (ChenShan), Zurich (Last Tango), and Berlin (PS120).
Gina Proenza (born 1994 in Bogotá, Colombia) lives and works in Lausanne. She lived in Colombia, France, and Belgium before settling in Switzerland in 2013. Gina Proenza has had solo exhibitions at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne (2024), the Musée des Beaux-Arts in La Chaux-de-Fonds (2023), the KunstHalle in St. Gallen (2023), the Centre d’art de Neuchâtel (2020), and the Swiss Cultural Center in Paris (2018). She has also exhibited her work in Shanghai (ChenShan), Zurich (Last Tango), and Berlin (PS120).
Education
2024
Postnatural Independant Program, Madrid, Spain
2021-2022
Dramaturgie and Text Performance, Manufacture/UNIL, CAS, Lausanne, Switzerland
2017
Diploma with honors, Bachelor in Visuals Arts, ECAL, Lausanne, Switzerland
2016
Semester abroad, School of Visual Arts, SVA, New-York, USA
2014-2017
Bachelor in Visuals Arts, Ecole Cantonale d’art de Lausanne, Switzerland
Solo Exhibition
2028
(upcoming) Duo Show with Lou Masduraud, La Ferme Asile, Sion, Switzerland
2027
(upcoming) Centre d’édition Contemporaine, Genève, Switzerland
2026
"Patron / Partner", galerie lange + pult, Geneva, Switzerland
2025
"Every entrance is an exit", La Salle de bain, Lyon, France
Liste Art Fair, Margot Samel, duo show with Annie Hémond Hotte, Basel, Switzerland
"Trabalengua", In Extenso, duo show with Matisto, Clermont Ferrand, France
Liste Art Fair, Margot Samel, duo show with Annie Hémond Hotte, Basel, Switzerland
"Trabalengua", In Extenso, duo show with Matisto, Clermont Ferrand, France
2024
"Toi et ta bande", Musée Cantonal des Beaux-arts de Lausanne, Switzerland
"Gravity’s End", Palazzina x Basel Social Club, Basel, Switzerland
"Gravity’s End", Palazzina x Basel Social Club, Basel, Switzerland
2023
"L’automne au printemps", Musée des Beaux-Arts la Chaux-de-fonds, Switzerland
"Moving Jealousy", KunstHalle Sankt-Gallen, Switzerland
"Moving Jealousy", KunstHalle Sankt-Gallen, Switzerland
2021
Locus Solus, Lausanne, Switzerland
"Dissolving Views", Lemme, Sion, Switzerland
"Dissolving Views", Lemme, Sion, Switzerland
2020
"Agarra-diablo", Centre d’art Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2019
"Demain comme hier", Point chaud, avec Anaïs Wenger, Lausanne, Switzerland
2018
"Passe Passe", Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, France
"a a e o", Liste Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
"L’ami naturel", Tunnel Tunnel, Lausanne, Switzerland
"a a e o", Liste Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
"L’ami naturel", Tunnel Tunnel, Lausanne, Switzerland
