Paloma Navares facts for kids
Paloma Navares (born in 1947) is a Spanish artist. She creates art using many different things. These include sculptures, photos, videos, and sounds. She often puts them together in special art displays called installations. Her art often explores what it means to be a woman. She also looks at how women have been shown in art over time. Other topics she explores are beauty, getting older, and sometimes even difficult feelings.
Paloma Navares was born in Burgos, Spain. Today, she lives and works in Madrid and Alicante, both in Spain.
In the mid-1980s, Paloma created important artworks. These included Seravan; A Song for a Fallen Tree and Origin and Moonlit Nights. These pieces were shown in art centers and museums across Europe.
Later, in 1997 and 1998, she designed the stage sets for two plays. These were The House of Forgetfulness and Bodies of Shadow and Light. She worked with a theater group called Lanonima Imperial.
In 2004, she designed the stage for an opera called Juana. This opera was first performed in 2005. It took place at the Opera House in Halle.
Since she started her art career in 1979, Paloma Navares has shown her work in over one hundred places around the world. Her art has also been seen at many art fairs and special art events called biennials.
Awards and Recognition
In 2018, Paloma Navares received the MAV Prize. This award is given by Women in the Visual Arts. It recognized her many contributions over a long career in art.
In 2024, the ENAIRE Foundation gave her the Trayectoria Prize. This award celebrates a life dedicated to creating art. It honored her for exploring the "feminine universe" in her work. The ENAIRE Foundation also held a special exhibition of her art. This show took place at the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid.
See also
In Spanish: Paloma Navares para niños
