Solange Pessoa to Lead Landscape Workshop in Santander Ahead of First Spanish Exhibition
The Fundación Botín has prolonged the registration period for the workshop 'Los jardines del delirio' until 23 August. This event, led by Brazilian artist Solange Pessoa, will take place in Santander from 21 to 29 September 2026. Open to artists and students from various disciplines, Pessoa will choose a maximum of 15 participants, with selections announced during the week of 24 August. This workshop is associated with 'Del día o de la noche,' Pessoa's inaugural exhibition in Spain, which will debut at Centro Botín on 10 October 2026 and continue until 28 March 2027. The workshop intends to link the Cantabrian landscape with Pessoa's themes of nature and memory. Born in Brazil in 1961, Pessoa has a rich artistic background and significant teaching experience.
Key facts
- Fundación Botín extended the application deadline for Solange Pessoa's workshop 'Los jardines del delirio' to 23 August.
- The workshop will take place in Santander from 21 to 29 September 2026.
- Pessoa will select a maximum of 15 participants; results will be announced the week of 24 August.
- 'Del día o de la noche', Pessoa's first exhibition in Spain, curated by Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz, opens at Centro Botín on 10 October 2026 and runs until 28 March 2027.
- The workshop and exhibition aim to connect Pessoa's artistic practice with Santander's landscape.
- Pessoa was born in 1961 in Ferros, Brazil, and works in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
- She taught at the Escola Guignard of the Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais from 1993 for over two decades.
- She received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant in 1996 and 1997.
Entities
Artists
- Solange Pessoa
- Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz
- Juan Uslé
- Gabriel Orozco
- Julião Sarmento
- Miroslaw Balka
- Antoni Muntadas
- Jannis Kounellis
- Mona Hatoum
- Paul Graham
- Lothar Baumgarten
- Tacita Dean
- Carlos Garaicoa
- Julie Mehretu
- Joan Jonas
- Carsten Höller
- Cristina Iglesias
- Martin Creed
- Damián Ortega
- Roni Horn
- Shimabuku
- Cooking Sections
- Yuko Mohri
Institutions
- Fundación Botín
- Centro Botín
- Escola Guignard da Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais
- Fundación Pollock-Krasner
Locations
- Santander
- Spain
- Ferros
- Brazil
- Belo Horizonte
- Minas Gerais
- Cantabria