Victoria Civera
Spanish painter
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Victoria Civera Redondo (born 1955) is a Spanish artist. She combines photography, painting, installation and sculpture in her contemporary works.[1] She lives between New York City and Saro in Cantabria, Spain.[2] Her work has been shown internationally, including in the United States, Belgium, France and Brazil.[3]
1955 (age 70–71)
Victoria Uslé-Civera
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| Born | Victoria Civera Redondo 1955 (age 70–71) Puerto de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain |
| Other names | Vicky Civera, Victoria Uslé-Civera |
| Education | Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia |
| Spouse | Juan Uslé |
Biography
Victoria Civera Redondo was born in 1955 in Puerto de Sagunto in Valencia, Spain.[4][5] Civera studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia, between 1973 and 1977.[3] She is married to artist Juan Uslé, whom she has occasionally worked together with.[6][7][8] Together they have a daughter, Vicky Uslé (born 1981) who is also a painter.[9]
Civera's first solo exhibition was held at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Santander (now Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander y Cantabria) in 1980.[3] Since 1987, she lives with her family between New York City and Saro, Cantabria.[3][8]
Her artwork find personal meaning in the use and imagery of inanimate objects and repeating shapes.[10][11] Some of her work explores space and volume; and will experiment with form both on and off canvas.[12] In 2017, Civera was awarded the Tomás Francisco Prieto Prize.[13]