glorianna ximendaz
- Artist Statement -
Glorianna Ximendaz is a visual storyteller and artist based in Costa Rica, she primarily works with photography and dabbles in other mediums such as mixed media, and moving images.
Her work often revolves around the exploration of everyday life, human relations, memory, and its impact on ourselves and our contexts, striving for aesthetically and thought-provoking pieces, her art form aims to be a political statement on itself.
| Awards | Publications | Exhibitions |
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2023
XI Premio Galicia Fotografía Contemporánea
2023Selected for the Portfolio Reviews Emergente 2023, Encontros Da Imagem. Braga, Portugal
2023
Costa Rican National Culture Award “Pío Viquez” of Journalism (Jury Special Mention)
2023
Winner of POY LATAM category “Resignificar los archivos”
2022
Women’s photographers Grant Phmuseum Finalist
2021
Winner of the Fotoevidence Book Award- Worldpress Photo with Covid Latam, Red Flag Book
2021
POY LATAM, Mejor Uso de fotografía en Línea, CovidLatam
2020
Nominee 6x6 Global talent World Press Photo Central America
2018
Award Book publication: Brilla todo lo que nace, first photobook publication alongside Alfabeto Editorial
2017
Costa Rican National Culture Award “Amando Cespedes Marín” of Audiovisual Arts (Jury Special Mention)
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Washington Post | Unicef | UN aids | Palestine Children Relief Fund | Discovery Channel | BBC | CGTN | The Guardian | DW | New York Times | El País | Amelia Rueda | La voz de Guanacaste | Página 12 | Revista Vacío | Colectivo 506 |
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2023/2024
Indian Photo Festival, India
2023
Premio Galicia, Sala de exposicións do Pazo de San Marcos, Spain
2023
212 Photography Istanbul, Turkey
2023Jakarta International Photo Festival, Indonesia
2023
Noorderlicht Photofestival, Netherlands
2022
Vogue Photo Festival, Italy
2022
Centro de Convenciones, Costa Rica
2022
Bienal de Argentina de Fotografía Tucuman, Argentina
2021
Mirar Distinto, Exhibition, México
2021
Exhibition “En Vilo” of Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo, Uruguay
2020
Indian Photo Festival, India
2020
Salón fotográfico del Sur, Mendoza, Argentina
2020
Latin American Festival, Bronx Documentary Center, New York, USA
2020
La Maison de L' Amérique Latine, France
2019
Miradas Jóvenes sobre Iberoamérica (Costa Rican nominee)
OIJ Organismo Iberoamericano de Juventud Madrid España
2019
Fraternity (Costa Rican Embassy in China)
Beijing Guochuang Culture and Art Co.
2017
Maciel Festival Fotodocumental, Argentina.
2016
RASTROS INCIERTOS, Alianza Francesa
2014
International Photograpy Award (IPA)
2013
Colectiva, Galería Central (Art City Tour)
2013
Plasticalia Colectiva, Two Columns Gallery Sarasota, USA
2012
CASINO, contemporary art auction
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• Shnit International Short Film Festival (Official Selection, Jury Special Mention)
• Costa Rica Festival Internacional de Cine, CRFIC (Official Selection, Audience Award)
• Diritti a Todi International Human Rights Film Festival (Official Selection, Jury Award)
• Human Rights and Arts Film Festival (Official Selection)
• Solo para Cortos Social International Short Film Festival (Official Selection)
• Tokyo Lift Off Festival Online (Official Selection)
• Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Barcelona (Official Selection)
• Iran International Documentary Film Festival (Official Selection)
• Labocine (Official Selection)