Angela Saavedra

Angela Saavedra is a Colombian/Swiss artist currently living in Lutry. She holds a bachelor's degree in advertising and visual communication, a postgraduate degree in creative direction and her artistic background is a compilation of studies in sculpture, painting and art therapy.

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Main themes of her work and sources of inspiration:

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• Rituals as a way of passing on knowledge, building structured minds and unquestionable faith.

• Self-searching.

• The human mind.

• Multiracialism.

• Humanity and Divine.

• Exhaustion and creative entropy.

• Concept of Integration/Differentiation.

• Patterns/ Looking for meaning /Forgotten paradigms.

• Elitist vs. Popular traditions.

• Feminity. Tony Wolff's and Jungian theories.

• Identity, crafts and heritage.

• Disconnection with the natural world.

• Regulatory entities.

• Modern slavery. 

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​​​Main Exhibitions:  

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Upcoming:​

2025/ Galerie du Prieuré/ Ville de Pully (Switzerland)

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2025/ YouNique Boutique fair of Arts - Villa Ciani, Lugano (Switzerland)

​2024/ Cipriarte Gallery Venice (Italy)

2024/ Expo Avenches (Switzerland)

2023/ RedDot Miami /Represented by The gallery Steiner, Vienna/  Miami (USA)

2023/Artbox Expo Basel (Switzerland)

2023/ Casa del Arte Palma de Mallorca  (Spain)

2022 - 2015/ Mag's Gallery  (Switzerland)

2018 /Paloma Fashion & Art Budapest  (Hungary)

2015 / Modern Art Fair Austria / Neuberg  (Austria)

2015/ August / Art Austria Biennale -  MAMAG Modern Art Museum / Hubertendorf (Austria)

2015/ International Fine Art Masters / PAKS Gallery / Hubertendorf  (Austria)

2014/ Galerie de L'Essor / Vallee de Joux  (Switzerland)

2014 / Galerie de Grancy / Lausanne  (Switzerland)

2014/ Place Suisse des Arts/ Lausanne  (Switzerland)

2013 / MAG Contemporary Art Gallery / Montreux  (Switzerland)

2013 / Galerie La Grange / Jouxtens-Mezery  Switzerland)

2012 / Montreux Art Gallery / Montreux  (Switzerland)

2012 / Jay Kay art Gallery / Carrouge  (Switzerland)

2012 / Grand Marche d’art Contemporaine  GMAC / Paris  (France)

2011 / Association des Peintres & Sculpteurs de la cote College de Grand Champ Gland  (Switzerland)

2011 / Clinique La Prairie / Clarens  (Switzerland)

2010/ Galerie Le Lavoir / Carrieres sur Seine  (France)

2010 / Association des Peintres & Sculpteurs de la cote College de Grand Champ Gland  (Switzerland)

2010 / Painting / Chateau D’Aubonne  (Switzerland)

2010 / painting / Galerie Du Desert Lausanne  (Switzerland)

2010 / painting / Galerie Du Pressoir Ecublens  (Switzerland)

2005 / Land Art Exhibition and International Contest Fortezza Da Basso / Florence  (Italy)

2005 / Painting-Sculpture / Gallerie N’Daje/Morges  (Switzerland)

2004 / Painting-Live Sculpture/Museo della Rosa Antica/Serramazzoni  (Italy)

2004 / Sculpture / Centro Civico San Vitale / Bologna  (Italy)

2003 / Painting-Sculpture / Casinalbo / Modena  (Italy)

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Awards:

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2024 / Winner contest Artexpo - Biennale di Venezia (Italy) 

2023/ Art Revolution Taipei (Taiwan) finalist of

"I. A. G. P. Competition" by the Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association /

2004 / First price award at International competition Fortezza da Basso, Florence (Italy) with the project "Tra Terra e Cielo".