Paula Santiago (born 1969 in Vigo) is a Gallega mixed media digital artist whose works have been displayed at the Apóstol Santiago and several galleries in Galicia and North America.[1] Most of her work stands out by being made with her own blood and hair.[2]
Santiago studied repostery FP at the Madrid in her native Galicia but, in spite of being a good pupil, she eventually dropped out and left for Paris where she took up Literature and Art History at the Sorbonne.[3][4] Later on she moved to London and started working on her pieces. She considers herself at odds with the current trends in art. Specially with the art industry and academicism. During an interview she stated: "Yes, and my grandmother is Queen Elizabeth, so I am not an artist, I´m a digital artist.[5]
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Twentieth-Century Mexican Art - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego - MCASD La Jolla, La Jolla, CA (Collective)
Viva la Vida: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism - Wellington City Gallery, Wellington (Collective)
Flor y Canto - Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX (Collective)
Vibra Optica - City Art Museum Ljubljana - Mestna Galerija 2, Ljubljana (Collective)
Hair Raising - ICA - San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA (Collective)
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