Solo Exhibition Award
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Purchase Award
The Stinnett Philadelphia Museum of Art Collection Award
Natalia Mejía Murillo (born Colombia; lives Richmond, VA) has a BFA and an MA in the History and Theory of Art from the National University of Colombia, Bogotá; and an MFA in painting and printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. She has been an artist in residence at Hello New York! through the Curatorial Program for Research, New York; MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA; Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, Rockland, ME; Tajo Taller and Saenger Galería, Mexico City; and Fundació Miró Mallorca and Casa de Velázquez, Spain. Mejía has received awards from the Kunstmuseum Reutlingen, Germany and the Ministry of Culture of Colombia – México (FONCA), among others. She has been on the faculty of the National University of Colombia and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, both Bogotá, and currently teaches at VCUArts, Qatar.
Natalia Mejía Murillo: Between Emergency and Imminence, on view at The Print Center January 19 – March 30, 2024.