Patricia Calvo, 1974, Mexico City. Visual artist, lives and works in Beijing, China.
She received her B.A. (honors) in Fine Arts and Visual Arts from the Accademiadi Belle ArtidiBrera, Milan, Italy, and successfully completed her M.A. in Antique Calligraphy and Engraving at the Central Institute of Fine Arts in Beijing, China.
Her artistic work has been shown throughout many countries in several galleries, museums and biennales: Biennale de la Havana, Cuba; Il CastelloSant'Angelo, Naples; Galleria Berthold Brecht, Milan; Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires; BellasArtes, Buenos Aires; Fan Gallery, Beijing; Xidan Library, Beijing; Qindao, Beijing; Centro Eugenio Montale, Sao Paulo; to mention only a few.
She has developed her artistic career throughout Brazil, Italy, United States and China. Before working as an independent photographer, she has previously taught contemporary art in the International Study Group of Beijing; was editorial advisor for The Spirit of Art magazine; founder of the Association of Latin American Plastic Artists in the People's Republic of China; she was producer and photography director of several independent documentaries and has constantly collaborated in cultural and art related projects for several media, Italian TV RAI-International, Il Corrieredella Sera newspaper, Reforma newspaper, among others.
Patricia takes its cues from personal experience and individual intellect. She employs sociological and artistic logic to explore the “habitual”
