Rossella Matamoros Jiménez
Costa Rican contemporary artist working across installation, performance, painting, and video.
Biography
Rossella Matamoros Jiménez is a Costa Rican contemporary artist based in San José. Her practice spans drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, mixed media, performance, set design, and video.
Artistic practice
Drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, mixed media, set design, performance, lighting design, dramaturgy of dress, and video performance.
Education & residencies
- c. 2021–2022ArtHouse Madrid & Kárstica, Cuenca, Spain
- 2021Artist residency on climate change, “Next Season,” Costa Rica
- 1999–2000Research in Japanese performing arts, Kyoto Seika University, Japan
- 1988–1992Master of Fine Arts, George Washington University, USA
- 1987–1988Certification in etching and drawing, École des Beaux Arts and École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
- 1983Licenciatura in Fine Arts, University of Costa Rica
Awards & recognitions
- 2023Selected for Un Aguacero Festival of Performance, Nadie Nunca Nada No Gallery, Madrid
- 2020National Prize Francisco Amighetti, Costa Rica
- 2010PROARTES Prize, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Costa Rica
- 2008First Prize in Painting, First Biennial of Contemporary Art, Chapingo, Mexico
- 1998, 2003National Prize Aquileo J. Echeverría, Costa Rica
Public collections
- National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Museum of Abstract Art, Antonio Pérez Foundation, Cuenca, Spain
- Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC
- Museo La Neomudéjar, Madrid, Spain
- Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, Costa Rica
- Museos del Banco Central, San José, Costa Rica
- Museo de Arte Costarricense, Costa Rica
- Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
Selected criticism
“I discovered that Rossella Matamoros is an artist of the night that is constantly rising to the light of day.”
“I admire Rossella Matamoros as a person and as an artist.”
