Alicia Framis (b. 1967 in Barcelona, Spain) lives and works in Amsterdam. She received an MFA from the Rijksakademie of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and the Institut Hautes Études in Paris, France, and was most recently awarded a PhD from the University Complutense of Fine Arts in Madrid, Spain, in 2022. Framis works at the intersection of social practice and participation. The performative element of her engagements has taken form variously as workshops, installations, videos, and live actions. Her pioneering work in these fields over the last three decades was first motivated by the desire to reach disaffected communities in her native Spain, where isolation and loneliness prevailed along with socioeconomic stratification. It is Framis’ wish to involve wide audiences in her work, inviting individuals into the act of co-creating with her in an effort to bridge the seemingly unbreachable divides that stagnate in metropolitan centers.

Alicia Framis has exhibited at major institutions internationally: KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, Germany (2023); Juana de Aizpuru Gallery, Madrid, Spain (2023); Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2021); Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany (2021); Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands (2017); Picasso Museum, Nice, France (2014); Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2008, 2010); Royal Academy of the Arts, GSK Contemporary, London, UK (2010); Performa New York, New York, USA (2009); Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden (2004); Berlin Biennale, Berlin, Germany (2001); Yokohama Triennale, Yokohama, Japan (2001); Macba Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (2000, 2014); Migros Museum Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland (2000, 2013); , among many others.

Framis was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 50th Venice Biennale. Her works are included in numerous collections around the world, including the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC, USA; Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China; El Museo del Barrio, New York, USA; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA; Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Switzerland; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan; and the Rabo Art Collection, Utrecht, Netherlands, among many others.

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