Born in San Vicente, El Salvador, 1989.
Lives and works in Birmingham, UK.
My work explores the intricate relationship between memory and information, focusing on how personal experiences can be processed and transcribed into visual forms. Using a meticulous, almost surgical approach employing scalpels I transform specific memories into abstract bitmaps that reflect themes of cultural identity, time, and the repetitive nature of disciplinary actions.
I view memory not as a static record but as a fluid process of reconstruction. By abstracting personal and migratory experiences, I aim to capture the shifting and evolving nature of identity. Through these visual transformations, I explore how memories adapt over time, mirroring both personal and cultural change. The patterns and textures in my work convey individual experiences while resonating with broader societal themes, including the ritualistic aspects of discipline and the lasting impact of migration.
Education
Visual Arts, Universidad Nacional de Artes, Buenos Aires, AR. 2011-2016.
Art Restoration and Cultural Heritage Conservation, Universidad Nacional de Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2011-2016.
Estudios Independientes V, Chile, 2024 -
Exhibitions
Solo
2018 Intimate Spaces, Birmingham, UK.
2021 one by one to one million, Birmingham, UK.
2025 to tie a knot, San Salvador, SV.
Group
2016 Lo Otro, Buenos Aires, AR.
2019 La Piel Hacia Afuera, Buenos Aires, AR.
2019 Something’s Brewing, Birmingham, UK.
2021 Ikon for artists, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK.
2022 Mutant Materialities, Wolverhampton, UK.
2023 Los Futuros del Lenguaje, Santo Domingo, DR.
2023 el blanco va de fondo [Sebastián Cobo], Piramidón Centre D’Art Contemporani, Barcelona, ES.
2023 Catalysta Pop-UP, Miami, USA.
2024 YES Group Exhibition, San Salvador, SV.
2024 Draw a line. Erase a line, Denver, CO.
2025 Volver, San Salvador, SV.
2025 Thresholds [Adam Wynn], Birmingham, UK.
2025 Sensorial Fusion: Relationship Art & Architecture, NYLAAT, NY, USA.
2025 Paper, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK.
Residencies
Flat8, Birmingham, UK, 2018/19.
Piramidón Centre D’Art Contemporani, Barcelona, 2022.
Piramidón Centre D’Art Contemporani, Barcelona, 2023.
Fairs
MECA 2024, Santo Domingo, DR.
Art on Paper 2024, NY, USA.
Art on Paper 2025, NY, USA.
Prizes
Pardon Prize 2024
Collections
Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK.
Pardon Collection, USA.
Cleveland Clinic, NY, USA.
Other
Flat 8 New concept of art apartment arrives in Birmingham. ↗
Anything but flat. An other-realmly food-based art experience. ↗
Revue Collé, Issue No. 74 Mau Samayoa ↗
Contact
art@mausamayoa.com