Artist Name: Rosario Aróstegui
Residency Dates: April – June 2025
Born: 1964
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lives & Works: Frankfurt, Germany and Buenos Aires, Argentina
URL: arostegui.de | Instagram @arostegui.rosario
Gallery: Gallery Uhn, Königstein, Germany
Education:
1993 – MFA, Marketing Degree, University of Illinois, USA
1987 – BA, Business Degree, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bio/Statement:
Rosario Aróstegui’s art explores the intersections of urban themes, human existence, and nature. Her creative process is marked by experimentation and personal reflection in a constantly changing world. Her works are characterized by innovative use of materials and profound explorations of memory, time, and human experience. Rosario invites viewers to reflect on the relationships between past and present, as well as the connections between humanity and the environment.
Rosario’s recent exhibitions include Overlapping Territories, Argentine Consulate, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2024), and Transforming Matters, Galerie Uhn, Königstein, Germany (2022). Rosario Aróstegui was granted several awards, including Scholarship 3-month residency, Artport Tel Aviv, Israel (2022), Art-Figura 2019 – 8.Kunstpreis Schwarzenberg, Museum Castrum, Germany (2019), Funding Award Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Germany (2017), 105th Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales, Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires (2016), 4th International Evard Art Award, Germany (2016), Bienal de Arte Argentino, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires (2012). She has participated in multiple residencies, including KHG, Berlin (2024); FlussLab in Buenos Aires and Berlin (2019, 2020).
Support: Rosario Aróstegui’s residency is made possible with support from Artlinks and private collectors.
