Berta Jayo 

Location: Spain 

Departament: Artist 

Type: Multimedia Artist 

From: Santander, Spain 1971 

Studied B.A. Honours Degree Fine Art at the University of Bilbao. Spain  1991-1996, Postgraduate and MA Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London  2000-2002. She has participated on a large variety of programs as ISCP (International studio and Curational Program)New York  2004-2005 or STOCK 7 Germany 2007. 

She is a nonconformist, critical and continuously evolving talented creator whose clearest language is conceptual art developed in all media. Her clear and concise ideas encourage reflection, which is also disturbing and provoking our intellect. Her original, power-charged projects awakening our anesthetised and banal existence to offer us their far from stereotypical visions of life.  

Her work has been exhibited in more than thirty countries and it has been shown at International Art Fairs such as ARCO Madrid, SWAB Barcelona, FRIEZE London, PULSE New York, Art BASEL Switzerland. She has also exhibited at International Festivals as Video Screen Festival in Berlín or New Media Festival at  Hardcore Art Contemporary Space Miami or Museums as MAM RD, MAS Santander, Chill Concept Miami, CAC Málaga, Bronx Museum, NYC. Other relevant exhibitions are “Exquisite Doll Kit” México itinerating, “ Artists from XX and XXI Century” at Cervantes Institute, itinerating,  “ Ellas” Madrid, itinerating, Void + Tokio, Japan.