Joaquín Cociña was born in Concepción, Chile in 1980, he currently lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Art from the Universidad Católica de Chile. He has exhibited his work in Chile as well as internationally. In addition, he has worked as an art critic, academic, writer, illustrator and stage designer for theater. He has published short stories, comics and criticism in printed as well as digital form.
Joaquín Cociña nació en Concepción, Chile, en 1980. Vive y trabaja en Amsterdam, Holanda. Es Licenciado en Arte por la Universidad Católica de Chile. Ha realizado exposiciones tanto en Chile como en el extranjero. Además, se ha desempeñado crítico de arte, académico, escritor, ilustrador, dibujante, escenógrafo teatral y diseñador. Ha publicado cuentos, cómic y crítica.
SHOWS
2011
Galerie ZINK. “Alive She Cries”, Berlin, Germany.
De Ateliers. “Psychopomp Council”. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2010
Fundación PROA. “Art in the auditorium III”, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
GUGGENHEIM Museum NY. “You Tube Play, A Biennial of Creative Vídeo”. New York, USA.
CHACO, Contemporary art fair. Santiago, Chile.
Galería AFA, Santiago, Chile. “Lãs muertes leves de Benjamín”. Santiago, Chile. SOLO SHOW.
Galería Marilia Razuk, Sao Paulo, Brazil. “Lucía & Luis”. (Group show with Niles Atallah and Cristóbal León)
2009
VII Bienal do MERCOSUL, Grita e Escuta. Porto Alegre. Brazil. “O Absurdo”.
798 Beijing Biennale 2009 en Beijing, China.
CHACO, Contemporary art fair. Santiago, Chile.
Galería AFA. Santiago, Chile. “Obsidiana”
Galeria Animal. Santiago, Chile. “Lucía, Luis & el lobo” (Group show with Niles Atallah and Cristóbal León)
2008
Magatzems Wall & Vídeo, Valencia, Spain. “Estéticas del Desastre”
ArteBA. Contemporary art Fair. Buenos Aires, Argentina. “CAJA NEGRA / CUBO BLANCO”
2007
MAVI, Museo de Artes Visuales. Santiago. Chile. “Máquina Blanda”
Kunsthalle Berlin-Lichtenberg. Berlin. Germany. “Political Landscape”
Bei Gao Gallery. Beijing. China. “IN/OUT”
SAC Art Gallery, Stony Brook, State University of New York. New York. EE.UU. “Acts of Translation”
Animal gallery. Santiago, Chile. “Romance”
M100, Centro Cultural Matucana 100. Santiago, Chile. “Comic Strip Passion’s Trip”
2006
Animal gallery. Santiago, Chile. “Campo Ciego”
Centro de Extensión de la Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago. Chile. “Translations”
2005
Centro de Extensión de la Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago. Chile. “El Retrato”
M100. Centro Cultural Matucana 100. Santiago. Chile. “Infeliz a su Manera”
2004
Salas de Arte Gremio. Valparaíso. Chile. “El chico es Culpable”
2003
Centro Cultural de España. Santiago. Chile. “STEREO: no representar nada“
2002
Sala Juan de Saavedra, Valparaíso, Chile. “Selección Concurso Arte Universidad de Valparaíso”
2000
Universidad Católica de Chile. “Chiletresaños”
Sala Chacabuco. “Colectiva de dibujo”
FESTIVALS
2009
EMAF (European Media Arts Festival)” in Osnabrueck, Germany.
Breda International Film Festival in Breda, Netherlands.
FIBABC (1st Iberoamerican Festival of ABC), Madrid, Spain.
Animated Dreams, Animation Film Festival, Tallinn, Estonia.
2008
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano in Habanna, Cuba.
Zebra Poetry Film Festival, Berlin, Germany.
FAIR_PLAY Film and Video Award Festival, Lugano, Switzerland
Illustrative 2008 Contemporary Art Festival, Zurich, Switzerland
DLA Film Festival, London, England
Product Festival of Contemporary Art, Varna, Bulgaria.
2007
Interfilm, International Short Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2010
Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Disposable Film Festival. San Francisco, EE.UU.
2009
Grand Prix “Wooden Wolf” Prize, “Animated Dreams, Animation Film Festival”, Tallinn, Estonia.
1st Prize for Best International Film at “Fantoche International Animation Film Festival”, Baden, Switzerland.
Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at “FIBABC (1st Iberoamerican Festival of ABC)” in Madrid, Spain.
Special Mention Jury Prize “16º Valdivia International Film Festival”, Valdivia, Chile.
2008
Literaturwerkstatt Berlin Prize at the “Zebra Poetry Film Festival” in Berlin, Germany.
2nd Place Award at “Fairplay Film and Video Award Festival”, Lugano, Switzerland.
2007
FONDART (National Grant for Arts and Culture) from the Chilean government for the development of the video.
2006
FONDART (National Grant for Arts and Culture) from the Chilean government for the development of the video.
2002
FONDART (National Grant for Arts and Culture) from the Chilean government for the development of the video.