Paola Villaseñor
Paola Villaseñor (born 1986), better known by her nickname Panca, is a painter, muralist, street artist and illustrator born in San Diego, CA, US.[1] Thematically, her work focuses on the dichotomy and decay of humanity using neon and pastel colors, grotesque figures and distorted shapes.[2] She has been working between Mexico and the United States since 2004 making wheat-paste art, indoor murals, large scale outdoor murals and paintings on various different surfaces.[3]
Early life[edit]
Panca was born in San Diego, Ca in 1986. She emigrated from the neighborhood of Chula Vista to Tijuana, MX in 2004 at the age of 18.[2]
Selected works[edit]
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego selected Panca to host an event in "Made by X" series in March 2018.[4]
The Artist Odyssey Featured Panca in their first international film titled "Panca", screened at the San Diego Art Institute November 2, 2016.[5]
Panca created a large scale site specific mural at Bread and Salt in May 2017.[6]
"The Savagery of Women" (site specific mural) was displayed in the entry way of the San Diego Art Institute as part of their winter benefit in 2015.[7]
Exhibitions[edit]
¿Porque no eres una niña normal? an exhibition of original works by Panca, was shown at Bread and Salt, San Diego April 8 to June 16, 2017.[8]
New Contemporaries 2016 SD Art Prize Emerging Nominated Artists was shown at the San Diego City College Gallery, June 18- July14th, 2016[3]
Awards[edit]
Panca was nominated by Alex Zaragoza for the San Diego Art Prize in 2016 as an Emerging Artist.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Panca + Artista Visual". UABC Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ a b Morlan, Kinsee (2015-01-13). "Meet our cover artist, PANCA". San Diego CityBeat. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ a b c Zaragoza, Alex. "New Contemporaries: San Diego Art Prize". sdvisualarts. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Made by X: Panca". Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "The Artist Odyssey presents: PANCA, a film by Saulo Cisneros". San Diego Art Institute. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Delk, Laurie. "Binational artist Panca goes big in Barrio Logan". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Paola Villaseñor: Transborder muralist and The Savagery of Women". sdartreviews.blogspot.mx. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Diego, Pacific San. "Paola Villase-or also known by her artist name, PANCA. A Chula Vista native living in Playas de Tijuana". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
Further reading[edit]
UABC Radio, Interview with Panca
Vanguard Culture, PANCA: PINK IN THE EVERYDAY-MORBID