Marisa Bernotti (CV)

Marisa Bernotti, Uruguayan plastic artist and illustrator. She was born on July 14, 1978. In 2000 she graduated as a Graphic Designer and in 2005 she obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Economics. She is married to Mariano Koci with whom she has three daughters: Rafaela, Lorenza and Federica. He has always lived in the city of Dolores in the department of Soriano in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay

In 2013, the Departmental Board of Soriano, Uruguay, granted him public recognition "For the Cause of Soriano" for his fundamental contribution to the development and prestige of the terroir in artistic and cultural activity. In the same year, she was selected as a Mercosur artist for her show "Eyes that speak, mouths that are silent," for the Simón Bolívar Cultural Center of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Montevideo, Uruguay.

In 2014 she was selected by Magma Uruguay and Jeffrey Campbell to participate in the Art Show "Ella es Lita"

In 2015 he completed the Master in Illustrated Children's Album with the i con i school in Madrid.

In 2016 he self-published his first illustrated children's book album: "Alfonso Pum Pum"

In 2019 it was a finalist for the Poster of the 19th Montevideo Children's and Youth Book Fair.

He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Uruguay, Argentina, Italy and the United States.

His works are in private collections in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Sweden, France, Italy and the USA, among others. 

Artist Statement

In July of 2020, as the semester was drawing to an end, I began my residency at School of Visual Art in New York. Due to the pandemic, this was a unique opportunity to participate remotely, fully online.

At the beginning of the residency, there was much talk about how the covid crisis was impacting our lives and our practice. Since I live in Uruguay, South America, this was the first time I was engaged in a discussion about the pandemic. The conversation was rich and fascinating, as I listened to people from all of the world, share their experiences.

This residency was really an awakening to the fact that even though I live in a remote location, we all share the same feelings and problems associated with the pandemic. This realization pushed me to dig deeper into the subject of covid , the chaos, stress, uncertainty but also the joy and happiness. These topics, were a jumping off point to begin a series of work about the pandemic.

One realization I had was that we must live with the uncertainty of the unknown. We do not know, how long this pandemic will last, or what the outcomes will be. Will we be free to go to school or out in our community, or will we be quarantined indefinitely?

Based on these ideas I plan to continue producing art in the form of painting, installation and possibly performance.