Jacqueline Unanue

I was born in Chile, South America. While studying design in the 1970s, I became interested in the rock art found in the many areas of my country. I visited the solitary and awe-inspiring valleys, mountains, deserts and rock formations of Chile, which are repositories of this art. I was encouraged to do further traveling research by Hans Niemeyer, a renowned archeologist. I traveled to Spain to study the pre-historic caves of Altamira in the Basque country, the home of my paternal ancestors.

My work springs from this research and exploration, and my connection to an ancient past.

For me, the fusion of cultures and experiences has been very prominent in my work. This extraordinary process began in April 2000, when I arrived in the U.S. for the first time. In 2020, I celebrated my 20th Anniversary of life and art in the U.S. In those 20 years, what originated from my original methods has developed into gestural paintings using free spontaneous brush strokes, to evoke a primal and expressionist mode of communication.

My inspirations have been quite diverse and numerous — the rock art of Chile; the music of Czech and Chilean composers; my ancestral places in Catalonia and The Basque Country. My environmental inspiration is re...

Textile Art, Centro Arte (Art Center), Viña del Mar, Chile, 1986 and 1987.

M.F.A Graphic Design, School of Design, Universidad de Chile, Valparaíso, Chile, 1982.

Rock Art, Pre-Columbian Native Art studies, with renowned Archaeologist and Rock Art specialist Hans Niemeyer F., Santiago, Chile, 1976 and 1977.

Drawing, Painting and Art History, Escuela de Bellas Artes (School of Fine Arts), Viña del Mar, Chile, 1975.

Graphic Design, School of Design, Universidad de Chile, Valparaíso, Chile, 1972-1977.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Ancestors | The Eternal Return, Muse gallery Philadelphia. Guest Artist: Ricardo Guajardo-Romero, September 4- 29, 2024

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Atacama, My Inspiring Desert, Celebrating 40 years of exhibitions (1983-2023), Muse gallery Philadelphia. Curated by Gloria Garafulich-Grabois, April 5- 30, 2023

The Color of The Music, Muse Gallery Philadelphia
March 31- May 1, 2022

A Fusion of Cultures, 20th Anniversary of Life and Art in the US, Mc Nichol Gallery, Neuman University, Aston PA, October-December 2021

Gaiamama | Meditations 2000- 2020, 20th Anniversary of Life and Art in the US, MuseGallery, Philadelphia PA, September 2020

Almost 20, Asaph Gallery, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 2019
Journey: Catalonia & Euskadi, St. Asaph Gallery, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 2016. Curated by Gloria Garafulich-Grabois

Mi Antigua Tierra/ My Ancient Land, Traveling Exhibition, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2016. Curated by Gloria Garafulich-Grabois

Mi Antigua Tierra/ My Ancient Land, Traveling Exhibition, Casa Elizalde, Barcelona, Spain, 2015. Curated by Gloria Garafulich-Grabois

Mi Antigua Tierra/ My Ancient Land, Traveling Exhibition, Sala Viña del Mar, Viña del Mar, Chile, 2015.

Mi Antigua Tierra/ My Ancient Land, Traveling Exhibiti...