Saelia Aparicio

Saelia Aparicio was born in Ávila, Spain, and is now based in London, UK. She studied Sculpture at the Royal College of Art, completing her degree in 2015.

In 2022, she presented two major solo exhibitions: A Sentient Space at FUMI Gallery, London, and Paraíso Extraño at MUSAC, León, Spain, curated by Eneas Bernal. Beyond her exhibitions, she took a leading role in shaping the artistic program at Open School East, a free art school in Margate.

Her work has been included in several significant group exhibitions, such as We Belong to Each Other: An Exhibition of Joy, curated by Chus Martínez at Carlier Gebauer, Berlin; Testament at Goldsmiths CCA, London; and A New Figuration, curated by Glenn Adamson at Friedman Benda, New York. She also participated in From Creatures to Creators at Kunsthaus Hamburg and presented a solo project, Bio Speculations for Expanded Cohabitation, at Liste 2021, Basel. Additionally, her work was featured in the touring exhibition Three Dead Astronauts as part of Survey 2, shown at Jerwood Space, London, G39, Cardiff, and Site Gallery, Sheffield between 2021 and 2022.

Photo: Courtesy of St. Chads, taken by Studio Adamson