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Sairi Forsman (Mexican, 1964)
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Sairi Forsman
Sierva Madre and the Rabies Ghost 2000
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Biography |
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SAIRI FORSMAN Danish-Mexican sculptor, born in Mexico City, 1964. Lived in Paris (1983-1985), worked and studied modeling with american painter Jane Schranowska. Moved to Denmark (1985-1987), worked in a cellar a series of expressionistic sculptures. Moved back to Mexico and got her first one-man show at the National University in Mexico City (1987). Lived in Mexico City until 1996 where her work was commissioned for various public spaces and was featured in Artes de Mexico magazine. In 1993 was awarded the Nordic Art Center artist residence fellowship in Sveaborg, Finland where she lived for half a year. Worked in San Jose, Costa Rica and in Santiago, Chile (1996-1999). Moved to California (1999-2004). Currently she resides in Florida. She has participated in individual and collective exhibitions in Mexico City, San Miguel Allende, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta and San Antonio. |
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Her work is on permanent view as part of the collection of Museo de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico; Poliforum Cultural Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico; Colegio de Coyoacan, Mexico City, Mexico |
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Exhibitions |
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2004 |
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Art Walk Merrick Park, ART+ Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Latinamerican week @ ART+, ART+ Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Mindscapes, California State University Fullerton, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, California, USA |
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2003 |
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Collective Exhibition, California State University Fullerton, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, California, USA
D.F. IN Galeria y Estudio, Santa Ana, California, USA
Villa Galeria, Art Miami 2003, Miami Beach, Florida, USA |
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2002 |
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Sculpture International, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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2000 |
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Tortured Dreams, Rico Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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1999 |
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Invisible in Venice, Pearl White Theatre, Venice, California, USA |
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1996 |
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Aqui Nos Toco Vivir: 31 Artistas Europeos en Mexico, Delegacion de la Comision Europea en Mexico, Palacio de Minería, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1995 |
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Crudo, Revista Crudo, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1994 |
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Razonamientos y Desvarios, Casa de la Cultural Jesús Reyes Heroles, Mexico City, Mexico
Colectiva de Invierno, Galeria Jose María Velasco, Mexico City, Mexico
Walk-on Paint, Roll-on Sculpture, Wok and Roll, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1993 |
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Clave de Luz, Exconvento de San Agustin, Museo de Arte de Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico |
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1992 |
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Ars Novum: Arte Internacional, Sala Calder, Hotel Camino Real, Mexico City, Mexico
Exposicion Colectiva, Museo del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico
Tentacion, Poliforum Cultural Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico
Imagenes de la Plastica Actual, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1991 |
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Sairi Forsman: Escultura, Galeria Atenea, San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico (solo)
Altar de Muertos: Una Instalacion de Gerardo Zarr y Sairi Forsman, Poliforum Cultural Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico
Objetos, Salon de la Plástica Mexicana, Mexico City, Mexico
Exposicion Colectiva, Taller de Pintores de Azcapozalco, Mexico City, Mexico
Art-Expo, New York, New York, USA
Ideas and Images of Mexico, Jansen-Perez Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Ideas e Imagenes de Mexico, Centro Asturiano de Mexico, A.C., Mexico City, Mexico
Mitos, Galeria Medusa, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1990 |
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Sairi Forsman: Escultura, Poliforum Cultural Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
Cinco Artistas Camino a Nueva York, Poliforum Cultural Siquieros, Mexico City, Mexico
Mitos y Suenos, Galeria Azzul, Mexico City, Mexico |
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1988 |
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Bronces de Sairi Forsman, Taller Cultural del Ajusco A.C., Mexico City, Mexico (solo) |
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1987 |
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Recital-Homenaje a John V. Forsman y Exposicion Escultorica de Sairi Forsman, Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Sala Manuel M. Ponce, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
Sairi: Sus Obras, Biblioteca de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autonóma de México, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
Arte Urbano, Salon des Artistes, Mexico City, Mexico |
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Literature |
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2004 |
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Architectural Digest (Spanish Edition) – August Issue
Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon/AKL (The Artists of the World), K.G. Saur, Munich, Germany |
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1997 |
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Artes de México # 27. Art magazine, Mexico City
Aquí nos toco vivir, published by the European Union, Mexico City |
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1995 |
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En Vivo, Media interview with Ricardo Rocha, Televisa, Mexico City |
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