Her practice is structured as an investigation into the historical and political processes that shape narratives of power, establishing links between Cuban and universal historiography, and connecting them to the present as a space for interpretation and rereading. Inspired by her experience as a migrant, she analyzes the tensions between memory, archive, and official narrative, questioning the mechanisms that determine which memories are legitimized and which are silenced.
She has presented solo exhibitions such as Pasado Meridiano (La Carpintería de Clandestina, Havana, 2024) and has participated in collective exhibitions in Cuba, Spain, and Panama, including Etcéteras abanderados (Estudio Abierto 22.0, Carlos Garaicoa, Madrid, 2025), Irse lejos es volver (Fundación Los Carbonell, Panama, 2025), and Post-It 11(Galería Galiano, Havana, 2024), where she won the First Prize and the Acquisition Prize.
Her work is part of the collection of the Fundación Los Carbonell (Panama) as well as private collections in the United States, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Mexico.
Her practice is not confined to a specific medium; it integrates photography, video, installation, painting, and object production, alongside the use of archival materials—such as documents, images, and historical records—that expand the possibilities of research and meaning in each project. Through these resources, she examines the relationship between language, power, and symbolic construction, understanding History as a field in constant rewriting where frictions between experience, collective memory, and representation are activated.
" /> María Fernanda Chacón Rivera is a visual artist who lives and works between Madrid and Havana. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts from the Universidad de las Artes de Cuba (ISA, 2024) and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Art and the Art Market at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.Her practice is structured as an investigation into the historical and political processes that shape narratives of power, establishing links between Cuban and universal historiography, and connecting them to the present as a space for interpretation and rereading. Inspired by her experience as a migrant, she analyzes the tensions between memory, archive, and official narrative, questioning the mechanisms that determine which memories are legitimized and which are silenced.
She has presented solo exhibitions such as Pasado Meridiano (La Carpintería de Clandestina, Havana, 2024) and has participated in collective exhibitions in Cuba, Spain, and Panama, including Etcéteras abanderados (Estudio Abierto 22.0, Carlos Garaicoa, Madrid, 2025), Irse lejos es volver (Fundación Los Carbonell, Panama, 2025), and Post-It 11(Galería Galiano, Havana, 2024), where she won the First Prize and the Acquisition Prize.
Her work is part of the collection of the Fundación Los Carbonell (Panama) as well as private collections in the United States, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Mexico.
Her practice is not confined to a specific medium; it integrates photography, video, installation, painting, and object production, alongside the use of archival materials—such as documents, images, and historical records—that expand the possibilities of research and meaning in each project. Through these resources, she examines the relationship between language, power, and symbolic construction, understanding History as a field in constant rewriting where frictions between experience, collective memory, and representation are activated.
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