Bernier/Eliades Gallery Athens, Ximena Maldonado Sánchez

The Bernier/Eliades Gallery is pleased to present the second solo exhibition of Ximena Maldonado Sánchez, “cardón, carmín y ola”, in Athens. Ximena Maldonado Sánchez’s paintings explore the relationships between humans and ecosystems, focusing on the textures, colours, and rhythms of plants and mineral formations. Her work is inspired by sensory experiences in the landscape and engages with themes of interconnection, ecological reciprocity, and the hidden dynamics within topography. Ximena Maldonado Sánchez’s artistic process begins with observing landscapes and evolves into a practice that engages the entire body while painting. Through a fluid weaving of figuration and abstraction, she conjures new and unfamiliar environments, navigating the realms where the two softly converge...

Born in 1999 in Irapuato, Mexico, Ximena Maldonado Sánchez earned her Master’s degree in Painting from ENSAV La Cambre in Brussels, Belgium, where she now lives and works.