Solange Baqués was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1963. After obtaining a Degree in Political Science and Foreign Affairs, she came back to her passion, photography, which was inherited from her father.
Solange explores identities, place and heritage through memories and family albums. She intends to preserve through images, the stories and places that get lost as time passes. She uses various techniques to construct the images and invites the viewer to complete them.
Selected to be part of Yumi Goto's workshop "The Photobook as an Object", gave form to her book "Memoria Imaginaria". In March 2019, Solange participated in the Residence "Art in Origin" in Spain directed by Andrea Juan, Argentine artist. From March to May 2020, she was part of the group of artists in residence in Arteles, Finland.
Solange was nominee too participate in Open Buenos Airers and her oeuvre Paper Stories was selected to participate in FIG Bilbao 2022, International Print Making and Art on Paper Festival. November 2022. Shortlisted in XXXVII Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales, Azul and nominee in VII AAMEC Contemporary Argentine Photography taking place at the Museo Caraffa in Córdoba, Argentina both in December 2022.
Her oeuvre was exhibited in Albi-France, Rome-Italy, Brisbane-Australia, Spain, Buenos Aires, Tucumán, Salta, Córdoba, Azul and Mercedes in Argentina. She obtained several distinctions, had solo and various group exhibitions.
2023. Valeria Bellusci. Formas de perderse. Workshop.
2022. Vivian Galbán. "Co-crear en Fotografía".
2021/22. Lorena Fernández. "Taller de prácticas artísticas".
2021/22. Ana Sánchez Zinny. Clinic - Photography
2020. Verónica Freiras. Workshop - Photobook
2020. Lorena Fernández. Workshop - Photographic essay
2020. Lorena Fernández "La Mary Schelly". Workshop
2019. "Photobook as an object" Workshop by Yumi Goto. Fola
2019. Proyecto Imaginario 2. Annual Workshop. Image research platform
2018. Mariano Vilela - Art Clinic - Fine Art National University. Bs As. Argentina
2018. Lorena Fernández. Annual Workshop Photographic Essays. Bs As. Argentina
2016. Proyecto Imaginario 1. Annual workshop directed by Ma. Elena Méndez and Martin Estol. Image research platform. Bs As. Argentina
2016/17. Ana Sánchez Zinny. "Contemporary Photography". Bs As. Argentina
2014 - Daniel Merle. "Fotodoc". Bs As. Argentina
2013/14 - Fabiana Barreda. Contemporary Art. Bs As. Argentina
2009/12 - Copello-Miguens. Digital Photography I & II. Workshops I & II. Bs As. Argentina
Residencies
2020. "Silence Awareness Existence" Residence, Arteles. Finland
2019. "Arte en el Origen" Residence. Spain. www.surpolar.org . Andrea Juan
2017. Adriana Lestido. Art Clinic in Mar Azul - Argentina
Exhibitions
2022. Del Infinito. Group Exhibition. Co-Crear with Vivian Galban. December-January 2023
2022. VII Premio AAMEC Argentine Contemporary Photography. Nominee. Museo Emilio Caraffa. Córdoba. Argentina. December March 23.
2022. XXXVII Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales. Azul. Argentina. Shortlisted. December 2022
2022. FIG Bilbao.Nominee. II Print making and art on paper festival. Palacio Euskalduna. Bilbao. Spain. November 24-27.
2022. OPEN Buenos Aires I. Nominee. International Print making exhibition. Ex La Prensa Building. August 5-7.
2020. "Mirrors and Reflections". Nominee for the Group Exhibition. Loosen Art. Rome Italy. June-July
2020. Arte en Origen. Exhibition at ODA, Art Gallery in Buenos Aires. Argentina
2019. "Caminantes, Past and Present of immigration in Argentina". Nominee to form part of the exhibition at the Hotel de los Inmigrantes. Curated by Julieta Pestarino and D. Merle. Muntref April 20 - May 12
2019 ExpoArte Fotografía - Fundación Rómulo Raggio - 12/11 to 9/12
2019 FOLA. Book as an object. Fola November 15/16
2019 BA Photo. ASZ Fine Art. 3 to 8 September
2019. Fine Art National University. Group Exhibition. Clinic. Mariano Vilela
2018. Cefiro - Art Gallery. Nominee for the Exhibition. Buenos Aires Argentina
2018. "Memories" Loosen Art. Nominee. Rome, Italy
2017 "Red Thread" Venue; Solo Exhibition. San Isidro Council. Sept 8 to 18. Curator: Fabiana Barreda
2017. 45th. Tucumán Salon of Visual Arts. Timoteo Eduardo Navarro Fine Arts Museum. "Red Thread". Nominee
2017. "De Tiempos" Borges Cultural Centre. Bs As. Argentina
2017. BA Photo. Galería Imaginario - Exhibition Fair. Bs As. Argentina
2016."#1000 Arboles" Itinerant Exhibition. Berazategui-Salta-La Pampa- Argentina
2016. "Cuentos en Silencio". Borges Cultural Centre
2016 Rugb'Ímages. Nominee for the Group Exhibition. Albi, France
“2014 "Atreverse". Street Exhibition
2013. "The Men and The Woods". Forestal Congress. Misiones. Argentina
2013. "Márgenes". Thames Gallery. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Distinctions
2018.Céfiro Art Prize. Photo. "Mother". 1st. Prize
2016. Rugb'Images. Des Cordeliers Theatre. Albi, France. "Rugby Supporters". Nominee
2013. Argentine Forestal Congress. Misiones, Argentina. "The Man and The Forest". Finalist
2011. Copello Workshop. "Domes". Finalist 2011
Publications - Photo Books
2020. "Artists in Pandemic Isolation" Finland-Australia-Argentina. #Survey 23 Victoria Cooper, Doug Spowart, Julie M Barrat and Solange Baqués
2019 "Memoria Imaginaria I".
2015. "Ballet 40/90. Pasión e Irreverencia" Documental Photo Book