Andrea Ferreyra.
Nacida en Montevideo, Uruguay, protagonizó un exilio político que la trajo a México en 1978 a la edad de 8 años; naturalizada mexicana en 1995 la mayor parte de su vida ha residido en la Ciudad de México.
Fue testigo y parte de una escena de rock y un boom de espacios alternativos de arte a finales de los ochenta y principios de los noventa.
Además de estudiar la licenciatura en Artes Visuales tomó cursos de dibujo, cerámica, danza contemporánea y flamenca, clases de batería, solfeo, instalación, video y performance.
Ha sido curadora, ponente, coordinadora, artista multidisciplinaria y docente desde 1991. Melómana desde la infancia tuvo apariciones fugaces en grupos de música: The Fashion Group, como baterista (1996-1999), Flema Seca, en la voz, theremin y percusiones (2015- 2016) y ha participado en varios programas de radio y amenizado eventos con selecciones musicales.
Desde 1992 ha participado en exposiciones colectivas y ha realizado acciones en diversos espacios de la ciudad de México y de ciudades como Phoenix, Nantes, Tijuana, Nueva York, San Francisco, Frankfurt, Madrid, Valencia, Kyoto, Miami, Montevideo, Toronto, Québec, San Juan de Puerto Rico, Pasadena, Hénin Beaumont, Mauthausen y Gusen, entre otras.
Andrea Ferreyra.
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, her family lived through a political exile that brought her to Mexico in 1978, at the age of 8. Naturalized Mexican in 1995, she has lived most of her life in Mexico City. She was a witness to and a participant in Mexico City’s rock scene and boom in alternative cultural spaces in the late 80’s and early 90’s.
Besides studying her B.A. in Visual Arts she also took courses in drawing, ceramics, contemporary and flamenco dance, drum lessons, solfège, installation, and video and performance. She has been a curator, presenter, coordinator, multidisciplinary artist, and professor since 1991. A music lover since childhood, she has also made fleeting appearances in various musical groups, such as The Fashion Group, on the drums (1996-1999), and Flema Seca, on vocals, theremin and percussion (2015-2016), and has participated in radio programs and graced various events with her musical selections.
Since 1992 she has participated in exhibitions and performed in various art spaces both in Mexico City, and cities such as Phoenix, Nantes, Tijuana, New York, San Francisco, Frankfurt, Madrid, Valencia, Kyoto, Miami, Montevideo, Toronto, Quebec, San Juan de Puerto Rico, Pasadena, Hénin Beaumont, Mauthausen and Gusen, among others.