Dunia Barrera- (b. Madrid, 1979) is a conceptual artist and educator, currently living and working in Munich, Germany. Barrera comes from an analog photography background,. Her work has been exhibited at the Photo Espana Festival, Carriage Barn Arts Center, at Silvermine Galleries, both in New Canaan, CT, in the United States, and at the Industrie Museum in Gent, Belgium, among others. She has been featured by Contemporary Collage Magazine and in the publications of Fragmented Collective and Kolaj Magazine Artist’s Trading Cards. She is a member of the Silvermine Guild of Artists and the Berufsverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler München Oberbayern e.V. Likewise, she was also awarded as a Highly Commended Artist by the Homiens Art Prize in Summer 2024 and Spring 2025. Her work is in the collections of the Anthropology Museum of Madrid, the Subway System of Madrid and the Fundación Cristóbal Gabarrón in Valladolid, Spain.
Artist Statement
My work examines themes of womanhood, self-worth, desire, aging, and the influence of media. I explore how everyday objects can reveal the layered complexities of personal experience. Each piece takes the form that best serves the idea—whether repurposed objects, paper, textiles, wood, ceramics, or beads—allowing the medium itself to become part of the narrative. Recently poetry is intertwining along the works, allowing a deeper vision of the meaning behind.