Alejandra Aguilar Caballero is a Mexican visual artist based in Oslo, Norway. In her practice she moves freely between traditional printmaking, drawing, installation, and graphic narrative. Through her work she creates unique storytelling approaches that explore personal and collective memory, identity, unexpected encounters with nature, and the stories of her everyday life.
Alejandra holds a BA in Visual Arts from Facultad de Artes y Diseño, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2010-2014), and a MFA in Medium and Material Based Art, specializing in Printmaking & Drawing from Oslo National Acedemy of the Arts (2019-2021). She has been recipient of multiple grants and stipends in Mexico and Norway. Her work has been selected in international printmaking competitions and biennials. And she has presented her work in solo exhibitions in Norway, Mexico, and Canada, as well as in collective exhibitions in Norway, Mexico, Spain, Poland, amongst others.
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Statement from the jury:
The jury is proud to present the QSPA Inspirational Award 2026 to Alejandra Aguilar Caballero, an artist distinguished by a coherent and unmistakably personal artistic expression. For Aguilar Caballero, printmaking is not only a technique but a way of thinking. Her practice combines meticulous attention to detail with the construction of complex spatial installations, informed by performative, theatrical, and narrative traditions.
Drawing on Latin American storytelling and its connections to magical realism, her work explores ideas of home, memory, and identity through a distinctive narrative language marked by clarity, dramatic tension, and precision. The jury highlights the maturity, individuality, and exploratory nature of her practice and looks forward to her continued development as an artist.
