2d • Ana Benavides
Introducing Ana Benavides
Ana Benavides is a Mexican painter based in London. She holds a Master’s degree in Painting from the Royal College of Art (2023) and a BA in Advertising and Marketing Communications from ITESM (2018).
Her practice explores emotional depth, vulnerability, and the complexities of human experience, translating internal states into an expressive and intuitive visual language. Through gesture, layering, and colour, she materialises emotional conditions such as tension, introspection, and fragility, focusing on what is often unspoken or difficult to articulate. Her paintings function as spaces of encounter, inviting viewers to engage with psychological states that are typically concealed or suppressed. Rather than relying on narrative, her work offers a sensory and affective experience in which the invisible dimensions of emotion are brought to the surface.
Benavides has presented solo exhibitions internationally, including Breakthrough (2025) at Hope 93 Gallery in London, and Why Are We So Afraid of Feeling? (2023) at Lupo Gallery in Milan, curated by Martha Onsola. In 2025, she presented work in In Flux at Kenin Projects in Dubai, Two at Haricot Gallery in London, and Celebrating Women in Arts at the Mexican Embassy in London. Previous exhibitions include Tear Rubber at Ojiri Gallery, Under the Canopy at the Mexican Embassy, A Journey into the Unknown at Haricot Gallery, and Waves Wash Over at Wilder Gallery. Internationally, she has exhibited in How Things Hold at T293 Gallery in Rome, as well as with Tabula Rasa Gallery in Beijing and Shanghai.
Website: https://anabenavidesart.com
Instagram: @anabenavidesart
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Introducing Ana Benavides
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