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Mariana Mendoza is a photographer based in Caracas, Venezuela. She engages with photography, drawn by its attributes, particularly its ability to contribute to broader projects, such as series or photo books. Her work centers on research-oriented narratives documenting collective experiences, and exploring landscapes and human figures. Through the creation of images that represent nature, communities, and their inhabitants, she aims to portray their identities and emotions. As an artist, she seeks to produce socially engaged pieces that invite reflection. Her creative process begins with a general idea or a desire to explore a specific theme or region, driven by a quest for deeper understanding. She maintains a flexible framework that evolves as her project progresses. To achieve her vision, she utilizes various mediums, including digital and analog photography, pinhole photography, and video, selecting the most suitable medium based on the specific requirements of each work.

Cofounder of DuplaOnce, a collaborative pinhole photography project committed to the investigation and visual memory of the city of Caracas.

@marianamendozam
@duplaonce
www.duplaonce.com

Memberships 

Member of the eighth annual Chico Review (2024)

Member of The Art of Editing (Oaxaca) with Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb (2020)

Member of Find Your Vision (NYC) with Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb (2019)

Member of The Art of Editing (NYC) with Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb (2018)

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Awards

Exhibition Context 2025. Serie: En esta casa no miro el cielo. Filter Space, Chicago 2025

Concurso de Arte Contemporáneo Creadoras. Honor Mention (DuplaOnce Collaborative Project) 2023

Photolucida Critical Mass 2022. Finalist Concurso de Arte Contemporáneo Creadoras. Honor Mention (DuplaOnce Collaborative Project) 2023

The Woman I Will Become Award. First Prize, Category: Documentary Portrait. Organized by Alternos and Photouno. 2022

European Union National Photography Awards (II & III). First and Second Prizes, Category: Series. 2016, 2017

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Solo Exhibitions

Las cuidadoras de Caracas (Caracas Caregivers), II European Union National Photography Awards. First Prize, category: Series. Roberto Mata Taller de Fotografía, sala de exposiciones (Caracas, Venezuela) 2016

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Group Exhibitions

 Exhibition Context 2025, eleventh annual survey exhibition of contemporary photography. Series: En esta casa no miro el cielo. Filter Space (Chicago) 2025

Estudios Independientes, Vienal 2024. Biblioteca de Santiago, (Santiago de Chile, Chile) 2024

Una=Todas, Artistas Contemporáneas Venezolanas. Duplaonce, Proyecto Colaborativo, Caracas: Verdad y Ficción. Galería de Arte Nacional.(Caracas, Venezuela) 2023

Group exhibition The Woman I Will Become. Series: In this House I don’t See the Sky. Blue Gallery, New York, NY 2022

Group exhibition La mujer en la que me convertiré. Series: En esta casa no miro el cielo (In this house I don’t see the sky). La Caja, Centro Cultural Chacao (Caracas, Venezuela) 2022

Artist/Mother Podcast Juried Group Exhibition: You are not wonderful just because you are a mother (virtual). Series: In this House I Don’t See the Sky. 2020

Group exhibition Tiempos de Espera, iluminaciones contra la marea.Series: Inside.GBG Arts (Caracas, Venezuela) 2020

Group exhibition Towards a History of the Gaze: The portrait in the Urban Photography Archive Collection. Series: Las cuidadoras de Caracas (Caracas Caregivers) Sala Mendoza, Universidad Metropolitana (Caracas, Venezuela) 2019

 III European Union National Photography Awards. Group exhibition Social Inclusion. Series: One out of three. Roberto Mata Taller de Fotografía, Hacienda La Trinidad Parque Cultural (Caracas, Venezuela) 2017

Group exhibition Hatillo 0,1mm. Roberto Mata Taller de Fotografía, Hacienda La Trinidad Parque Cultural (Caracas, Venezuela) 2017

III European Union National Photography Awards. Group exhibition Social Inclusion. Series: One Out of Three. Trasnocho Cultural, Patio de Los Espejos (Caracas, Venezuela) 2017

II European Union National Photography Awards. Group exhibition Woman, Man: Gender Equality. Series: Las cuidadoras de Caracas (Caracas Caregivers). Trasnocho Cultural, Patio de Los Espejos (Caracas, Venezuela) 2016

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Collections

Las Cuidadoras de Caracas (Caracas Caregivers). Private Collection of the Urban Photography Archive Institution, dedicated to the preservation, registration, research, and diffusion of Venezuelan visual memory

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Publications

Shots Magazine, issue 155, Spring 2022, Portfolio Collaborations. Series: Caracas: verdad y ficción (Duplaonce, collaborative project)

Artist/Mother Podcast Juried Group Exhibition: You Are Not Wonderful Just Because You Are a Mother, Catalog, 2021. Series: She was Tall, My Mother, and Valiant

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Teaching

Teaches photography at the Center for Photographic Research and Studies (CiEF). Caracas, Venezuela