About
Fernanda Cortes is a sculptor working primarily with clay, shaping hand‑built stoneware figures that sit somewhere between the familiar and the uncanny. Short stories accompany the work, extending the forms into a parallel narrative world.
Her practice has been supported by several awards, including the RCA Innovation Scholarship, the City of Vénissieux Award at the XV Bienal Internacional de Cerámica de Manises, and Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice grant.
Fernanda trained at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), later completing her MA at the Royal College of Art in London. She also studied at ENSCI in Paris and the Université de Moncton in Canada, experiences that shaped her material and research‑led approach.
Recent exhibitions include Cabinet de Curiosités Contemporain Brussels Art Square at JKugel Gallery (Brussels), Liminal Salon III at Liminal Gallery (Margate) and Micromania 2026 at Kalman Gallery (Maastricht). Forthcoming exhibition includes the Museo Regional de Cholula (Mexico).
Fernanda has taken part in residencies across Europe, including Guldagergaard (Denmark), La Meridiana (Italy), Yorkshire Artspace, Huddersfield University, Dovecot Studios (Scotland), and forthcoming, the Bruckner Foundation (Switzerland).
