Pilar Mackenna (Santiago of Chile, 1985) Graduated in Fine Arts with a specialisation in painting by the Universidad Finis Terrae (Santiago do Chile, CL. 2008). She frequente coursed of Illustration at Parsons The New School of Design (NY, USA. 2008) and Design and Photography at the School of Visual Arts (NY, USA. 2008). Post-Graduated in Illustration by the Universidad Finis Terrae (Santiago do Chile, CL. 2013-2014) and frequented the arte BLOC program (Santiago do Chile, CL. 2011). She is currently completing the Masters in Fine Arts with specialisation in sculpture at the University of Porto (Porto, PT)

Highlights in her career include the solo shows Viento Norte, Galeria XS (Santiago, CL. 2018), Ecosistemas II, Proyecto Gabinete FLORA Ars+Natura, (Bogota, CO. 2016), Un lugar imposible, Galeria XS, (Santiago, CL. 2013), Mary Bell, Galeria Moro, (Santiago, CL. 2010). 

Main group shows include Loss of Aura, Galeria Pedro Oliveira (Porto, PT. 2022), Moulding Fields, Artes-Mota Galiza (Porto, PT. 2021), Sopro, Museu FBAUP Universidade do Porto (Porto, PT. 2020), Libre de Ácido, Museu de Artes Visuais MAVI, (Santiago, CL. 2020), Feira ArteBa (Buenos Aires, AR. 2012-2019), Feira MATERIAL, (City of Mexico, MX. 2018-2019), Habitantes: Urgencias y Emergencias, Cultural Centre Matta (Buenos Aires, AR. 2019), Atlas Austral, Cultural Centre of Coyhaique, Projecto FONDART (Aysén, CL. 2016), Formas de Habitar, Galeria Balmaceda Arte Joven (Santiago, CL. 2014), 12x12 Nuevos Medios, Annual exhibition of AICA, International Art Critics Association (Santiago, CL. 2013), Medidas Variables, Contemporary Art MuseumMAC Valdivia (Quito, EC. 2012), The Olimpic Fine Arts Exhibition, The Barbican Center (Londres, RU. 2012) and Concurso MAVI Arte Jovem, Museum of Visual Arts MAVI (Santiago, CL. 2010). She lives and works in Porto, PT.