CARDOSO Maria Fernanda

María Fernanda Cardoso (born 1963) is a Colombian Australian artist, sculptor and illustrator. Her contemporary art references many types of ready-made material, including plastic, trash, plants, dried and living animals, bones and styrofoam. One of her most famous art installations was a flea circus that featured live cat fleas. Her works have been featured in several museums internationally in Europe, the Americas, and Australia, and have won several awards. She resides in Sydney.

Cardosos’ work is also held in numerous collections including Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, United States; Daros Latinamerica, Zurich, Switzerland; Gold Coast Art Gallery, Gold Coast; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Bogota; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Colombia; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, United States and Tate Modern, London.