Born: 1976, Bogotá, Colombia

Lives and works in Mexico.

Cristina Ochoa explores the crossovers of ecology, feminism, mysticism, and critical inquiry.

Central to her inquiry is the Pharmakon—an ongoing investigation into substances that occupy the precarious boundary between medicine and poison. Ochoa’s aesthetic is one of archival depth and biopolitical restoration, utilising site-specific interventions to breathe life into “knowledge on the verge of extinction.” By re-contextualising botanical records from historical manuscripts and sacred texts into tactile, immersive environments, she prompts a fundamental reassessment of our ecological dependencies. Her work functions as a sensory bridge, connecting the architectural permanence of the museum with the ephemeral, shifting frequencies of the natural world, ultimately advocating for a decentralised, more empathetic understanding of the environment.

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

2025 | Summer Exhibition of Art, Sculpture, and Sound, Wakehurst, RBG Kew, UK

2021 | Museo Jumex, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, & Anahuacalli Museum, Mexico City

2015 | MAZ (Museo de Arte de Zapopan), Jalisco, Mexico

2014 | FIFTY / FIFTY, La Chimba, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2013 | Demasiado Futuro, Centro Cultural de España, Mexico City

2011 | La creciente, Ex Teresa Arte Actual, Mexico City

2010 | Salón Nacional de Artistas, Colombia

Education & Research

SOMA Scholarship Program, Mexico City | First Generation Alumna (2013)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) | Postgraduate studies in Cultural Management & Copyright

MUAC (Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo) | Postgraduate studies in Mexican Art History

Universidad Nacional / Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá | Architecture and Visual Arts (1993–1999)