Claudia Melo (Buenos Aires, 1959)

Since 1990, she has been exploring artistic possibilities based on digital language. Her work lies at the intersection of art, technology, and mysticism. She uses tools such as three-dimensional modeling, artificial intelligence, and animation.

Her images are typically presented on media such as photographic paper, canvas, or audiovisual installations.

As from 1994 she became interested in the investigation of symbolic languages like Tarot and Astrology. She studied the Celtic Tree oracle with Helen Eastman and the I Ching with Master Chiu Hsi Hsiang.

In 2006 she published her own deck of cards: YU TAROT.

In 2009 she received training in Tibetan divination with Yeshe Dorie, from the Palden Sakya School and later on she is initiated by the Master leader of the School, Khempo Pema Wangdak.

She carried out her first individual exhibition in the Museum of Fine Arts Eduardo Sívori with the series YU TAROT in 2006.

Her works have been shown in collective exhibitions in the National Museum of Fine Arts Buenos Aires, Castagnino-Macro Museum in Rosario, Museum of Contemporary Art in Bahía Blanca, Recoleta Cultural Centre, Holz Gallery (Buenos Aires), Isidro Miranda Gallery (Buenos Aires), Barceloneta Centre (Barcelona), Oodi Central Library (Helsinki) and others.

She has obtained the following awards: 3D Indigenous Art Award, Alusta Community Spotlight, Helsinki, 2024; Bahía Blanca Art Biennial 2013 Award, Argentina; Platt Award, in 2007, Buenos Aires; Expotrastiendas Buenos Aires Photography Award in 2008; On line Award Solo Exhibition 2009 from the Caladan Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

She is currently pursuing her work as a visual artist and living in Buenos Aires.