Mau Samayoa Pardon Prize Recipient.

The Art on Paper team announced Mau Samayoa as the recipient of the Pardon Prize at Art on Paper New York. While the Pardon Collection is renowned for its focus on paper collage, it also embraces themes such as mixed media, assemblage, montage, ready-mades, and conceptual art. The Pardon Prize celebrates works that push the boundaries of these mediums, offering new perspectives and insights.

Presented by Catalysta, Samayoa's practice reimagines paper as a sculptural medium, transforming it into intricate, three-dimensional forms that resonate with the richness of his Salvadoran heritage and personal history. Through this innovative approach, his work engages with profound themes of identity, culture, and memory, delivering a powerful and tactile exploration of these subjects.

Born in El Salvador, Samayoa studied visual arts at the National University of Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and currently lives and works in Birmingham, UK. His meticulous, surgical-like techniques yield abstract paper structures that challenge and expand the possibilities of the medium. The Pardon Collection is honored to recognize Samayoa's exceptional contribution to contemporary art through the acquisition of his work.

Acquired works: Crimes of Courage and Fear II, 2024, soft pastel, colored pencil and wax on sculpted cotton paper, 22x15x2 inches Step Forward, 2024, sculpture with Fabriano Artistico 300gsm, 22x17x1.5 inches