Regina José Galindo was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in 1974, where she continues to live and work. Galindo's artistic practice places her own body in the public sphere in a way that can be recognized by anyone who has witnessed the violence and sadism of certain political events, as well as by those who have suffered personal misfortunes. Since being invited by Harald Szeemann to participate in the 49th Venice Biennale in 2001 with the work El dolor en un pañuelo, where she also performed Piel, Regina José Galindo has presented her work in numerous international exhibitions. She was awarded the Golden Lion for Best Artist Under 35 two editions later, at the 51st Venice Biennale (2005), for Himenoplastia, where she also presented Golpes and ¿Quién puede borrar las huellas?. Galindo has also participated in documenta 14, as well as the Istanbul, Prague, and Tirana
Biennials, and has exhibited at major international institutions such as PAC in Milan, Tate, Guggenheim, PS1 in New York, and Le Plateau in Paris.
Her work is also part of several private and public collections, including the Centre Pompidou, Guggenheim Museum, Museo di Arte Contemporanea di Rivoli in Turin, the Miami Art Museum, and the Cisneros Fontanals Collection in Miami.
