Born
in Cadiz, Spain in 1969. Lives and works in Barcelona. She
graduated from Universidad de Valencia, Spain.
Since 1992 Del Arco has been showing extensively both in Spain and abroad. Her most recent solo show in Museo Historico Arqueologico Municipal de Benicarlo, Valencia in July 99 won her a prize and was very well reviewed in the art press. Begoña del Arco´s work has drifted in recent years from the obsession with the intangible and ethereal towards a deep interest in the antagonistic nature of the body. In her 1995 work, she started exploring the sensuousness of materials through language, by linking verbs that imply feelings for the materials. Her most recent series of mini drawings, entitled "Las Ganas" ("Longings") is an installation which explores the "wrapping" or embracing gestures of the human body that come into surface when one is expressing love or dependence. Her first take on this new project, was inspired by the mysterious world of babies.
