About



Alejandra Alarcon (she/her) is a Mexican interdisciplinary designer/artist based in Helsinki working at the intersection of food and art. Her practice often includes walking, writing, drawing, baking, cooking, and nurturing for/with others.
For more info and complete CV contact me through email.

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Selected ExhibitionsEverlasting Soup, edible installation as part of group exhibition in Sinne Gallery_ Helsinki, Finland_February 2025
Emma Kreativzentrum, group exhibition_Pforzheim,Germany_June 2024
Junk Mail Series #1, publication launch by EiM,K! in Maa-Tila gallery_Helsinki, Finland_February 2024
Intento: A Decolonial Attempt, group exhibition curated by Somos SUR collective_Helsinki, Finland_October 2023
Lumbre: Ilustradoras en México, group exhibition in Museo Universitario del Chopo_Mexico City, Mexico_2023
Artefakti Graduation Showcase of Contemporary Design MA, group exhibition in Helsinki Design Week_Finland_2024
Queremos Pastel: A Sensuous Act of Remembrance,  exhibition_Asbestos Art Space_ Helsinki, Finland_April 2023
The Realm of the Senses, group exhibition_Aalto Ice tank_Helsinki, Finland_April 2022
Wardrobe Stories with New Order of Fashion, group exhibition in Dutch Design Week 2021  and Helsinki Design Week 


Education 2020—2023
Master’s Degree Program in Contemporary Design in Aalto University.

2014—2019
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design in Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City.

Publications + PressEmma Kreativzentrum exhibition featured in Dezeen_July 2024
Austellung Designers in Residence in PF Stadt Pforzheim_ June 2024
Interview in Here, Not. Dialogues on art and the making_Published by Micol Curatolo_2024
Aromas From Home: Cooking memories through Complex Salsas featured in Astra Issue #1 on “Eating”_March 2024
Lumbre, Ilustradoras en México exhibition featured in Coolhuntermx_October 2023


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