Isabel Pérez Artigas “Colita”

Isabel Pérez Artigas (1940-2023), better known as Colita, was a Spanish photographer recognized as one of the most important figures in documentary and artistic photography of the second half of the 20th century. 

Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide and has left an indelible mark on the history of Spanish photography. In 1977, together with the writer Maria Aurèlia Capmany, she published what can be considered the first openly feminist graphic book of the Transition era, Antifémina . It was quickly withdrawn from the market, but became a cult classic, a critical and politically charged work.

The documentary premiered in 2015 Cola, Colita, Colasa by Ventura Pons, which portrays Colita's life and career. In 2019, she participated in the exhibition of CaixaForum Barcelona Poetics of emotions along with Bill Viola, Manolo Millares, Shirin Neshat, Esther Ferrer y Pipilotti RistIn 2021, it received the Medalla de Oro to Merit in Fine Arts. He dedicated his last years to organizing his personal photographic archive. Colita Photography Archive, Directed by Francesc Polop. He died in Barcelona in 2023, at the age of 83. 

 

Updated April 21, 2025

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