Josias Figueirido is an artist from Spain based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. With a focus on painting, Figueirido’s work combines digital and analog technologies to explore stories that speak of friendship, community, and belonging. In 2022, impacted by living and working at the US-Mexico border, Figueirido created his signature fictional characters Piri the Dreamer and Flying Coyote, two cartoon creatures who emerged out of a blend of ideas related to migration and immigration, biographical events and personal experiences.
Education
MFA, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia, PA), 2017
Post Graduate Diploma (Drawing), The Royal Drawing School (London, UK), 2010
BA Fine Art, London Metropolitan University (London, UK), 2008
Awards
Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency (2023)
Wassaic Projects Artist Residency (2022)
National Endowment for the Arts, Challenge America: Arts Engagement in American Communities (2021)
Millay Arts Artist Residency (2021)
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences (2020)
University Creative Project Grant, Texas A & M International University (2020)
Vermont Studio Center (2019)
Moritz-Heyman Artist Residency (2018)
CRE Fellowship, Second State Press (2018)
The Horseman Collection Purchase Prize, The Horseman Foundation and PAFA (2017)
FMC Tower Curator’s Award, FMC Tower and PAFA (2017)
Fine Arts Venture Fund, PAFA (2016 & 2017)
Dumfries House Artist Residency (2016)
Post-Graduate Apprentice Program, Fabric Workshop and Museum (2015)
Antonio Quesada Painting Prize, Francisco Fernandez del Riego Museum (2011)
Paintings in Hospitals Purchase Prize, Royal Drawing School (2010)
