Mario Santamaría has a degree in Fine Arts and a Master in Visual Arts and Multimedia from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He has held artistic residencies in centers such as Art3, Valence (2017); Hangar, Barcelona (2014-2016); Hisk, Ghent (2016); Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart (2015); Flax Art Studios, Belfast (2014) or Sarai, New Delhi (2012) among others. He has recently been a finalist in the Post-Photography Prototyping Prize organized by Fotomuseum Winterthur. Among his collective exhibitions stand out: Una Cierta Oscuridad, (CaixaForum Barcelona, ​​2018); No secrets! (Münchner Stadtmuseum, 2017); Infosphere (ZKM Karlsruhe, 2015); Apuntti (La Casa Encendida, Madrid 2015); Species of Spaces (MACBA, Barcelona 2015); The Act & the Tracer (WKV Stuttgart, 2015); Look into the net (Edith-Russ-Haus, Oldenburg, 2014); Fuga (Antoni Tàpies Foundation, Barcelona, ​​2013) and Sarai Reader 09 (Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon, India, 2012).