My sculptural work is grounded in the tension between internal experience and external form. I explore psychological and social conditions shaped by lived experiences that fractured my sense of safety and power. These undercurrents do not appear as direct narratives; instead, they are embedded in every decision I make, from the materials I use to the gestures I construct. The work exists in a space where pressure and resistance are held in balance.

The process is intuitive and physical. A sculpture may begin as a mental image, a sketch, or through the act of assembling materials. Meaning emerges through making, where a process of resistance, negotiation, and force become integral to the work itself. I am less interested in resolution than in sustaining tension, allowing the forms to exist in a state of ongoing strain without collapse. Steel is my primary material. Working with industrial metal is not only technical, but an act of reclamation. Through welding, cutting, bending, and grinding, I push the material beyond its expected behavior. These interventions reveal a latent vulnerability within materials typically associated with strength and permanence.

My sculptures do not depict the body directly, yet they carry its presence. Containment, imbalance, and structural stress become expressions of psychological states. The forms persist, and in this persistence, I locate a quiet but insistent force- an indomitable human spirit defined not by triumph, but by continuous resistance within constraint. I am driven by the question of how a structure can make visible what is otherwise unseen. My aim is to create artworks that are not only observed, but physically and emotionally felt, where material, tension, and form hold the weight of lived experiences.

EDUCATION

2027- Master in Studio Art- Maryland Institute College of Art- Baltimore, MD

2003- B. F. A. Universidad Nacional de las Artes- UNA (Former Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredon- Buenos Aires, Argentina

1994- B. F. A. in Graphic Design- Universidad del Litoral Atlántico- Barranquilla, Colombia

RESIDENCIES

2017- Buffalo Creek Art Center- Gardnerville, NV

2006- Resident Artist Art South- Homestead, FL

GRANTS

2011- Miami-Dade Community and Tourist Development Council Grants Program

1999- International Art Scholarship from Colombian Government- ICETEX

AWARDS

Gritty in Pink Contest Exhibition - Awarded certificate of Juror’s Honorable Mention for my sculpture “Hard Pink” - Bailey Contemporary Art Gallery- Pompano, FL -2017

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Miami Dade College- Doral, FL- May 2026

Miami Beach Regional LIbrary- Miami Beach, FL- January 2026

Sheila and Richard Riggs Gallery- Baltimore, MD- July 2025

Saladrigas Gallery- Miami, FL- April 2025

Havanna Biennale- Farmacia Project- Havanna, Cuba- Nov 2024- Feb 2025

MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art of Americas- Miami, FL- February 2025

The ArtLink Gallery- Miami, FL- December 2024

Geraldes Da Silva Gallery - Porto, Portugal - September 2024

Galeria Il Laboratorio- Rome, Italy- August 2024

Blanc Gallery- New York, NY- June 2024

Parc Floral de Paris - Paris, France - June 2024

Museum of Contemporary Art of Americas- MOCA- Miami, FL- March 2024

Nagari Foundation - Art Basel Week - Miami Springs, FL - 2023

WildThings NSW - Welded Art Biodiversity Photographic Exhibition - Virtual- 2022

HATT Foundation - Latin American Art Auction- Boynton Beach Cultural Center 2021

Resonate- Coral Gables Museum- Coral Gables, FL -2019

BIG- Art Serve- Fort Lauderdale, FL - 2015

The Writing on the Wall”- Pyramid Studios- Miami, FL - 2015

Home Design Show- Convention Center- Miami Beach, FL -2015

Nest Gen Project - Florida International Univeristy- Miami, FL -2014

Abstract - Coral Reef Club’s Art League- Key Largo, FL -2013

Sculpt Miami Art Fair Art Basel- Miami, FL -2012

4 - Florida Gulf Coast University- Fort Myers, FL -2012

Latinamente- The Office Contemporary Art Gallery- Rome, Italy - 2012

Young at Art Museum Opening- Fort Lauderdale, FL - 2012

Travel from Downtown”- The ArtLink Gallery. Miami, FL - 2012

Made in America - MANO Fine Art. Miami, FL - 2012

Paradox - The ArtLink Gallery. Miami, FL - 2012

Talented Colombian Women - Colombian Consulate- Coral Gables, FL - 2012

Miami Dance Festival Kick Off - Miami Beach Botanical Garden- Miami Beach, FL - 2012

Escape - The ArtLink Gallery- Art Basel week- Miami, FL - 2011

Red Dot Art Fair- Sculpt Miami Art Basel- Miami, FL - 2011

Arte Américas Art Fair- Irreversible Art Space Projects- Miami Beach, FL - 2011

Solo show The Bags of the Vanities - ArtSouth 10th Anniversary. Homestead, FL - 2010

Juxtapositions - The ArtLink Gallery- Art Basel week- Miami, FL - 2010

4 women, 4 styles - Colombian Consulate- Coral Gables, FL- 2010

Giants in The City- Miami Beach Sleepless Night- Miami Beach, FL - 2009

Solo show Rust in its Raw - CCRC Gallery. Homestead, FL - 2008

Hispanic Heritage Month - Miami Dade College - Miami, FL - 2007

The Harvest Moon Exhibition - Deering Estate Park. Palmetto Bay, FL - 2006

Guerrilla Art Show - Altered Esthetics Gallery. Minneapolis, MN - 2006

Spring Art Exhibition - City Hall Homestead. Homestead, FL - 2005