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