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For me, art is a window through which we can see, almost touch, that which we are all made of- our past, present, and destiny.

As a Colombian-Canadian artist who has lived, studied and worked in several countries, a search for identity and belonging has been a key component of my work. I have examined my origins and those of the places in which I have lived, and I see cultures that have evolved without losing their uniqueness. My experiences with these cultures have enriched my life and have given direction to my artwork.

The phenomenon of migration has always been part of the human experience. In recognition of this, my art is a testimony to my part in this journey, and I have made the concept of reconstruction the focus of my creative process. The techniques of collagraph (graphic collage) applied to printmaking and painting have been the ideal media to re-create the experience of building a new world with the fragments, belongings and memories that everyone carries with them. Symbols such as tied-up strings (that hold pieces and people together), fragments of textures (from found objects, sand, corn leaves and nature) and layers of colours (the depth that we all have below the surface) have been a recurring theme in my recent work.

Creating art is a personal and professional achievement for me, and is something I believe I meant to do. As Henry Moore once said: To be an artist is to believe in life.

The ties that bind

2005
Mixed Media on canvas - Acrylic, oil and mixed texture
76 cm x 102 cm

From error to certainty

2005
Mixed Media on canvas - Acrylic, oil and mixed texture
76 cm x 102 cm

Into the night, into the blue

2006
Mixed Media on canvas - Acrylic, oil and mixed texture
92 cm x 92 cm

Caught in the moonlight

2006
Collagraph Plate
42 cm x 53.5cm

Somewhere between the two moons

2006
Collagraph Plate
27cm x 42 cm

Broken arrow

2005
Collagraph Plate
36 cm x 23 cm

Twilight

2006
Mixed Media on canvas - Acrylic, oil and mixed texture
92 cm x 92 cm

You've got to play the hand that's dealt to you

2006
Triptych - Mixed media on canvas
122 cm x 213 cm