ARTIST STATEMENT:
Transitions is how we go from one world to another, how we relate to other cultures and other people. These stereotyped figures are from anywhere, they are anybody, they are about what goes on in the world and what I believe brings us all together.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Carolina Mayorga received a BFA in Art and Textiles in Bogotá and a MFA in sculpture from the University of Kansas. Has had one-person exhibitions in Colombia, Mexico, at the University of Kansas and in Washington D.C. Has also participated in group exhibitions in Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Sweden and several cities of The United States including Washington, D.C., New York, Loveland, CO, Hickory, NC, and Baltimore, MD, among others.
Mayorga has received several awards in Colombia and the United States. Her work is represented in private and public collections including the Art Museum of the Americas and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C., Andres Institute of Art, NH and Kronan Sculpture Park, Lulea, Sweden.