Photo by Doug Herren.
Kukuli Velarde borrows from pre-Columbian ceramic traditions to create fantastical clay figures that confront contemporary topics such as gender and identity issues and socio-political concerns. She left her native Peru at 22 and received an MA from Hunter College in New York in 1987.
Donor -This award was generously supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
This artist page was last updated on: 01.15.2025
Native Hysteric Macuarra. Vulnerable, defenseless. A fascinating prey. She gets scared easy, Mixteca Perú, AD 1250-1500 by Kukuli Velarde, 2006.
Photo by Doug Herren.