Cecilia Paredes

Cecilia Paredes is a Peruvian visual artist known for her exploration of migration, environment, and identity. Exiled to Mexico in 1983, her experience shaped her work, which has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the Latin American Museum of Art in Los Angeles, and the Rockefeller Foundation. She has received awards such as Best Exhibition by a Foreign Artist in Chile and the Excellence Award at the Pingyao Photo Festival. She is currently a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania and continues her artistic practice in Philadelphia.