Maria Elvira Escallon
born in London in 1954, Maria Elvira Escallón lives and works in
Bogotá, Colombia. She initially studied psychology and later changed to
fine art, taking workshops and courses at Colombian art academies. Of
high formal heterogeneity, where each work has its own precise and
unique path, Escallón’s work focuses on the processes of memory and
destruction, nature and culture. Since 1980 her work has been included
in many institutional art events in Colombia, including several solo
exhibitions. Her work has received recognitions such as The National
scholarship to Individual Creation granted by the Ministry of Culture
in 1997 and the Luis Caballero Award in 2003. Since 2000, Escallon has
exhibited her work and developed projects internationally.
www.mariaelviraescallon.org
