Ana Teresa Barboza (born 1981) is a Peruvian

textile artist Textile arts are arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to construct practical or decorative objects. Textiles have been a fundamental part of human life since the beginning of civilization. The methods and materials u ...

. Barboza was born and raised in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

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. She attended the

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Pontifical Catholic University of Peru ( es, link=no, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic Church, being the oldest private ...

(PCUP). Her works are "three-dimensional textile art that depicts natural forms such as plant life and landscapes." She is "known for her "labour-intensive, mixed-media works that use patchwork, knitting or embroidery." Her 2018 work, ''Torcer'', is "made from woven fabric, wool and

alpaca The alpaca (''Lama pacos'') is a species of South American camelid mammal. It is similar to, and often confused with, the llama. However, alpacas are often noticeably smaller than llamas. The two animals are closely related and can success ...

embroidered onto a digital photographic print." She sometime combines botanically dyed materials with her botanical subject matter.

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