Claudia Cuesta is a Colombian artist based in

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Education

She obtained a MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, University College of London where she studied with

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, Marcus Taylor, and

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Exhibitions

Since coming to Canada after studying in the UK in 1990, she has participated in several group exhibitions. Her installation ''Relic of Time'' (1987–88) and ''Symbolic Correspondence'' (1993) at the Toronto Power Plant 1993 exhibition ''Whiteness and Wounds'' addressed the issue of hurt and repair. At the

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1993 exhibition ''Out of Place'', Cuesta contributed three installations--''Attempting to Integrate'' (1986-1987), ''Life Perpetually Starting'' (1993), and ''Journey'' (1993)--that explored her self-reflexive journey to becoming an artist. In 1998, Cuesta had a solo exhibition at the Vancouver Contemporary Art Gallery entitled ''CONFESSION (from a payphone)''. The exhibition centred on resolving personal, religious concerns, on acknowledging the

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household in which she was raised and her current attitude towards the religion.

Public art works

Cuesta collaborates with urban designer Bill Baker on a number of public projects under the nam
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Installations by Cuesta and Baker can be seen in various cities of the

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including: the city of Richmond, B.C.,

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and North Vancouver, B.C.

Awards

Cuesta is the recipient of numerous

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grants and a B. C. Cultural Fund Award. In 2011, Cuesta and Baker received the Public Award of Excellence for their public art installation ''Trees and Trail Markers'' in the city of North Vancouver.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cuesta, Claudia Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Colombian artists Alumni of University College London Canadian people of Colombian descent