Carolina Leiva

I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 23, 1976. My artistic training combines self-taught practice with studies in various workshops, including those of Nahuel Vecino in painting, and Fernando Martínez, Julián de la Mota, and Martín Chaker in drawing.
I also studied Creative Art Direction and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), among other disciplines. At present, I develop my artistic practice and research in parallel.
My work arises from an interest in ambiguity, the connections between opposites, and the search for balance, as well as from the mysteries of science, life, and beauty. Through my practice, I investigate universal ideas such as eternity, infinity, and those moments when science reaches its human limit and the inexplicable acquires a dimension close to miracle. With the acceleration of Artificial Intelligence, a new path begins to open—an unpredictable factor with the potential to change the course and the answers once assumed, oscillating again between love and hate, between opposites.
Over the years, I have developed a personal technique based on a loose and expressive gesture with a figurative approach, seeking a balance between precision and spontaneity. In my work, the texture decomposes to take on its...

My training in visual arts is hybrid: I'm self-taught and I also sought training from artists I admired and still admire, and they taught me about art and life.

I'm Art Direction, Master Practitioner in NLP. I ventured into Communication careers, Informatic Systems and psychology.

2009 Exhibition, Carlos Regazzoni’s Atelier, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010 Exhibition by International Artists, Opera Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2012 Collective Exhibition, Serpa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018 Collective Exhibition, Fundación Gannon Dhers, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2025 Collective exhibition at the gallery of the bookstore “Vuelvo al Sur”, Buenos Aires, Argentina