Ana Maria Velasco

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Ana lives and works in between Brooklyn, New York and Colombia. Growing up, she moved between Nicaragua (her mother’s homeland) while it was undergoing the throes of dictatorship and revolution; Colombia while it was ravaged by narco-terrorism and Cambridge, MA where she was exposed to a diverse community. These inspiring and turbulent environments heightened Ana Maria’s sense of awareness and social conscience and solidified her motivation to use art as a way to spark reflection and conversation.

MFA from The School of The Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Tufts University (1999). She studied at El Conservatorio de Bellas Artes (1995) and Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Colombia (1994). She has been learning Tibetan Art for a decade at The New York Tibetan Art Studio

Her exhibitions include solo shows Interdependencia at The Colombian Consulate, NY, NY (2017) and Ficciones Retinianas at The Museum of Modern Art La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia (2001); Selected group exhibitions include Awaken: Conjuring our tomorrow Salem State University Winfisky Gallery, Salem, MA (2020); Rios Intermitentes The Havana Art Biennale, Matanzas, Cuba (2019); Oh Gallery Damyang, Korea (2019); Oh Gallery Seoul, Korea (2019); Kate Oh Gallery, NY, NY (2018); The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY (2017, 2018); Tibet House US, NY, NY (2017, 2018); GOS @ 104 Green Street, Brooklyn, NY (2017); New Voices Active Space Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2014); Iona College, NY (2013); La Casa de Arte Contemporáneo, Cali, Colombia (2012); GASP Gallery, Boston, MA (2007, 2008); Bluetenwiss, Berlin (2006, 2007); Museo La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia (2002); Garcon Gallery, Berlin, Germany (2000); Fixation:Psychoanalytic Institute and Society, Boston, MA (2000); y The Gallery @ Green Street, Boston (2000).