Laura Barriga Dávalos

B.A. in Visual Arts, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés

Laura was born in Sucre, Bolivia, and is currently based in La Paz. Her life and work are deeply shaped by movement across geographies, disciplines, and ways of knowing. She has lived in different regions of Bolivia and traveled extensively throughout Latin America, engaging in immersive experiences that have included art residencies, teaching, and documenting people and places through photography.

She studied Visual Arts at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, where she explored connections between art and social sciences, developing an interdisciplinary and process-oriented approach to her practice. Her work is rooted in the cultural histories and ongoing tensions of contemporary Bolivia, focusing on the conversations and relationships that emerge through creative collaboration.

In recent years, Laura has been working on a long-term project alongside Indigenous women artists, focused on ceramics of the Bolivian lowlands. Her current practice brings together art-making, facilitation, and research, with a focus on multidisciplinary creation, territorial inquiry, and experimental documentary photography.

Whether in the classroom or in the field, Laura brings a strong commitment to context, listening, and reciprocity—values that guide both her artistic and educational work.