Violeta Quispe
Bio/CV
Available works
Violeta Quispe
Violeta Quispe
Violeta Quispe (b. 1989, Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian artist and activist rooted in the Quechua traditions of Sarhua, Ayacucho. She reinterprets the historic Tablas de Sarhua from a contemporary, feminist perspective, focusing on Indigenous women’s narratives, gender struggles, and ancestral mythologies.
Bio/CV
Violeta Quispe
Her recent solo exhibitions include Galería L’Imaginaire, Alianza Francesa, Lima (2026); Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2025); among others. Upcoming group exhibitions include the XXIV International Art Biennial of Cer- veira (BIAC), Portugal (2026). Her work has also been presented at the 60th Venice Biennale (Stranieri Ovunque / Foreigners Everywhere); the 32nd Pontevedra Art Biennial; Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP); Espace Brownstone, Paris; Museo de Arte Textil Peruano (MATP), Lima; Casa O’Higgins, Lima; Lugar de la Memoria (LUM), Lima; and Museo del Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (MUCEN), Lima, among others.
Her work is held in collections including FRAC (Fonds Régionaux d’Art Contemporain), France; Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM); Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), Brazil; IFEMA Foundation, ARCO Madrid Collection, Madrid; and Ministerio de Cultura del Perú, Traditional Art Collection, Lima.
Her work is held in collections including FRAC (Fonds Régionaux d’Art Contemporain), France; Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM); Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), Brazil; IFEMA Foundation, ARCO Madrid Collection, Madrid; and Ministerio de Cultura del Perú, Traditional Art Collection, Lima.
Available works
“Wasipas nakarinchikmi / En casa también se sufre”, 2025
153 x 143 cm
Mixed media on fabric and stitched cardboard, using natural pigments
“Mana sutuyuq / sin nombre”, 2026
100 x 80 cm
Mixed media on a rigid wooden surface, using natural and acrylic pigments
“Chay simiqa kamachikuymi / La palabra es ley”, 2025
80 x 50 x 2 cm
Mixed media on wood using natural pigments and bodily fluids (the artist’s blood)
“Santu ayllu / Sagrada familia”, 2026
150 x 100 x 25 cm
Sculpture made from a log treated with natural pigments, acrylics, and textile elements
Violeta Quispe
Violeta Quispe (b. 1989, Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian artist and activist rooted in the Quechua traditions of Sarhua, Ayacucho. She reinterprets the historic Tablas de Sarhua from a contemporary, feminist perspective, focusing on Indigenous women’s narratives, gender struggles, and ancestral mythologies.
Violeta Quispe
Her recent solo exhibitions include Galería L’Imaginaire, Alianza Francesa, Lima (2026); Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2025); among others. Upcoming group exhibitions include the XXIV International Art Biennial of Cer- veira (BIAC), Portugal (2026). Her work has also been presented at the 60th Venice Biennale (Stranieri Ovunque / Foreigners Everywhere); the 32nd Pontevedra Art Biennial; Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP); Espace Brownstone, Paris; Museo de Arte Textil Peruano (MATP), Lima; Casa O’Higgins, Lima; Lugar de la Memoria (LUM), Lima; and Museo del Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (MUCEN), Lima, among others.
Her work is held in collections including FRAC (Fonds Régionaux d’Art Contemporain), France; Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM); Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), Brazil; IFEMA Foundation, ARCO Madrid Collection, Madrid; and Ministerio de Cultura del Perú, Traditional Art Collection, Lima.
Her work is held in collections including FRAC (Fonds Régionaux d’Art Contemporain), France; Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM); Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), Brazil; IFEMA Foundation, ARCO Madrid Collection, Madrid; and Ministerio de Cultura del Perú, Traditional Art Collection, Lima.
“Wasipas nakarinchikmi / En casa también se sufre”, 2025
153 x 143 cm
Mixed media on fabric and stitched cardboard, using natural pigments
“Mana sutuyuq / sin nombre”, 2026
100 x 80 cm
Mixed media on a rigid wooden surface, using natural and acrylic pigments
“Chay simiqa kamachikuymi / La palabra es ley”, 2025
80 x 50 x 2 cm
Mixed media on wood using natural pigments and bodily fluids (the artist’s blood)