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.
She has recently received the Acquisition Award at the XXIV International Art Biennial of Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal (2026).
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.
She has recently received the Acquisition Award at the XXIV International Art Biennial of Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal (2026).
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.
She has recently received the Acquisition Award at the XXIV International Art Biennial of Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal (2026).
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.
She has recently received the Acquisition Award at the XXIV International Art Biennial of Cerveira, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal (2026).
“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)