Violeta Quispe
Bio/CV
Available works
Violeta Quispe
Violeta Quispe
Violeta Quispe (b. 1989, Lima) 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 work has been exhibited internationally in spaces such as Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; MASP, São Paulo; Espace Brownstone, Paris. She has also participated in the 32nd Pontevedra Art Biennial and the 60th Venice Biennale (Stranieri Ovunque / Foreigners Everywhere), and her work has been shown at MATP, Casa O’Higgins, LUM (Lugar de la Memoria), and MUCEN.
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) 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 work has been exhibited internationally in spaces such as Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris; MASP, São Paulo; Espace Brownstone, Paris. She has also participated in the 32nd Pontevedra Art Biennial and the 60th Venice Biennale (Stranieri Ovunque / Foreigners Everywhere), and her work has been shown at MATP, Casa O’Higgins, LUM (Lugar de la Memoria), and MUCEN.
“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)