BIO

I am Claudia Falquez #WeavingArtist.
Proudly Colombian, born in Pamplona.

My creative process is to contemplate,
draw, abstract, geometrize, and weave.
I do this thanks to the techniques of collage
and superimposing.
Copper wire is the conducting thread of my
work. It is part of my language. I integrate it
with natural fibres such as wool, linen, hemp,
silk, fique, and sisal.
As a Latin American artist I value that which
is traditional. I want to vindicate craftwork.
My inspiration lies in indigenous cultures.

MANIFIESTO

I believe in art,
as the engine to claim the handmade.
I believe in tapestry,
as a space for personal and cultural reunion.
I believe in art,
as a tool to enhance the legacy of my roots.
An art where I capture my inspiration
and my heart.
A legacy full of color, land and nature…
from Colombia.
Through art I lose myself, and find myself again,
knot by knot.

STUDIES

UNIVERSITY

Universidad Taller Cinco
Textile Design
1989, Bogotá, Colombia
Laureate (Laureada)

Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
Postgraduate Studies: Higher Course in Textile Design
Barcelona
1991-1992

North Hertfordshire College
BTEC in Art and Design, 2004
(with distinction)

WORKSHOP

Taller Escola Textil Teranyina
6 years from April 2014 to this date

EXHIBITIONS

Galería Cano (Cano Gallery)
National Craftwork Contest
Honour Award 1989

Ramirez Villamizar Museum of Modern Art
Individual Exhibit
Beatriz Daza Exhibit Hall
Pamplona, March 1 to 31, 2020

Ramirez Villamizar Museum of Modern Art
III Exhibit of Pamplona Artists
Pegaso Museo Alado XIII
Pamplona, August 20, 2020