Claudia Cuesta

Claudia Cuesta is a Colombian artist based in Sechelt, British Columbia.

Education She obtained an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, University College of London where she studied with Rachel Whiteread, Marcus Taylor, and Melanie Counsell.

Exhibitions Since coming to Canada after studying in the UK in 1990, At the Vancouver Art Gallery 1993 exhibition Out of Place, Cuesta contributed three installations Attempting to Integrate (1986-1987), Life Perpetually Starting (1993), and Journey (1993) that explored her self-reflexive journey to becoming an artist. The exhibition centred on resolving personal, religious concerns, on acknowledging the Roman Catholic household in which she was raised and her current attitude towards the religion.

Public art works Cuesta collaborates with urban designer Bill Baker on a number of public projects under the name art.site. Surrey, BC

Awards Cuesta is the recipient of numerous Canada Council grants and a B. C. Cultural Fund Award. In 2011, Cuesta and Baker received the Public Award of Excellence for their public art installation Trees and Trail Markers in the city of North Vancouver.