David Anaya Maya was born in Bogotá and raised in rural Colombia. They currently live and work in New York City. After graduating as ‘Maestro’ from Los Andes University in 2004, they have been expanding the possibilities of painting, sculpture and drawing through a tropical sensitivity and an extensive range of materials, mediums and concepts.
As an artist, curator, writer, educator and art collective organizer, Anaya Maya has expanded seminal interconnections between peoples, cultures, identities, symbols and ecosystems. David has been awarded with fellowships and residencies in Colombia, The Banff Centre in Canada, The Drawing Center in New York, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Two of their drawings are part of the collection of the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art.
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