Zulu Padilla is a visual artist and curator working in mixed media, performance and films. He explores the intricate interplay between uprootedness, freedom and beauty in his practice. His work has been featured in residencies, publications, and exhibitions in both his native Colombia and the US.
In recent years, these projects have been informed by neotropical bird migration and the image of used-decomposed- left behind condoms in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. In 2017, he was awarded an Immigrant Artist Grant by the New York Foundation for the Arts. In 2019, He was one of the characters in the City University of New York CUNY-TV docu-fiction series “I am a Dreamer”. in 2022 Brooklyn Art Council Community Arts Grant recipient with the project Everything is Migrating.
Zulu currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
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