Laura Vargas Villaveces
Laura Vargas Villaveces (born 1986) is a Colombian graphic artist and illustrator based in Antwerp, Belgium. Her work explores various subjects, but mostly she specializes in children’s illustration.[1]
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Vargas Villaveces holds a bachelor degree in fine arts from University of Los Andes and a diploma course in Children Art Illustration from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. In 2013 she obtained a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, from Boston University.[2] She has also undertaken post-graduate studies in Dutch as a Foreign Language from the University of Antwerp.
Work[edit]
Based in Belgium, Laura Vargas Villaveces' illustrations are graphic reflections on daily life subjects such as immigration and motherhood.[3] Her images incorporate memories from Colombia alongside life in Antwerp.[4] Her iconography also covers botanical illustration, natural history, cartoon, pattern design, and more recently, diversity. She works with numerous techniques such as watercolor painting, embroidery, classic drawing, mural painting,[5] and digital tools. In 2013, she wrote and illustrated her first book, De vuelta. She also illustrated, Steffen en de droomballon by Harry P.A. van de Water in 2016,[6] and Iedereen is Kampioen by Steven De Peuter in 2019.[7] Locally, she has been commissioned for several projects by the Red Star Line Museum,[8] Antwerp Libraries,[9][10] ‘T Werkhuys and Merksem District Town Hall.[11] She has conducted several collective projects alongside the Integration Service of the City of Antwerp and some local Dutch schools[12] to help immigrant adults and children share their life stories overcoming the barrier of language through art.
References[edit]
- ↑ "T-h-u-i-s-h-o-r-e-n, mi hogar thuis que oigo horen". conSentido. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ "about". Illustration. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ "illustration". Illustration. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ "Embajada de Colombia en Bélgica". belgica.embajada.gov.co. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ "Street Art Antwerp". Street Art Cities. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ "Steffen en de droomballon (Hardcover)". www.boekenwereld.com (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ Peuter, Steven De. "Iedereen is Kampioen | Stekene". www.bibliotheek.be (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ "Maak je eigen liefdesdoosje". Red Star Line Museum (in Nederlands). 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ [c "DPG Media Privacy Gate"] Check
|url=value (help). myprivacy.dpgmedia.be. Retrieved 2021-05-03. - ↑ Kunst op de muur met Laura Vargas, retrieved 2021-05-03
- ↑ Bogaert, Hans (2020-09-09). "Mark'em streetart festival". Het Stroboerke (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2021-05-03.
- ↑ "Laura: 'Soms heb ik het gevoel dat ik altijd de vreemdeling zal zijn.' | atlas, integratie & inburgering Antwerpen". www.atlas-antwerpen.be (in Nederlands). 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
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