Guatemala
Antigua, 1986
Clara is a “urumaya” artist based in Antigua, Guatemala. From 2005 to 2007, she studied photography at The New School Parsons Paris and at Speos Photography School in Paris. From 2009 to 2018, she co-founded and directed the “Centro de Fotografía Contemporánea, La Fototeca,” and the “GuatePhoto Festival,” where she led academic, curatorial, and editorial projects. In 2018, her photo books Piedra-Padre, Universo, and Por Maniobras de un Terceto were finalists for awards such as the Paris Photo–Aperture First Book Award, PhotoEspaña’s Best Book of the Year Award, and the Rencontres d’Arles Book Awards, among others. Her most recent solo exhibitions include Faites un Vœu (Galerie LaLaLande, 2024) and La Fuente es el Sol (Galería Rebelde, 2022), while her most recent group exhibitions include Americanas (Casa Wabi, 2024) and Prendre le Soleil (HangarY, 2023).