Valeria Montti Colque

Valeria Montti Colque is a Chilean-Swedish artist who works in a variety of expressions and media.

Her installations often take the form of characters, gods, and mythological figures, incorporating symbolic names from the Andean cosmovision and a mix of different languages.

This amalgamation serves as a powerful statement about the artist’s multiple and mobile roots, drawing from her experiences as part of the Chilean and Latin American diaspora in Europe. Collaboration is fundamental to Valeria’s practice as other artists, family, and friends are part of the creation of her artistic world.

She graduated from the Royal Art Institute in Stockholm and has exhibited extensively in Sweden, Chile, Norway, Spain, Bolivia, and Germany. In 2022, the Stockholm region commissioned her to create two artworks for public transport stations in the city, further expanding her practice for public spaces. One of her installations, Apu Mama Höjden, was acquired by the Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, becoming part of their collection.