Kukuli Velarde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kukuli Velarde

Peruvian artist

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1962

Place of Birth: Cusco, Peru

Profession: artist

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Kukuli Velarde (born November 29, 1962) is a Peruvian artist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She specializes in painting and ceramic sculptures made out of clay and terra-cotta.
Velarde focuses on the themes of gender and the repercussions of colonization on Latin American history, with a particular interest in Peru.
Her ceramics consist of unusual body positions, childlike faces, and works that have been molded from her own face as well.