Home Participants 25th Biennale of Sydney (2026) Sandra Monterroso
Sandra Monterroso
Sandra Monterroso
Born & Lives in:
Maya Q'qchi', Guatemala
Location
- Art Gallery of New South Wales
Installation
Sandra Monterroso is a multidisciplinary artist of Q’qchi’ Mayan descent. She works with sculpture, video, performance, and textiles using natural pigments such as Indigofera, cochineal, turmeric, fustic, chlorophyll, avocado, flowers, and more. Her research and artistic production draws upon decolonial thought, ecofeminism, and the knowledge of Indigenous peoples. In her stylistic approach Monterroso incorporates Mayan spirituality, textiles, and organic materials to create works of art whose signs and levels of meaning invite us to heal colonial wounds and preserve Indigenous knowledge.