Born in 1963 in Managua, Nicaragua, Marisa Telleria-Diez moved with her family to Miami, Florida, in 1978, where she grew up and went to college, receiving a BFA in sculpture from Florida International University in Miami, FL, in 1993. She holds an MFA in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. Presently, she lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Solo shows of her work have been held at Baumgartner Galleries in New York and Fredric Snitzer Gallery in Miami, FL. She was included in the Nicaragua Biennal in Managua, as well as in the group shows at Bertha and Karl Leusdorf Gallery at Hunter College, NY, and at Fusebox in Washington, D.C., in 2001. Her work is in the collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C.
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