Laura Patricia
Ulloa Báez (Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, May 6, 1972) is a visual artist with over
three decades of international experience in sculpture, ceramics, and painting.
In 1978, due
to armed conflict in Nicaragua, she emigrated with her family to Tegucigalpa,
Honduras, where she obtained Honduran nationality. She completed her studies at
José Santos Guardiola Primary School and Vicente Cáceres Central Institute.
Later, she trained at the National School of Fine Arts (ENBA), where she earned
a Master’s degree in Plastic Arts, and at the National Pedagogical University
Francisco Morazán (UPNFM), where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in
Secondary Education in Art with a focus on Plastic Arts.
Since 2008,
she has resided in Italy, where she acquired Italian nationality, expanding her
artistic reach in Europe.
Solo Exhibition
• 1997 – Solo Exhibition “Returning to Play”, Installation, Painting,
Sculpture. At the Exhibition Hall of the National School of Fine Arts, Honduras
Group Exhibitions
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2025 – Dantebus Bazart International Painting Competition, Rome
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2025 – Target Prize International Painting Competition, Spain
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2019 – Pastel Painting Exhibition, Arca de Noesis Gallery, Rome
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2017 – Christmas Paintings Exhibition, Villa d’Este Cultural
Association, Tivoli, Rome
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2006 – Art Auction for a Noble Cause, Honduran Institute of
Hispanic Culture (IHCH)
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2005 – Collective exhibition of painting, ceramics and sculpture,
French Alliance
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2004 – Signs and Beauty, Women’s Exhibition, IHCI, Hotel Honduras
Maya
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2003 – Workers’ Festival, Sculpture and Painting, Workers’ Bank,
Honduras
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2001 – Soul of Woman (Ceramics), Women’s Exhibition, IHCI
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2001 – Anthology of Plastic Arts of Honduras, National Art Gallery
of Honduras
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2001 – Sculpture and Ceramics Biennial, IHCI
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2000 – Anthology of Plastic Arts of Honduras, National Art Gallery
of Honduras (Sculpture)
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1999 – Concours du Jeune Espoir de la Peinture Hondurienne, French
Alliance of Honduras
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1999 – Sculpture and Ceramics Biennial, IHCI
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1998 – Painting Biennial, IHCI
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1997 – Christmas Miniature (Painting), IHCI
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1997 – Sculpture and Ceramics Biennial, IHCI
·
1995 – Sculpture and Ceramics Biennial, Honduran Institute of
Inter-American Culture (IHCI)
Awards and Recognitions
·
2025 – Semifinalist, Target Prize International Painting
Competition, Spain
·
2003 – First Place in Sculpture and Painting, Workers’ Festival,
Workers’ Bank, Honduras
Artistic Statement
Through work
that moves between sculpture, ceramics and painting, Laura Patricia Ulloa Báez
explores identity, memory and expressivity of the human form, consolidating an
active presence in contemporary art of Latin America and Europe.
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