LeDania

Diana Ordóñez (born 1987), also known as Ledania, is a Colombian female NEO MURALIST that has established herself as an important reference of Latin American graffiti. She officially goes by the one name of Ledania which derives from the union of Leda, the famous female seduced by Zeus in Greek mythology, and her first name.

Life

Ledania's early years were influenced by her father's artistic practice and her mother's artisan background. Since a child, she had a strong interest in humanist and artistic subjects which she was able to explore at school. By the year 2004 she had the chance to participate in various interscholastic exhibitions and by the time she got her high school degree it was clear to her that she would study the Arts. In the year 2010 she graduated with a Master's in plastic and visual arts with an emphasis in graphic expression from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. After graduation she was eager to explore the multiple possibilities of taking her art to diverse formats and languages of artistic expression so she enrolled in technical studies of web design, artistic makeup and curatorial work.

Known for her colorful murals which are specifically not laden with political or religious symbolism, Ledania's works often deals with themes of positivity and vibrancy.^[1] In addition to this, Ledania often incorporates subtle symbolism of the mythological, magical or autobiographical.

Notable works

By the year 2005 she had achieved her first exhibition in the Museum of Contemporary Arts of Bogotá (MAMBO) and given her first approach to mural and fine arts.

Selected interventions

2015 Mexico tour, exhibits in various galleries and intervenes 20 murals throughout the country.
Guest to the 2015 Art Biennial of Paraguay which is the start of a Latin American tour that led her later to paint walls in Ecuador, Perú and Brasil.
2016 Latino Graff tour, wall interventions in France, Italy, Spain and Sweden.
2017 Arstcape guest in

2017 Guest speaker at CityLab Latinoamerica in Santiago de Chile.
2018 Individual exhibition in the Gallery La Ley de Snell in Madrid, Spain.
2018 Muralism teacher in the art faculty of Bozeman University in Montana, United States.
2018 Southeast Asian tour among the Promotion plan for Colombia's external relations organized by the Cancilería de Colombia. Public and private murals in the embassies of Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan.
2018 Special guest to the international arts festival ART ON THE BLOCK organized by Garaje Cultural, Detroit, Michigan, United States.
2019 Artistic intervention in LAKE NONA, Orlando, Florida, United States.

References

^ widewalls. "FEMALE LATIN AMERICAN STREET ARTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW". WideWalls. Retrieved 2017-04-19.

External links

[1] widewalls. "FEMALE LATIN AMERICAN STREET ARTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW". WideWalls. Retrieved 2017-04-19.

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