​​​Mariana Monteagudo is a Florida-based sculptor whose artistic career spans more than two decades, with a distinctive body of figurative work exhibited internationally.

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Since the late 1990s, she has developed an evolving series of doll-like figures, known as Muñecas, that have become central to her artistic identity.

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Raised in an environment shaped by makers, ceramicists, and hands-on artistic traditions, Monteagudo developed an early familiarity with materials and craftsmanship. This background would become fundamental to her sculptural practice, which incorporates plaster, ceramics, textiles, wood, and found elements.

 

Over the years, her figures have evolved in scale, construction, and visual complexity, while retaining a recognizable artistic language that draws from personal experience and a broad range of cultural influences.

 

Her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions across the United States, Europe, and Latin America, including Madrid, Miami, Chicago, Bogotá, Caracas, New York, and São Paulo.

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Alongside her artistic practice, Monteagudo teaches at the Boca Raton Museum of Art School of Art and the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her teaching reflects a longstanding commitment to material exploration, technical experimentation, and the exchange of artistic knowledge.

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Monteagudo's sculptures are held in public and private collections, including the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), the Everson Museum of Art, the Robert Loder Collection, and the César Gaviria Trujillo Collection.

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In 2020, her artistic practice was the subject of Uncanny: The Dolls of Mariana Monteagudo, an Emmy Award–winning documentary broadcast on PBS.