Sara Flores

Kené visual language sustained through ancestral practice

Natural pigments, textiles, and painting

Knowledge and beliefs expressed through pattern and rhythm

Sara Flores (b. 1950, Ucayali, Peru) is an artist whose practice continues the living visual language of the Shipibo-Konibo peoples of the Peruvian Amazon.

Working across painting, textiles and installation, she uses local, natural materials and traditional methods. Her practice creates geometric patterns that carry the ancestral knowledge and beliefs of kené.

Flores has exhibited internationally, including presentations at the Biennale of Sydney; Art Basel Miami Beach; and institutions and exhibitions across Latin America, Europe and the United States.

Selected Works