Luvia Lazo

Luvia Lazo (Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1990) is a Zapotec indigenous photographer. Her work documents the transformation of identity, generational gaps, grief, and the way in which human beings inhabit the spaces with reminiscent of our beliefs and culture. She was recipient from the Young Creators program by FONCA (National Fund for Culture and the Arts) in Mexico and winner of the inaugural Indigenous photograph 2021 award, awarded in the portfolio review of the Mirar Distinto 2023 festival. Her work has been part of group exhibitions and individuals in Mexico City, Veracruz, New York, Chicago, Barcelona, Mallorca, Oaxaca and Teotitlán del Valle and published in The new Yorker, Vogue USA, Vogue Mexico and LaTam, Hotbook, Pipe Wrench Magazine, AD Magazine Latam, Lazo has been part of the Casa Wabi Residency program in Oaxaca, Mexico. She is an active member of Women Photograph and Indigenous Photograph

Luvia Lazo es una fotografa zapoteca de Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca. La fotografía es su forma de retratar los mundos a los que pertenece. Su trabajo busca capturar y compartir la realidad desde la perspectiva de la mujer contemporánea, creando una constelación de imágenes a través del tiempo y espacio en Oaxaca, documentando las brechas generacionales y la transformación de la identidad a través del tiempo. Beneficiaría del programa de Jóvenes Creadores por el FONCA (Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes) en México y ganadora del premio inaugural Indigenous Photograph 2021 por photoville y Leica.

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We’re honored to continue our partnership with Photoville for our 8th consecutive year, and to celebrate Photoville’s 13th edition!  Each year Photoville provides so many rich, unique, and diverse experiences in and around photography–PhotoWings is thrilled to help enrich this community as Education Partners.

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