DAWA GARCÍA
Dawa García( b. 1985, Siwütinña community of the Amazon, Venezuela) is a leading figure among the Ye ' kwana weavers of the Caura River in Venezuela. She has worked to promote women’ s basketry within Ye ' kwana culture, although it is traditionally a male practice. Her close relationship with her great-grandmother fostered in García a deep understanding of the traditions, practices, and values of her culture, impressing them upon her as an integral part of her people’ s identity. Her contribution as an artist lies in her innovation of techniques and designs, as well as in the use of natural fibers and dyes. Her baskets are alive with extraordinary beauty and symbolism.
García has been recognized by Spanish newspaper El País and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean( CAF) as one of twenty-one Latin Americans changing the world through their commitment to sustainable development and fighting climate change. Her work has been exhibited in the SaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile( Milan, 2022); Art Made by Venezuelan Women, the Swiss Embassy( Caracas, 2022); El Dorado / From Utopia to Contemporary Myth, Museo del Amparo( Puebla, 2024), and Wametisé: ideas para un amazofuturismo, ARCO( Madrid, 2025). She was awarded second prize in the Creadoras salon, organized by the CAF at the National Art Gallery( Caracas, 2024).( LUIS ROMERO)
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