Photo by Veronica Riedel
Veronica Riedel (Guatemala, 1961) studied Journalism and Fine Arts at the University of Colombia, South Carolina. She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography and Cinematography at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida and took various courses at UCLA, California, and the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Colorado. Specializing in photography, Riedel portrays indigenous people of the Americas reflecting on the consequences of European conquest. She has had numerous one-person and group exhibitions throughout Latin America and the United States.