Draft:Roberto Mamani Mamani

Biography
Roberto Mamani Mamani is a self-taught, first-generation indigenous artist from Bolivia. who also goes by the name Roberto Aguilar Quisbert. .The media Mamani Mamani works with are drawing and painting. Robert's art is driven by the inspiration of his culture and traditions, resulting in his work to become very colorful in order to mimic traditional colorful clothing that is worn in his culture. He is part of a two Indigenous groups located Southern America called Quechua and Aymara. It was forbidden for Roberto's parents to marry do to the tribe they belonged to, therefore they runw

Education
Roberto was the first in his family to graduate from high school, later he enrolled in to Universidad Mayor de San Andrés de La Paz. to study law. However his love for art and wanting to understand his self identity. Roberto took inspiration from traditional indigenous clothing his mother would wear.

It is important to note that Mamani Mamani began to create art, without "proper./ formal training". Roberto experimented with paintings with ashes, clay, stones and other inexpensive materials from his surroundings. Roberto art takes more inspiration from Aymara tribe. Also known as Andean. Merging heavily Aymara believes, culture and Mamani Mamani worlds and experiences together, he created his own "world"/ style of the combination. Naming it Andean Universe

Murals
Wiphala is located in El Alto, Bolivia.

This is mural project that consists of seven blocks and 12 story high making it the second largest mural in this country. This project is also important because it is the first time in history that the government’s state has interfered with their peoples living conditions. These apartments were created to help peoples living conditions in this city. therefore these apartments are exclusively for low income families, freshly married couples, and students. These renovated apartments are sold at half market prices value when compared to near by housing.

This project took 5 months.

Fashion Trade
Mamani Mamani has also partnered up with the Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to make more substantial trade. Involving the global fashion exchange and the Vouge magazine in April 2019. This resulted in recruitment of Bolivia designers to collaborate with the fashion industry to promote this fair trade.

Art Programs
Georgina Javor partnered with Roberto and others. To create art programs through D.C., this program include workshops for young children to creating works inspired by Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru art. The goal of this program was to teach young artists and musicians about the Aymara, Quechuan, and other indigenous culture. The craftsmanship shown to these children holds a lot of symbolism, color and tradition from these communities. This project has resulted in leading to 60 exhibitions throughout the sate.

Thought this program 25 of Roberto work has been curated and Mamani is seen as a cultural value to this community.Since this project Roberto has also showcased in exhibitions with smaller artist.

Roberto has also collaborated with University of Philadelphia in 2021. Under the Latin American Center and latin studies. He creating a mural featuring indigenous people, animals and landscape of the area. The university collaborated with near by programs, resulting in Roberto attend a few events based around the artist.

Exhibitions, Residencies, Artist talks and Events
Mural Arts Philadelphia Welcome Event, September 1, 202, Mural Arts Philadelphia

Community Paint Day, September 2,202, Philadelphia Animal Specialty and Emergency

Artist Talk,September 8, 2021, Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies

Mural Dedication,September 28, 2012, Philadelphia Animal Specialty and Emergency

Let's Make Art Like Roberto Mamani Mamani, September 27,2023, Santa Clara City Library

Artist Talk, September 29,2023, Bryn Mawr college

Arts Enrichment-Arte Y Cultura: Contemporary explorations, January 22, 2021 - May 21, 2021, Kala Art Institute

Mother Earth “Pachamama” Colors and the Andean Cosmovision' October 25 - November 9, 2017, Korea Foundation Gallery

Permeant collection, Cornell Art Museum