Santiago

The Artist

Jennifer Díaz, also known as SHETUKILTRA, is a Chilean artist from Santiago. She has worked as a muralist for over ten years and most of her murals are in large formats, which has led her to paint in Argentina, Mexico and across different cities of Chile. Her art plays a relevant role not only in her home country, but also abroad, constituting an important reference for Latin American muralism, both aesthetically and ideologically.

With a deeply social thematic and a powerful Latin American and indigenous heritage, she always tries to rescue the local identity in her works, honoring stories, experiences and culture, among other themes. She tries to capture what she observes around her in an emotional and colorful way.

“’Mi Gente’, [or ‘my people’], for me means something particularly important. I understand our heritage and honor our past which both remind us to take care of our future. For example, being able to contribute in a colorful way to this so gray city. And what better way to do it than with concept and with paintings that contribute to the environment, cleaning the air?”

See SHETUKILTRA’s Instagram