Born in Lima, Peru in 1989, Aisha Ascóniga has built a career that traverses continents, cultures, and disciplines, always anchored in an urgent engagement with the social and environmental issues of our time.

Her academic path began in Lima, where she studied Visual Arts at the Corriente Alterna School and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Art from Universidad Mayor de San Marcos. She later expanded her training internationally, taking courses at the Art Students League of New York, immersing herself in the dynamism of the New York art scene.

Since then, Ascóniga has presented 11 solo exhibitions in cities including Madrid, Havana, Miami, Mexico City, Santiago de Chile, and across Peru. Her visibility has grown steadily through participation in leading international art fairs such as Pinta Miami, Artbo Bogotá, Tokyo Art Fair, Asia Contemporary Art Show (Tokyo), Singapore Contemporary Art Show, GN Madrid, ArtLima, and Parc Lima.

Her work has also been featured in important group exhibitions, from the Museum of Fine Arts in Santiago de Chile to the Memorial Museum of Latin America in São Paulo, the Pavilion of the Arts in Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires), the Cultural Park of Valparaíso in Chile, the ICPNA Cultural Center in Lima, and the historic Qorikancha Temple in Cusco.

Recognition of her practice extends into significant collections. Her works form part of the Luciano Benetton Collection, the San Marcos Museum of Art in Lima, the Eduardo Hochschild Collection, as well as numerous private collections across the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

Residencies have further shaped her journey, including projects at Arte dos Gráfico (Sextante Gallery, Bogotá) and Mana Contemporary in Miami, among others. These experiences have reinforced her commitment to art as a tool of visibility and transformation.

What defines Ascóniga’s practice is not only her formal rigor but also her insistence on relevance. She consistently addresses contemporary social and environmental issues, often working in partnership with international social entities to amplify urgent conversations through the language of art. In her own words, her works are intended to “make visible what is often overlooked, to give form to collective concerns.”

Through this lens, Aisha Ascóniga has become more than an artist: she is a witness, a catalyst, and a voice connecting local realities to global dialogues.