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| Born | Diana Ordóñez 1987 (age 36–37) |
| Known for | Graffiti |
| Website | LeDania on Instagram |
Diana Ordóñez (born 1987), known professionally as LEDANIA, [1] is a Colombian multimedia artist based in Bogotá. Known mostly for her graffiti murals, LeDania also works in photography, graphic design, advertising, artistic makeup, and decorative items such as clothing and accessories. [2]
LeDania is most known for her positive and vibrant graffiti murals, [3] most of which locate in Chapinero, a neighborhood on the north side of Bogotá. [4] Her graffiti often features animals and insects from Tasmania, [5] in addition to other mythological, magical, or autobiographical symbols.[ citation needed ]
Other than graffiti, LeDania's figurative works derive from three different artistic movements: expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. [6] The Museum of Contemporary Arts of Bogotá first exhibited LeDania's artwork in 2005. [7] Her work was displayed in 2019 at the Street Lynx Bta, a gallery space representing dozens of Bogotá-based artists. [8]
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LeDania's father is an artist and her mother an artisan. She graduated with a master's degree in plastic and visual arts from the Pontifical Xavierian University in 2010.
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