Mayeli Villalba

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Mayeli Villalba
CitizenshipParaguay
OccupationPhotographer
Website https://www.mayevillalba.com/

Mayeli Villalba is a Afro-Paraguayan photographer and visual artist, whose explores the history and contemporary experiences of Paraguyans of African descent, including the community of Kamba Cua. Her works have been exhibited at the Bristol Photo Festival, Centre of Photography in Montevideo, and the Museo del Barro.

Career

With a degree in social work, [1] [2] Villalba is a sixth-generation Afro-Paraguayan from Asunción. [3] [4] She is a founding member of the South American photographers' collective Ruda in 2018. [5] [6] [7] Her work explores the history and contemporary experiences of Paraguyans of African descent, including the community of Kamba Cua. [1] She has colloaborated with El País, the United Nations and Amnesty International. [8] Her works have been exhibited at the Bristol Photo Festival, [9] Centre of Photography in Montevideo, at the Centre of the Image in Mexico, and the Museo del Barro selected their work for the Dignity Awards, [10] as well as others. [11]

During the COVID-19 pandemic she undertook a project that was inspired by the environment and agriculture. [4] This project was supported by the National Geographic Society's COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists. [12] She has also been a recipient of a Darryl Chappell Foundation Grant. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mayeli Villalba - Goethe-Institut Uruguay". www.goethe.de. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Centro de Fotografía de Montevideo". cdf.montevideo.gub.uy. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  3. ↑ González, Daniel Fernández (2017-10-21). "AfroféminasAfrohunting: Mayeli Villalba, una orgullosa afroparaguaya". Afroféminas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  4. 1 2 "Creando en Crisis: Sobre La Fotografía, Mayeli Villalba". Remezcla. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Meet The Judges – Women4Biodiversity" . Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  6. ↑ "Alteridad étnica, representación y autorrepresentación – 10 Festival de Cine Etnográfico de Ecuador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  7. ↑ Villamizar, Laura Beltrán. "Feminist, Nonbinary Collective Portrays Latin American Culture In Unique Fashion". www.capradio.org. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  8. ↑ lanaciongn (2020-05-11). "Diario HOY | Diario Colectivo sobre COVID-19: Everyday Paraguay invita a fotografiar con celular el confinamiento". Diario HOY (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  9. ↑ "Bristol Photo Festival". bristolphotofestival.org. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  10. ↑ "Así me veo: taller de fotografía – día I/II | Mayeli Villalba – Instituto Cultural Paraguayo Alemán – Goethe-Zentrum" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  11. ↑ Cultura, En (2024-07-17). ""Más adentro que afuera", muestra fotográfica colectiva en Casa Bicentenario de las Artes Visuales". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  12. ↑ "Sembrando resistencia en Ñemby: autocultivo de alimentos en Paraguay". National Geographic (in Mexican Spanish). 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  13. ↑ "Artists We've Supported". Darryl Chappell Foundation. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
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