Layqa Nuna Yawar (b. Cuenca, Ecuador) is a muralist and multidisciplinary artist known for his large-scale public artworks that combine portraiture, symbolism, and storytelling, creating powerful visual narratives that explore issues of displacement, migration, and social equity. Made collaboratively on site, these social sculptures celebrate immigrant narratives, cultural heritage, and social justice struggles. His work aims to amplify underrepresented voices and challenge dominant historical narratives.
A graduate of and current lecturer at Rutgers University, Layqa has created murals worldwide, collaborating with communities and institutions such as the Public Art Fund, MoMA PS1, and NYFA. Recent awards include an Artist Impact Award from the Newark Museum of Art, Monument Lab Research Residency, a Creative Catalyst Fund Fellowship by the City of Newark, an Art Changemaker Award from the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, and a Moving Walls Fellowship by Open Society Foundations, among others. His recent artwork can be found permanently installed at the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport, the new headquarters of Make the Road NY, and in cities and communities around the world.
A graduate of and current lecturer at Rutgers University, Layqa has created murals worldwide, collaborating with communities and institutions such as the Public Art Fund, MoMA PS1, and NYFA. Recent awards include an Artist Impact Award from the Newark Museum of Art, Monument Lab Research Residency, a Creative Catalyst Fund Fellowship by the City of Newark, an Art Changemaker Award from the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, and a Moving Walls Fellowship by Open Society Foundations, among others. His recent artwork can be found permanently installed at the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport, the new headquarters of Make the Road NY, and in cities and communities around the world.
Layqa Nuna Yawar (nacido en Cuenca, Ecuador) es un muralista y artista multidisciplinario conocido por sus obras de arte público a gran escala que combinan retratos, simbolismo y narración de historias, creando poderosas narrativas visuales que exploran temas como el desplazamiento, la migración y la equidad social. Realizadas en colaboración con las comunidades locales, estas esculturas sociales celebran las historias de los inmigrantes, el patrimonio cultural y las luchas por la justicia social. Su trabajo busca amplificar las voces subrepresentadas y desafiar las narrativas históricas dominantes.
Graduado y actualmente profesor en la Universidad de Rutgers, Layqa ha creado murales en todo el mundo, colaborando con comunidades e instituciones como el Public Art Fund, MoMA PS1 y NYFA. Entre sus premios recientes se incluyen el Artist Impact Award del Museo de Arte de Newark, la residencia de investigación Monument Lab, la beca Creative Catalyst Fund de la ciudad de Newark, el Art Changemaker Award del Visual Arts Center de Nueva Jersey y la beca Moving Walls de Open Society Foundations, entre otros. Su obra reciente se puede encontrar instalada de forma permanente en la nueva Terminal A del Aeropuerto Internacional Newark Liberty, en la nueva sede de Make the Road NY y en ciudades y comunidades de todo el mundo.
Graduado y actualmente profesor en la Universidad de Rutgers, Layqa ha creado murales en todo el mundo, colaborando con comunidades e instituciones como el Public Art Fund, MoMA PS1 y NYFA. Entre sus premios recientes se incluyen el Artist Impact Award del Museo de Arte de Newark, la residencia de investigación Monument Lab, la beca Creative Catalyst Fund de la ciudad de Newark, el Art Changemaker Award del Visual Arts Center de Nueva Jersey y la beca Moving Walls de Open Society Foundations, entre otros. Su obra reciente se puede encontrar instalada de forma permanente en la nueva Terminal A del Aeropuerto Internacional Newark Liberty, en la nueva sede de Make the Road NY y en ciudades y comunidades de todo el mundo.