Lucía Morales

Lucía Morales is a Miami based artist and educator, from Perú. Her childhood home and cultural heritage have shaped and influenced her artistic practice. Maintaining a strong connection to her roots, she has danced Peruvian and Andean folklore since childhood. Her artistic practice is concerned with how migration and immigration challenge notions of identity. Morales uses textiles, paintings, video, and installation to create figurative works that speak to her current experience as well as the transformative moments of her past. As her work grows in scale and scope, her intention is to make community visible by including the stories and histories of others and by taking up and creating spaces to be shared with others.

Morales obtained her MFA from Florida International University in 2025 and holds a Master’s of Art Education and a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture from Florida International University. Morales has been involved with dance as an assistant instructor and performer with Sumaj Tusuy Dance since 2003. She has been an Art Educator for many years with Broward and Miami-Dade public schools, and with various local cultural institutions. In 2024, Morales presented her work at The Quechua Alliance’s Annual gathering in Chicago, IL and at Kuyayky STARTLabs in Jauja, Perú, both organizations focus on the importance of Quechua language and Andean traditions. In 2025 Morales was selected for the Oolite Arts Home+Away Residency at MASS MoCA, the MOAD MDC Artist Residency at MDC Kendall, Bakehouse Art Complex Associate Artist Residency, and a Wavemakers grant from Locust Art Projects.

Website: https://luciamoralesart.com/