Vanessa Valero is a Colombian-based textile artist creating hand-tufted tapestries and hand-embroidered drawings. Her artistic journey navigates vast landscapes, from towering mountains to minuscule particles, tapping into the unseen essence that defines existence.

Valero's connection with the natural world blossomed during her time in Finland and Iceland, which proved crucial to her development as both an artist and scholar. She earned her Masters of Arts in Textile Design from Aalto University in Finland, winning the Carpet Design Contest (2015) for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam during her thesis work. Inspired by the play of light in the natural winter world, this achievement marked a pivotal moment in her artistic journey.