Teo Monsalve (Quito, 1988) holds an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. His artistic practice develops through the hybridization of traditional media such as painting, drawing, and printmaking with new technologies, including artificial intelligence and computer-assisted design programs. His research and production focus on themes related to the natural world and pre-Columbian history, interpreted through magical thinking, speculative fiction, and emerging epistemologies that arise from interdisciplinary dialogues.
By weaving together narratives from various histories of representation, such as natural history and the history of painting, he seeks to create a space of intersection between myth and science. He has participated in group exhibitions in Ecuador, Canada, the United States, France, and Mexico, and has held five solo exhibitions. In 2020 he received a honorable mention in Premio Brasil and in 2022 he won Premio Mariano Aguilera. Currently, he serves as the coordinator of the Visual Arts program at USFQ and continues his artistic production in Quito.