Bio

Suyay Herrera was born in 1990 in Uznach, Switzerland, and grew up in Misiones, Argentina, where she spent much of her childhood and adolescence. In 2014, she earned a degree in Fine Arts from the Faculty of Art and Design at the National University of Misiones (UNaM) in Oberá.

In 2012, she held her first solo exhibition in Posadas, Misiones, entitled Suyay en Flor.

In 2015, she settled in Posadas, where she further developed her artistic practice and began working independently with ceramics. During this period, she created La Ñaú, a brand of functional ceramics, and began teaching ceramics workshops. At the same time, she broadened her training into other fields, including yoga.

In 2017, she embarked on a seven-month journey through Australia and India. During her stay in Australia, she worked as a life model in an artists’ studio and taught yoga classes, experiences that expanded both her personal and professional journey.

In 2019, she returned to Switzerland and settled in Zurich, where she continues to develop her artistic practice independently. She currently lives and works on the outskirts of the city, where she creates her work, teaches workshops, and develops projects primarily focused on ceramics.

In 2022, she was selected to take part in the first edition of Nest. Maternar en residencia/resistencia, an artist residency for mothers held outside Berlin, Germany, where she developed her project Mamá migrante.

Her practice spans ceramics, painting, and photography, while also incorporating digital illustration. She has taken part in both solo and group exhibitions, including Co-Madres in 2024 in Posadas, Misiones.

She currently continues to develop her practice from an interdisciplinary perspective.