Liliana Borda

Liliana Borda was born in Bogota, Colombia. After high school she worked as an assistant to the art director of a local advertising agency, where she started to hone her drawing skills. She went on to obtain her graphic design diploma at the University of Jorge Tadeo Lozano. During that period she participated in art workshops and was inspired by famous Colombian painters such as Luis Caballero, Fernando Botero, David Manzur and Hermanos Rendon.

During this time Liliana was also becoming increasingly involved in pressing environmental issues in Colombia, and in 1995 she became director of the Verde Vivo (Live Green) Foundation. After publicizing the environmental dangers of the destruction of vital rain forest by major oil companies, she received several death threats. She sought political asylum in the United States in 1996 and has worked in child care for several families in Saratoga. She is continuing her art education through evening classes at De Anza College.

 

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