artist bio


Laura Insua (b. 1994, Santa Clara, Cuba) is an interdisciplinary Cuban artist residing in Tampa, Florida. Her work critically explores perceptions of power through a diverse range of media, including watercolor, installations, and social practice. Insua’s practice is marked by nuanced commentary on the structures and individuals that shape our daily lives. Her current work continues the themes from her time in Cuba, focusing on uncovering the mechanisms of power and its rituals. She examines potential flaws and cracks in social and political systems, using her experiences in Cuba as a lens to critique and investigate other political frameworks.

Insua’s background informs her unique sensitivity to geopolitical realities, contrasting her own experiences with those of other contexts. Her Cuban upbringing instilled a sense of skepticism and pessimism, which profoundly influences her artistic approach. Over the past two years, her work has evolved into a series of critical reflections on U.S. society, offering the perspective of an outsider.

Insua has exhibited in the 2015 Havana Biennial and the group exhibition El fin del Gran Relato at the Cultural Projects Office in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (2018). Recent exhibitions include group shows at the Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery at the School of Art and Art History, University of South Florida.