Karla Betancourt

She holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Art and Cultural Heritage Conservation, working as a visual artist, restorer, heritage researcher, and artisan. She integrates this diverse expertise into her artistic practice, consistently maintaining a sculptural approach in her pieces while incorporating elements of both science and nature.
She has held solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows since 2008, ranging from early exhibitions to the 15th Havana Biennial’s Los otros caminos de la seda (2025). She has also engaged in collective art projects and collaborations—including workshops and exhibitions—most notably "Speakeasy" with the group Balada Tropical at the 13th Havana Biennial; "Topography Tour" at Galería Acacia (2024); and the seventh edition of the Class-Room art-pedagogy project at the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts, where she also served as a printmaking instructor (under the UNESCO and European Union TRANSCULTURA program). She exhibits regularly with the Factoría Diseño gallery, participating in shows such as Espirales Trasatlánticas and both editions of Lágrimas Negras (2025). She is a member of the Fondo de Arte Joven collective, with which she won an award in the MalaYerba II competition for young artists. Her work is held in the international private collection of the Los Carbonell Foundation (based in Panama), an institution that has showcased her art on several occasions, including Después de la lluvia (2025) and Arte Joven de Centroamérica y el Caribe (2026). She currently maintains a professional relationship with the Italian gallery Torbandena in Trieste.