Laura Camila Medina

Laura Camila Medina (1995) is an interdisciplinary artist born in Bogotá, Colombia. Her practice is deeply inspired by the kisses between mountains and sky of her birthplace intertwined with the thematic fantasy-scape and migrant microcosms of Central Florida. Her work has been exhibited at The Luminary, Yossi Milo, David Castillo Gallery, SPURS, Arts Fort Worth, Fuller Rosen Gallery, and the Portland Art Museum. She was awarded the H. Lee Hirsche Memorial Prize, Dean’s Travel Grant, and CCAM Fellowship at Yale University, Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission, New Media Fellowship at Open Signal, and various artist residencies including: the Living School of Art, ACRE, Signal Fire, and Centrum. She is represented by Nationale in Portland, OR. Medina earned her BFA at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and an MFA in Painting & Printmaking from Yale University. She is currently based in Cleveland, OH, where she is the AICAD Post-Graduate Fellow at the Cleveland Institute of Art.

Render Me Softly is an experimental animation festival curated by Laura Camila Medina, bringing together works by Cleveland-based and Latin American artists to celebrate transformation, movement, and innovation. Featuring curated screenings, an open call for community submissions, and hands-on workshops, the festival fosters cross-cultural exchange and showcases nontraditional animation practices. Partnering with local art organizations, Render Me Softly will present public programs that bridge languages, geographies, and methods in pursuit of shared speculative futures. This project is supported by SPACES' The Satellite Fund, 2025.