BIO

Katy Beltran is a Colombian-born fine arts photographer currently living in Atlanta, GA. 

Beltran completed her Master of Fine Art/Photography program at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2022 and is currently a part of the XR Design program at MIT. In addition to her photography Beltran also has nonprofit management and social leadership experience with five years of fieldwork, starting in 2015 with the foundation of Museo Nueva Memoria (The New Memory Museum) in Colombia, a non-profit that uses art and photography to honor the life narratives of inhabitants of at-risk communities. She also works with SISTERLOVE, INC, an international nonprofit organization working to eradicate the impacts of HIV, and advocate for justice for women and the LGBTQ+ community. Her longing to find a personal language has been nurtured by a variety of different expressive mediums, and her desire is to act to defend and enhance women’s rights. Through her work, she deals with the personal human dramas of life focusing on the feminine body and the soul.