María Teresa Cano
María Teresa Cano (born 1960) is a Colombian conceptual artist. Biography. The "conceptual artist" Maria Teresa Cano was born in Medellin, Colombia (1960). Her first real acknowledgement at her art was back in 1981 for her production of "Yo servida a la mesa" at the Primer Salón Arturo y Rebecca Rabinovich. In her performance Cano, used jello to recreate her face becoming the center of attention. With her next few works, she focused on the lack of a body presence seen within "Calor de hogar" (1984) and "Distancias" (1990). Her vision in the early and mid 2000s  shifted towards animal avatars and iconography. Cano continued to investigate the role art can play outside the traditional gallery as seen with efforts trying to start a new art activism ("Mi vida es privada, pública mi educacción 2002"). Education. Cano graduated from the plastic arts department of the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia. She studied art in Medellin for nine years from 1980 to 1989. It was during this time she began receiving attention for her works, receiving both positive and negative reviews. | Co-herencia]