Layla Pizarro is a Chilean visual artist whose multidisciplinary practice bridges the boundaries between figurative and abstract art, exploring themes of memory, identity, and belonging. Currently based in Mexico City, her work spans analog and digital painting, experimental photography, and generative art. Guided by a commitment to experimentation, Layla adapts her techniques to align with the conceptual essence of each series.

Her artistic foundation was laid in Union City, New Jersey, where she attended an art-focused high school and participated in summer programs at Montclair State University and Rutgers University. She pursued further studies in Art and Anthropology at Rutgers, enriching her understanding of the connections between visual culture and human experience. After returning to Chile, she honed her skills through workshops in drawing and painting with Magdalena Vial and Ines Schmidt, as well as experimental photography with Catalina de la Cruz.

Layla’s engagement with contemporary artistic tools flourished during the VerticalCrypto Art Residency, where she explored AI and generative techniques, training GANs on her own datasets. While living in Buenos Aires, she deepened her exploration of photography and creative coding, merging traditional techniques with digital experimentation. She also participated in experimental photography workshops with Nahuel Souto and seminars such as The Futures to Come: Art and Politics in Times of Crisis (Fundación Proa) with Marcelo Exposito, Curating: Between a Strange Ecology and a Nature in Transit (RESET/Proa), and IA: Inteligencia o Idiotez Artificial at Fundación Andreani, led by German Rua.

Layla has exhibited her work internationally in Santiago, Buenos Aires, New York, Hong Kong, Belgium, Dubai, and Panama City, as well as in virtual spaces such as Spatial, Decentraland, and Oncyber. Her series, 8M, Calladita se ve más bonita, was prominently displayed in Times Square during NFT.NYC 2022.

Beyond her studio, Layla is the creator and co-host of Arte y Labia, a podcast that amplifies the voices of Spanish-speaking artists across Latin America. She has also contributed to conferences such as NFT.NYC and Women in Blockchain. Her work reflects a deep engagement with the evolving dialogue between art, memory, and technology, inviting viewers to reflect on their own perceptions and experiences.