Thomas (Mac) MacGregor

Thomas (Mac) MacGregor, graduated Edinburgh college in 1999 of Art with plenty of enthusiasm and bad sense of direction. In August of 2005 he met an amazing girl (Miranda) who was planning a stay in Cochabamba for fieldwork so Mac decided to go too. He landed on his feet, found Erik and sustainable Bolivia, then a studio and Gallery space in Caja Verde; through this he got to know Orlando and Alejandra. Mac and Miranda bought Boris, the dog, and our life was complete. Nearly two years down the line Mac says his life is so much richer. He has three decent Solo exhibitions under his belt, a huge number of friends and contacts and the memory of the experience of a lifetime. Its not the end either... as Mac continues to work with Erik and the team on new Arts residency project and, as soon as humanly possible, Mac will be back for another exhibition and to continue Orlando's search for the best Guts in town. Through SB Mac has a network of friends across the globe and plans to be sleeping on their sofas soon.

Mirka Farabegoli

Mirka Farabegoli enrolled in the ArtEZ Academy (Arnhem, the Netherlands) in 2005.  As a fine-arts student she explored several disciplines, including audiovisual art, photography, drawing and printmaking. In 2008 she spent three months studying at the fine arts department of the Universidad Castilla la Mancha in Cuenca, Spain, focusing mainly on etching. She graduated from the ArtEZ academy in 2009, specializing in drawing and printmaking. After her graduation she was nominated for several “new talent” awards, including the ArtOlive award in Amsterdam and the ‘Aanzet! Award’.  She’s currently preparing for her solo exhibition in which the experience of living and working as a volunteer in Bolivia will have a significant role. She’s been volunteering at Martadero, a Cochabamba based cultural and arts centre, working alongside two Artists from La Paz, on a large mural.