Through video, photography, installation and actions Arias explores the human condition. Recurring themes include conflict, sexuality, religion, communication and a range of social issues. Lives and works in Colombia and England.

Since Fernando Arias won the Colombian National Art prize in 1994 his work has been exhibited extensively. In 1999 represented Colombia at the Venice Biennale. Other Bienials include: III Bienal de Bogotá, la V y VIII Bienal de La Habana, la II Bienal deMercosur y la I Bienal de Tirana.

Solo exhibitions and presentations include: EastCentral Gallery, London; Eduardo H Fernandes Gallery, Sao Paulo; Videografía Fundación Telefónica Lima; Communion Time Doque Gallery Barcelona; Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver; Gate Foundation, Amsterdam; Chapter Arts Cardiff; London Printworks Trust and Gallery of Modern ArtGlasgow.

Group exhibitions and video festivals include: Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Germany; Planet in Focus International Environmental Film & Video Festival, Toronto, Canada; Stretch Power Plant, Toronto; Fluid Wolverhampton Art Gallery UK and Body PoliticX Witte de With, Rotterdam.

Awards and grants include: Research Grant 13 Salones Regionales, curatorial project, Ministry of Culture Colombia; 4 Prince Claus Foundation Awards, Holland; Necessary Journeys Arts Council England, BFI Black World y Tate Modern; One to One Bursary, Arts Council England and Live Art Development Agency; Grants for the Arts Arts Council England; Space Studios award; Individual Artist Award, London Arts; Scottish Arts Council Award and Colcultura grant Colombia. Work in collections include: Daros Latinamerica, Zurich; Victoria&Albert Museum, London; Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá; Collection of Latin American Art Essex University; Banco de la Republica, Bogotá and other private collections in Canadá, England, France, Brazil and Colombia.

For fifteen years he directed two arts organisations in the UK, whilst working with Fernando Arias on numerous projects, including those in Colombia's remote Chocó region.

In 2009 he was contracted by Colombia's Ministry of Culture to curate and manage part of the Salon Regional and in 2010 the Salon Nacional, bringing him closer to the country's contemporary visual arts sector.

His interest in the environment, consumption and social exclusion strengthened through his experiences in Colombia. This encouraged him to set up Más Arte Más Acción, offering artists a platform to address these concerns.

Andrés graduated from Fort Lauderdale's Institute of Art with a degree in Computer Animation and went on to study Cinematography at the University of Antioquia. He has worked independently for various producers and as an Executive Producer with the public relations agency Toro Mora Fischer América. He is currently a Partner of Buuu Production Studio in Bogotá.

Andrés has been a frequent visitor to Chocó over the past decade and it is here that he met members of Más Arte Más Acción in 2006.  His knowledge of the region has placed him in a unique position to work with the foundation and Chocó's communities. One of the greatest achievements over this time was the official nomination of Desde Adentro's for the New York Documentary Film Festival in 2011.

She has curated a large number of exhibitions and has organised international workshops and residencies programmes in the UK, Greece, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia and Spain.

Her tenure as curator of the Collection of Latin American Art at Essex University, UECLAA (1999-2005) provided the unique opportunity to operate across Latin American countries beyond the national paradigms, a vantage point for professionals working outside Latin America.

From 2006 to 2011 she was curator of Public Programmes at Tate Modern where she devised encounters between international artists, theorists and the diverse audiences of the UK.

In 2009 she co-curated the 2nd Biennale of Thessaloniki in Greece ‘PRAXIS: Art in Times of Uncertainty’.

She works independently as a curator and consultant in Europe and Latin America and continues to contribute articles and essays to art publications and to participate in international conferences and symposia. She is currently developing a programme of artistic exchanges between African and Latin American countries.