Fernando “Coco” Bedoya (Borja, Peru, 1952) is a Peruvian artist who has been based in Argentina since the late 1970s and who is a key figure in linking the experiences of political artistic activism in both countries. Bedoya studied painting and drawing under the artist Cristina Galvéz and at the National School of Fine Arts in Lima, and went on to become a leading member of several artist collectives in Peru, such as Paréntesis and Huayco (1978-79). In Buenos Aires he continued his work by propelling the creation of the groups GAS-TAR and CAPa.Ta.Co, which used street interventions and public space to protest impunity of Argentina’s authoritarian regime with the use of political artistic language, memory and participation. He has exhibited his work extensively, with solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI); Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires; Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires; Museo de Bellas Artes Juan Blanes, Montevideo; among many others. He has also been featured in collective exhibitions at the Museo Jumex, Mexico City (forthcoming 2018); Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; MALI, Lima; Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart; El Museo del Barrio, New York; and the Biennials of Cuenca, La Habana, Curitiba and Lima, among others. As part his creative practice, Bedoya has taught workshops and seminars at art schools as well as federal prisons in Argentina. He has won international prizes and fellowships for his work and has had work acquired by public and private institutions. The artist lives and works between Buenos Aires and Lima.