Magaly Vega was born in 1986 in Mexico City. She lives and works between NYC and CDMX.

The artist holds a Master of Art + Education from NYU Steinhardt, class of 2019, and a Master of Fine Arts from the New York Academy of Art, class of 2016.

Her work has been exhibited in the United States, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, and Germany. She has been awarded artist residencies in Russia (2015), Paris (2015), Argentina (2018), Switzerland (2019), Mexico (2021), Uruguay (2022), Germany (2023), and Iceland (2023).

She uses counter-narratives to start a dialogue on the violent acts of reality and pursues possible social healing through art. She believes in art that interacts with the eye of the beholder and starts a conversation or action. She uses art as a powerful for education and a way to imagine a better future. For exploring, sharing, and honoring stories. Art as a social-act rather than an individual practice.