Armando Lopez-Bircann

Armando Lopez-Bircann(Arma Dura) is a Latinx artist that engineerswearable sculptures, digital media and performances. Their Extended Reality (XR) practice is framed by immigrant narratives, genderfluid expression, digital native sensibilitiesand a Queer Ecofeminist lens. They work as an independent artist and have also designed works in collaboration with dancers, circus performers, photographers, videographers, musiciansand other artists. Notable accomplishments include an Artist Talk at the Hirshhorn Museum, being a DC Commission of Arts and Humanities fellow, and a Wherewithal Research Grant recipient. They graduated from Concordia University, the Corcoran College of Art + Design and are based in Washington DC.