Quiara Elaine Torres is an Afro-Dominican self-taught artist born and raised in New York City. She has been artistic from a young age and has been working professionally since she was 18 years old. Growing up, she spent her time between Harlem / Bronx & Dominican Republic.

Her artistic practice incorporates painting, sculpture, installation, and musical composition. Through these mediums, she explores ancestral traditions of the Americas and Africa, challenging colonial legacies. Themes integral to her creative process include salvaging burlap and produce sacks, re-contextualizing found materials into sacred art objects. Guided by surrealist ideas and intuitive interpretations, her work reveals symbolism through examining the natural world. She transmutes herself through animal & female portraits while echoing divine feminine iconography and other forms of spiritual tribute. 

Quiara had her first solo show in New York City in 2018, at Five Myles Gallery, European solo show in Lisbon, Portugal in 2025 at RES Gallery and has also shown internationally, including galleries such as Almine Rech London, Shrine, and Meca art fair. As a part of her community and curatorial practice, she founded The Buena Suerte Arts Clubs residency in Santo Domingo, with the mission to provide support for native Haitian and Dominican artist with limited resources.