As a female  artist, Tania Marmolejo was constantly  told “maybe you need to change.” Yet, the best thing that she ever did for her career was ignore that advice.

Dominican born, Tania Marmolejo knew that she wanted to pursue a career in art since she was a little girl. She studied Graphic Design and Illustration in Norway, then attended the Altos de Chavón School of Design to study Fine Arts. Soon after, she attended Parsons The New School for Design, New York on scholarship and received a degree in Fine Arts and Illustration. 

Art critic Hilton Hamer once commented on Photographer Evelyn Hofer referring to her as “the most famous unknown photographer in America,” a title that seems to capture her whole artistic career. 

She is like a lonely explorer, catching unique pieces of memories belonging to cities in her photographs. Today, 14 years after her death, we can still feel a sense of transcendence and timelessness while viewing her work.