Where Wings Carry Us: Doro Buch, Claudia Chagoya, and Diana Olarte
April 1 to May 17 2026: Visit the Artists during Public Hours - Thurs-Sat 11am-6pm
Shared Flight Collective is a collaboration between three multidisciplinary immigrant artists: Diana Olarte, Doro Buch, and Claudia Chagoya. Brought together by a shared experience of migration and a commitment to dialogue across borders, our collective explores the intersections of personal histories, identity, and transformation through art. Working across diverse media—including painting, installation, projection mapping, and mixed 2D/3D forms—we draw on our varied cultural backgrounds and artistic practices to create a
space for poetic inquiry and mutual support. Regular online conversations form the foundation of our collaborative process, allowing us to reflect deeply on themes of displacement, resilience, and the layered nature of migration.
A recurring motif in our work is the bird—a symbol of flight, fragility, adaptation, and freedom. It connects our individual journeys and acts as a metaphor for movement, rootedness, and the search for belonging. Through this shared symbol, we weave together narratives that merge art and nature, the personal and the political, memory and migration. Together, we aim to create works that are not only visually compelling but also serve as vessels for connection—between cultures, between disciplines, and between people navigating the complex terrain of home and identity.
Doro Buch
Doro Buch is a Polish-German visual artist who has been living and working in Calgary since 2012. With a background in sociology, she brings a thoughtful perspective to her work, blending an understanding of human relationships and societal structures with her creative practice. Primarily a painter, Doro also explores multimedia, combining traditional oil painting techniques with animation, projection mapping, and sound to transform static images into dynamic, layered experiences. Drawing on her personal journey and crosscultural
experiences, Doro’s art often reflects themes of belonging, identity, and connection. Her vibrant, allegorical scenes explore everyday moments and shared narratives, encouraging reflection and dialogue about the world around us.
Diana Olarte
Founder and director of Olarte Galleria y Taller in Monterrey, which provides space to arists, art proposals and cultural meetings since 2013. Diana Olarte (Colombia, 1981) has resided in Monterrey, Mexico, since 2007. Her work has been featured in 17 solo exhibitions and over 300 group exhibitions in galleries, museums, and cultural spaces across Mexico, Colombia, Milan and Paris, France. Notable highlights include: Neuvième Mexico Peinture Contemporaine, Cultural Institute of Mexico in Paris ( 2015); XI Alfredo Zalce Na<onal Painting and Printmaking Biennial (2018); Third National Cancun Biennial Exhibi4on (2017); First National Self-Portrait Biennial Rubén Herrera (2017); Fi`h Ibero-American Small Format and Miniature Art Exhibi4on (2019); Museo Arte Vial, Pitalito Huila, Colombia (2018).
photo by Leia Guo
Claudia Chagoya
Claudia Chagoya is a Mexican interdisciplinary artist born in Zacatecas, Mexico, and based in Mohkinstsis (Calgary, Canada). She holds an MFA degree from the University of Calgary, and a BFA from Instituto Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Her artistic practice explores topics related to gender violence and her socio-political background, using materials rooted in Mexican culture and tied to various rituals through process driven methods of creation. Her practice also incorporates the use of rose petals, salt, textiles, and most recently, human hair.
Chagoya is the recipient of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society’s New Canadian Artist Award 2022. Her artwork is featured in ARCHIVO, an archival digital platform focused on showcasing Latin American Artists living in Canada. Her work has been exhibited in Mexico and in Canada, including the group show Reimagining Mourning at Sur Gallery in Toronto (2021). Furthermore, her work forms part of the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (2023).
