Award
Cotto changemaker award
Bogard House, Brooklyn NY
NEW YORK, NY – May 23, 2025– Colombian-American artist, attorney, and fashion designer Mónica Bachue received the distinguished Cotto Changemaker Award on Friday, May 16, 2025, during an emotional event hosted by the New York Operation Smile Alumni Board.
May 23, 2025
Press
COLOMBIAN PEACE AGREEMENT
Catatumbo Jungle
Artist and designer Monica Bachue spent fifteen days in the Colombian jungle working alongside women in a post-conflict reintegration territory who had exchanged weapons for sewing machines.
June 23, 2023
Solo Show
GLObal smile foundation
Cartagena, Colombia
Artist Monica Bachué joins the 7th International Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop hosted by Global Smile Foundation as the event’s featured guest artist.
November 18, 2025
Solo Show
art expo, Saltillo Mexico
Saltillo, Mexico
Featured artist Monica Bachué presented works inspired by her personal story with cleft lip and palate, donating a portion of the proceeds to support the work of the Sonrisas Completas Foundation and children receiving reconstructive care.
November 18, 2025
Press
W Radio Colombia "La hora del regreso"
Bogotá, Colombia
Featured on artist Monica Bachué spoke about her artistic practice and the social initiative driving the Leporinos Foundation.
August 14, 2025
Speech
G4 Alliance – 11th Permanent Council Meeting
Geneva, Switzerland
Monica Bachué delivered an opening address representing the cleft patient community, advocating for greater inclusion of patient voices in global surgical care initiatives in collaboration with Operation Smile.
May 21, 2022
Press
people en español
by Kika Rocha
Artist Monica Bachué featured in People en Español for turning her story of cleft lip into a bold artistic vision through Velazca.
September 14, 2020
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