Born in Bogota, Colombia in 1952. Clemencia became interested in painting when she was a young child. While living in Paris she pursued her passion and studied at the Paris College of Art, in 1974. After living and painting in London and Germany she decided to discover the United States in 1979. She moved to Chicago where she studied with Professor Irving Shapiro MWS Midwest Water Society at the Chicago Art Institute and later with the renowned watercolorist, Kurt Sala, at the Lincoln Park Studio of Art.

Clemencia is above all, a passionate realistic artist focusing on landscapes and figurative works blending her imaginative Colombian cultural background and worldwide travels. Her medium is concentrated in oil or watercolor and occasionally pastel.

She has exhibited in many galleries, exhibits and sold to numerous collectors. Her works are available for sale and she accepts commission work.