Miriam Peralta was born in 1957 in Buenos Aires, where she also received her formal academic training at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including: the Grand Prize for Painting, Banco Provincia, Buenos Aires; the Salon del Sur from the Secretary of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires; Salon Nacional de Artes Visuales, from the Secretary of Culture of the Nation, Palais de Glace in Buenos Aires; and the Salon Nacional Fundación Avon, Buenos Aires. The artist currently lives and works in Buenos Aires.