Artist Bio

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Hello! My name is Isabella Mendoza, and I am a mixed-media artist based in New York City. Originally from Miami, Florida, I have been a creative soul since I can remember. I am currently in my 4th year at The School Of Visual Arts in Manhattan and on track to complete my Bachelors in Fine Arts. I have a passion for color, dreams, clothing, fashion, trumpets, the orchestra, the theatre, curation and directing, surrealism, poetry, memories, your weird thoughts, my weird thoughts, and things that cease to exist (until I create them). These topics are important to me because they have root connections to my childhood and adolescence, and I want to create a wonderful world of colorful catastrophe, juxtaposing emotions, and tales as old as time.

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CV

b.  2003 Miami, Florida

2025       Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2021        Miami Arts Charter School, Miami, Florida

Exhibitions

2024     “Make Way” by the Women Supporting Women Club at SVA

2023     SVA Fine Arts Open Studios Fall 

             Millennium Film Workshop (Open Screenings)

2022    The BluPrnt by Robert Chambers at Bridge Red Studios 

             Isabella Mendoza First Solo Exhibition @ I’ve Been Framed (The ArtSpace)

2021     Young Artist Gallery

2020     LAB Locust Projects  “The Rebirth”

             Doctor Aromas 

2019     MAC Square

             Sophomore School Yearly Exhibition

Awards

2021        Silas H. Rhodes Merit Scholarship, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

⋆Artist Statement⋆

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     My art derives from my complex relationship with memories, music, and the world of dreams. I revisit my memories, in which the memory itself does not exist. I create scenes and creatures that exist in my mind and need to escape. Including my friends and family as characters in my pieces solidifies a connection between the real world and the surrealistic reality I live daily. Connecting the people physically in my life and the people in my mind creates a deeper-rooted connection to the version I see of the people I depict. With no limitations, I enjoy using all sorts of mediums because I have specific ideas that will not favorably translate if I choose to do a painting over a performance piece. I am open about the memories I depict, but may never reveal the truth. 
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