Alexis Mendoza (artist)

Alexis Mendoza (born 1972) is a Cuban artist, writer and independent curator, based in New York City. His multidisciplinary work focuses on painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing and installation. His art explores the transitioning and overlapping of colors as a metaphor for the Afro-Cuban customs, rituals and traditions.[1]

Alexis Mendoza
Born
Alexis Mendoza

1972
Havana, Cuba
NationalityCuban
EducationEscuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro
National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana
Known forThe New York Latin American Art Triennial

Mendoza was born in Havana City, Cuba. His past education includes the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro (1988), he graduated in Art History from Havana University (1994), and completed an Internship in Fine Art Conservation at the National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana (1992-93).[2] He has lived and worked in New York City since 1995.

Mendoza has exhibited his artworks in museums and galleries in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and United States.

Mendoza's work has been written about in Cuban Art News[3], Sing For Hope[4], Artnet[5], JCAST[6], HFFNY[7] and Manhattan Times[8].

He is a co-founder and co-creator of The Bronx Latin American Art Biennial[9] which showcase the works of Latinx artists from New York and abroad[10] [11][12].

In 2019 the art biennial evolved to the New York Latin American Art Triennial which explored issues such as migration, women's rights and social justice[13] [14].

He is the founding member of BxArts Factory[15] and is part of the BX200,[16] a curated selection of artists identified with The Bronx.

Mendoza is also the author of the books Latin America, The Culture and the New Men; Objective Reference of Painting: The Work of Ismael Checo, 1986-2006; and Reflections: The Sensationalism of the Art from Cuba[17], all three published by Wasteland Press. He also authored "Rigo Peralta: Revelaciones de un Universo Mistico"[18], published by Argos Publications, Dominican Republic.

References
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  2. "Alexis Mendoza Biography – Alexis Mendoza on artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  3. "Cuban Artists of the Diaspora". Cuban Art News.
  4. "Sing For Hope, Alexis Mendoza". Sing For Hope.
  5. "Artist Alexis Mendoza Biography". Artnet.
  6. "NJCU Visual Arts Gallery". JCAST.
  7. "Juan Padron: From Havana to New York". 18th Havana Film Festival New York.
  8. "Choice and Chance". Manhattan Times.
  9. "BronxArtSpace Exhibits Latin American Art". The Fordham Ram.
  10. "Latin American Artists on Display". Mott Haven Herald.
  11. "Bronx Latin American Art Biennial". News NY1.
  12. "The Bronx Latin American Art Biennial Brings Artwork From Around The World To Local Galleries And Museums". NY Daily News.
  13. "New York Latin American Art Triennial". The Bronx Daily.
  14. "New York Latin American Art Triennial". Bronx Hispanic Festival.
  15. "Our Story". BxArts Factory. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  16. "Search for "Alexis Mendoza"". Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  17. "Reflections: The Sensationalism of the Art from Cuba". Books Google.
  18. "Libro Sobre Rigo Peralta". El Serrano.
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