Providing abstract and figurative visuals along with vivid hues and textured palettes, the works respond to our current time and are the physical results of what artists are making during this historical moment defined by isolation yet political and global shifts and transformations. Azuki Furuya’s works explore the fragility of memory while employing mediums such as collage, oil and metal oxidation. Creating pieces as a a first-generation Asian minority woman living in a foreign environment, Annette Hur, explores her emotions connected to assimilation which are then expressed via color and abstraction. Working with felt and soft textures, Melissa Joseph, recreates tender images of her family and Indian culture. Puerto rican artist, Larissa De Jesús Negrón, paints surrealist images of domestic life and Caribbean culture while reflecting on the body. Known for working with textile and photography Afro-Dominican artist, Yelaine Rodríguez, speaks to the complexities of the Afro-latinx experience and spirituality. Philadelphia based artist Melanie Delach creates mixed media paintings that push the boundaries and borders of what it means to look inside the self through intimate interiors. Xiomara Martínez creates paintings reflecting on the complexities within Dominican culture, spirituality, and perceptions of identity.

Joiri Minaya questions the white gaze in relation to the Caribbean while dissecting themes of femininity and the stereotypes of the “exotic.” Columbus, Ohio native Na’ye Pérez uses his practice to capture everyday life and explore the possibilities of building black resilience and intimacy. Bony Ramírez reflect on the traumatic colonial past of the island of Hispaniola and how it informs contemporary life in the Dominican Republic. Jameson Green works with the abstract figure to create dramatic and exaggerated scenes packed with emotion and imagination. Cyle Warner participates in a variety of mediums to investigate the “whys” of the universe while combining elements of his Caribbean family’s history. Bryan Fernández’s textured paintings are representative scenes of Afro-Latinx Dominican culture within Washington Heights. Demarco Mosby paints figurative scenes with neutral tones to contemplate on and reimagine past histories. Bronx-based artist Walter Cruz makes work that reflect on the Black and Latinx community and collective experience. Self taught artist Max Sarmiento creates paintings that occupy space like sculpture in which he shares intimate moments of his dual Ecuadorian and American upbringing.