Cassandra Mayela

 
 
 
 

Cassandra Mayela Allen has lived and worked in New York since 2014, when she was forced to migrate from Venezuela. Cassandra Mayela is a self-taught artist. Her practice delves into identity, migration, and belonging, drawing from personal experiences, research and conversations. Recent solo exhibitions include: JO-HS (Mexico City, Mexico, 2023); NADA House (New York, NY, 2022); Olympia, (New York, NY, 2021). Group exhibitions include: V1 Gallery (Copenhagen, Denmark, 2024); Apexart (New York, NY, 2024) Olympia (New York, NY, 2023); EFA Project Space (New York, NY, 2023); Acompi and NARS Foundation (New York, NY, 2021). Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Bomb Magazine, and Vogue Mexico. 

Cassandra Mayela, Maps of Displacement, Olympia, 2021.