Cassandra Mayela Allen

 
 
 
 

Cassandra Mayela Allen (b. 1989) is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York since 2014, following her migration from Venezuela. Her practice explores themes of identity, migration, resistance, and belonging through autobiographical references, participatory forms, and research-driven projects.

Recent solo and two-person exhibitions include Olympia (New York, NY, 2024 and 2021), NADA Miami (Miami, FL, 2024), JO-HS (Mexico City, Mexico, 2023), and NADA House (New York, NY, 2022).

Selected group exhibitions include Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico City, Mexico, 2025), Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (Detroit, MI, 2024), V1 Gallery (Copenhagen, Denmark, 2024), Eric Firestone Gallery (East Hampton, NY, 2024), apexart (New York, NY, 2024), Olympia (New York, NY, 2023), EFA Project Space (New York, NY, 2023), and exhibitions with Acompi and NARS Foundation (New York, NY, 2021).

Allen has participated in several artist residencies, including Campo Garzón (Pueblo Garzón, Uruguay, 2024), Modern Ancient Brown (Detroit, MI, 2024), and Pocoapoco (Oaxaca, Mexico, 2024), where she was a Latin American Performance Artist Fellow. In summer 2025, she will attend the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture on a full scholarship.

Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Elephant Magazine, Juxtapoz, Artforum, Bomb Magazine, Family Style, and Vogue Mexico.