Cassandra Mayela Allen

 
 
 
 

Cassandra Mayela Allen has lived and worked in New York since 2014, when she migrated from Venezuela. Her practice delves into identity, migration, and belonging, drawing from personal experiences, research, and conversations.

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

Group exhibitions include Eric Firestone (East Hampton, NY, 2024), Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (Detroit, MI, 2024), V1 Gallery (Copenhagen, Denmark, 2024), apexart (New York, NY, 2024), Olympia (New York, NY, 2023), EFA Project Space (New York, NY, 2023), and Acompi and NARS Foundation (New York, NY, 2021).

Forthcoming projects include a two-person presentation at NADA Miami (Presented by Olympia, Miami, FL, 2024).

Mayela Allen was an Artist in Residence at Modern Ancient Brown (Detroit, MI, 2024), a Latin American Performance Artist Fellow at Pocoapoco (Oaxaca, MX, 2024) and will be in residence at Campo Garzon this December (Pueblo Garzon, Uruguay, 2024). Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Bomb Magazine, Family Style, and Vogue Mexico.