Jessica Alazraki
Jessica Alazraki was born and raised in Mexico City, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from Universidad Anáhuac. Since 1998, she’s been based in New York City. She also holds a diploma in graphic design from Parsons School of Design and a certificate in drawing and painting from the New York Academy of Art.
She has exhibited her work in four solo exhibitions in the United States and in over 50 group exhibitions in both Mexico and the United States.
About her art, Alazarki says, “As a Mexican woman living in New York, I feel it is my responsibility to open up a dialogue about immigrants. My work intends to respond to the political climate surrounding Latinx immigrants– one full of controversy. During the pandemic, the Hispanic communities were some of the most affected.
My paintings have a positive and colorful vibe; they intend to be a celebration of Latina life in the US and aim to highlight family values. The narrative shows typical situations of ordinary people in which everyone can recognize that moment as their own.
Bright colors and decorative patterns are very characteristic of my works; my pictures are very painterly and have an intense brushwork that provides unique character and flat backgrounds that highlights emotion.”