Luisa Mesa

Luisa Mesa is a Miami-based Cuban-American artist.

Mesa earned her BFA at FIU where she concentrated in photography and painting. While at FIU, Luisa began experimenting with a very personal and intuitive style of repetitive drawing that paved the way for her current work.

Mesa creates in various media such as digital, photography, painting, glass, drawing and installation.

Mesa has exhibited her work in numerous venues and is included in several important collections, such as Four Seasons Dubai, Morgan Stanley, Sloan Kettering and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, among others.

ARTIST STATEMENT:


I believe that an invisible force animates our physical reality. From this ‘unseen’ world, I draw the inspiration for my work. Line, repetition and layering are fundamental in the work – every one of my pieces begins with a layer of repetitive drawing. New forms and shapes arise, while previously used ones morph and evolve. My work is intuitive and I allow the process to dictate the course of each piece.

I employ different mediums such as ink, enamel, watercolor, gouache and digital images among others, because of their own particularities and how they each transform the work. My choice and combination of colors is spontaneous, at...

BFA, Florida International University, Miami, Florida (USA)

Solo Exhibitions
2018
“Artwork of Luisa Mesa” – Sonesta Coconut Grove, CGAF Gallery, Coconut Grove, Florida
2016
“Spring Show” – Concept 5 Studios, Wynwood, Florida
2011
“Summer Show – A Solo Exhibition by Luisa Mesa”, CGAF Gallery, Coconut Grove, Florida
2010
“Introspections”, Highlands MOTA, Sebring, Florida

2009
"Meditations, Connections, Fragmentation", Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2006
“Full Circle: A Journey Within”, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, Florida  

Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
“Portals and Passages”, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
“Shared Thought, Collaborating with AI”, Columbia City Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2023
“Art and Objects”, MAC Fine Art, Delray Beach, Florida
2022
“About Women”, MAC Fine Art, Delray Beach, Florida
“Beyond the Woods”, Pinecrest Gardens, Miami, Florida
“Florida: In Transformation”, Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida
2020
“Expressions of a Pandemic”, CMN Artist Series, Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, Florida
2019
“Beirut Art Fair 2019”, South Border Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Study For A Soap”, Arboyan Factory, South Border Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Open Discourse”, John C. Favalora Museum, St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida
“Resonate: A Polyphonic Prospect”,...