Melissa Vasquez Aristizabal

Melissa Aristizábal is a Colombian artist and designer based in Toronto whose work reimagines sacred and multicultural imagery through the lens of ancient cultures. Her practice explores the intersection of contemporary aesthetics, cultural influences, and storytelling, creating pieces that connect with communities on a deeper level. She views art as a tool for dialogue, healing, and connection, especially in urban environments. Blending figurative, organic, and abstract forms, Melissa often draws inspiration from sacred art, Jungian archetypes, and the feminine psyche. Themes of spirituality, transformation, and cultural heritage are central to her work.

With a background in Arts and Design, she has developed a multidisciplinary career spanning ceramics, large-scale mural installations, oil painting, textiles, and screen printing. Her projects and exhibitions have taken place in France, Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada as well as a feature at Field Projects Gallery in New York.

Education

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA
Visual Arts Program
2010 - 2012

LASALLE COLLEGE INSTITUTE
Graphic Design Program
2012 - 2017

• Exhibition in Latin American Art Festival
San Diego, California, 2017

• Group Exhibition in Bandy Bandy Agency
‘One Night Stamp’
Bogotá, Colombia, 2019

• Exhibition in Outsiders Gallery
‘NADA’
Querétaro, Mexico, 2021

• Exhibition in BEMA space
'Genesis in the retort'
Querétaro, Mexico, 2021

• Exhibition in Field Projects Gallery
'AFTERLIGHT'
New York, New York, 2021

• Exhibition in Museum of the city
’Genesis in the Retort’
Querétaro, México, 2021

• Online Exhibition in Art Gallery 118
'Blue Bird'
New York, New York, 2021

• Group Exhibition in One Art Space
'SHE IS...'
New York, New York, 2022

• Group Exhibition in Petits Fours Gallery
’La Saladerie'
Lyon, France , 2022

• Exhibition in The Holy Art Gallery
’Underground’
London, UK, 2024

• Exhibition in Avant Garde Gallery
’Obsidian’
Toronto, Canada, 2025