Cassandra Mayela Allen (b. Caracas) is a self-taught artist based in NYC. Her work delves into ideas of identity, migration, and belonging. She explores the unique storytelling potential of textiles by reimagining memories through material transformation and creative use of fabric and found materials. While collaboration is vital to her practice, she also produces individual works exploring abstract expressionism through various materials.

Mayela Allen works with mixed media, textiles, installation and social art work. Recent projects and exhibitions include La UNAM (MX), Olympia (NYC), MOCAD (DT), V1 (CPH). She’s been an artist in residence with Modern Ancient Brown (DT), Pocoapoco (MX), Campo Garzón (UY), and Bolster Arts (NYC). Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Bomb Magazine, Elephant Magazine, American Craft Council, and Vogue MX. She was recently accepted into Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture..

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