Artwork

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Artwork *

Artist Statement

Alexis Montoya’s work explores the interplay between food, culture, and community within The Bronx. Through a blend of collage, photography, and digital media, she seeks to capture food as more than sustenance, but as an expression of memory, heritage, and communal bonds.

leftovers: a collage series

Where abundance meets excess, leftovers appear. Too much, too full - a meal to enjoy again later. Leftovers enhance over time, are made anew, forgotten, discarded. Inspired by the Bronx, where food insecurity fuels a culture of creative food solutions, ignites a diverse culinary palate, and inspires a highly sought-after food scene, the leftovers collage series is a visual hallmark of this reality and that of the artist.

LA DIANA (2022) - PC: Argenis Apolinario.

PASTELES (2024) - PC: Argenis Apolinario.

Exhibitions

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Exhibitions *

YO SOY DE AQUÍ / I’M FROM HERE was on view from November 2, 2024 through December 6, 2024 at WALLWORKS NEW YORK.

The solo show leftovers was on view from March 21, 2024 through August 16, 2024 at Casita Maria Gallery.

Photos courtesy of Casita Maria. PC: Sergio Reyes.

Photos courtesy of Casita Maria. PC: Argenis Apolinario.

Ancestral Foods: Family Feasts was on view from October 12, 2023 through November 18, 2023 at BronxArtSpace.

Artist Residencies

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Artist Residencies *

BronxArtSpace

Governor’s Island / May 1 - July 31, 2023

Photos from the residency:

Me in front of the BronxArtSpace building (captured by my Titi)

Commissions

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Commissions *

Bon Appétit - A Skeptic Tries

For Bon Appétit’s A Skeptic Tries column, I channeled my process from leftovers while attempting to capture the core of each story. The artwork for this project is created first by hand and then edited where necessary on Photoshop.

Cover art for A Skeptic Tries: Dairy Queen