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Lido Pimienta is an interdisciplinary artist-curator and musician. Her work explores the politics of gender, race, motherhood, identity and the construct of the Canadian/North American landscape in the Latin American Diaspora and vernacular.
Every work that I put out to the world is created with the intention of portraying or rather showing the Caribbean as Sublime not Exotic. In the most summed up version of myself, or rather in the most simple terms, I would describe myself as a Portrait Artist. I mainly paint people, I paint people that look like me and the people that made me and the people that made them. Diaspora, Motherhood, Land Back and the right to * be racially radicalized people that *do nothing* in a world of over stimuli and over-productivity is my favourite place to be. I put that vision on paper and share with whoever wants it.
Lido Pimienta is a Colombian Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter.[2] She rose to prominence after her 2016 album, La Papessa, won the 2017 Polaris Music Prize. Her music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, including traditional indigenous and Afro-Colombian musical styles such as Cumbia and Bullerengue, as well as contemporary synthpop and electronic music. Lido will be performing live at the Lantern Party at Artshack this September!
Alva Calymayor, a visual artist from Mexico City now based in both New York and Mexico City, explores social issues, perceptions of safety, and patterns of mass consumption through her art. Her interdisciplinary approach emphasizes process-driven learning and play, reflecting her role as both an artist and the founder of Art Experimentos. Previously, Alva ran the artist-run space Eyelevel BQE, which was highlighted in Exit Art's "Alternative Histories," curated by Herb Tam - celebrating pioneering alternative art venues in New York. Her work has been featured in notable exhibitions such as Astral America, Chaos/Control, and Harvest the Night, and she has exhibited in both the U.S. and Mexico, including at Casa Maauad in Mexico City and the Spring Break Art Show in New York. Alva’s contributions extend to her role as a mentor in NYFA's Program Mentorship for Immigrants and her involvement in the Bronx Artists in the Marketplace program. Recognized for her non-commercial approach to art, she co-founded Eyelevel BQE in 2008 and has been acknowledged in publications like Interview Magazine and MIT Press. Her innovative printmaking earned her a grant from the Stephen Sprouse Scholarship Fund.
