Mercedes Cardenas
Mercedes Cardenas is an oil painter from Chicago, Illinois. She received her BFA at American Academy of Art in 2017. She is currently enrolled in getting her MFA at the University of Chicago and will be graduating in Spring 2021. Her main focus is the representation of Mexican-American diaspora through memories. She documents what she feels are important memories that symbolize Mexican-American Diaspora. Her work is an internal exploration of external experiences and she hopes to expand the conversation of diaspora and accessibility of it in the art world.
Congratulations, you’ve got a piece of the American dream!, 2021, oil paint on canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
Congratulations, you’ve got a piece of the American dream!, 2021, oil paint on canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
First Communion, 2021, Oil Painting On Canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
First Communion, 2021, Oil Painting On Canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
Birthday Party, 2021, oil paint on canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
Birthday Party, 2021, oil paint on canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
The Three Pots, 2021, oil paint on canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman
The Three Pots, 2021, oil paint on canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman