Born in 1974 in Havana, Cuba, Astrid Alcayaga immigrated to the Unites States in 2005
and established residence in Miami, Florida, where she lives and works.
Alcayaga comes from a Chilean background, both of her parents are from Chile.
She is essentially a self-taught artist that embraced painting as a means of expression,
exploring her personal identity, both past and present with her palette of bright colors in
what she calls herself "A True Colorist"
She is essentially a self-taught artist that embraced painting as a means of expression,
exploring her personal identity, both past and present with her palette of bright colors in
what she calls herself "A True Colorist"
Expressing woman's modern condition through her poetic, lyrical, rawness and sweet
tenderness of violent brush strokes, she depicts her inner soul search with the same
approach of a daily diary decoding and registering her daily passions, obsessions and
fears on canvas.
tenderness of violent brush strokes, she depicts her inner soul search with the same
approach of a daily diary decoding and registering her daily passions, obsessions and
fears on canvas.
Astrid's style depicts almost ancestral symbolism, incorporating old clothing like squares
with primitive lines connecting and disconnecting: "black and white, positive-negative,
good-bad".
with primitive lines connecting and disconnecting: "black and white, positive-negative,
good-bad".
Her work is in, galleries, corporate and private collections in the U.S. and abroad.
Selected Exhibitions and Collections:
BeArt Series En Honor a la Mujer "Miradas de Mujer" Exposicion colectiva 11 de Abril de 2013 Hotel Eurosuites1750 NW 107 Ave Miami Fl 33172.
Taller Santiesteban Print Schmidt Exposicion colectiva La Puerta Numero 7 Marzo 01 de 2013.
TA PROYECT GALLERY Comunications febrero 16 de 2013.
Unidos por Zhayr Exposicion colectiva Four Ambassador Suites Hotel. Diciembre 2012. Brickell
Art Enigma, 200 NW 22 ST. Art Basel Wynwood Dec 5-Dec 9 Miami Fl. Colectiva. Diciembre 2012.
Unidos por el arte INPT 4000 Flagler st. Colectiva Nov 2012
A Womans Perspective, 4229 Sw 75 st, Miami Fl Oct 2012 Colectiva.
Delio Photo Studio, Miami, Fl. 2012
French Connection Miami Beach, Fl 2011
American Airlines Airport, Miami, Fl. 2011 - 2012
Ivan Galindo Gallery, Miami, Fl. 2011
TA PROYECT GALLERY Comunications febrero 16 de 2013.
Unidos por Zhayr Exposicion colectiva Four Ambassador Suites Hotel. Diciembre 2012. Brickell
Art Enigma, 200 NW 22 ST. Art Basel Wynwood Dec 5-Dec 9 Miami Fl. Colectiva. Diciembre 2012.
Unidos por el arte INPT 4000 Flagler st. Colectiva Nov 2012
A Womans Perspective, 4229 Sw 75 st, Miami Fl Oct 2012 Colectiva.
Delio Photo Studio, Miami, Fl. 2012
French Connection Miami Beach, Fl 2011
American Airlines Airport, Miami, Fl. 2011 - 2012
Ivan Galindo Gallery, Miami, Fl. 2011
Artopia Art Center at Wynwood, Miami, FL
Ivan Galindo Gallery, Miami, Florida.
Naomi Slilva Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
Arte Puro, Miami Beach, FL.
Zu Gallery, Miami, FL.
Art & Design market at Wynwood, Miami, FL.
SouMe SoU Space, Miami, FL.
Daf Studio, Miami, FL.
Renee Gallery, Miami, FL.
Red Bar Gallery, Miami, FL.
Circulo de Periodistas de Santiago , Santiago, Chile.
Portal de Internet Terra.cl, Santiago, Chile.