Amy Bravo

About
Amy Bravo
Amy Bravo (b.1997, New Jersey) is a New York visual artist of Italian-Cuban origin, who combines symbolism – stylized palm trees, roosters, horses, slicked-back mustaches – and icons from Latin American popular and religious culture and hyper-personal family stories, to invent her own vision, intimate and fantastic, of an afterlife universe in the rough shape of the island of Cuba, a mixture of the known and the unknown, of beauty and confusion.

 

Bravo’s artistic vision resonates with the exploration of identity and myth found in the works of renowned Cuban visual artists such as Ana Mendieta and Belkis Ayón. Like these artists, Bravo’s pieces delve into the intersections of personal narrative and cultural heritage, using symbolism and materiality to evoke profound themes of existence and transformation. In the realm of contemporary female artists, Bravo’s evocative storytelling and surreal imagery align with the works of Louise Bourgeois and Kiki Smith. Both artists explore themes of the feminine, the body, and psychological states through their sculptures and drawings, resonating with Bravo’s exploration of liminal identities and existential journeys. 

 

Amy Bravo currently lives and works in Queens, New York. After completing a bachelor’s degree in Illustration at Pratt Institute, New York, she obtained a Master of Fine Arts in Painting at Hunter College, New York in 2022. Recent exhibitions include group shows with Rachel Uffner Gallery, Workplace, and The FLAG Foundation, as well as a solo show at Nada Miami with Swivel Gallery and a duo show at Swivel Gallery, New York, in 2022. She was also a resident at the Fountainhead Residency in Miami in 2022.