DVAA Member since 2023

Itzel Aguilar

website: itzelaguilarart.wixsite.com/itzelaguilarart

About:

Muralist, mixed media artist and painter, Itzel Aguilar, is a first generation Chicana who has been using different mediums throughout the years. She implements fabric, acrylic and natural material to further exemplify her visions. She attended the Delaware College of Art and Design in 2009 and was self-taught afterwards.

You can find her work on IG @artificial.itzeligence 

Artist Statement:

Itzel was inspired with colors and drawing from a young age due to unfortunate circumstances in her family. Within time, she grew fond of experimenting with tangible objects which led to her maturity of her vision. Hand woven yarn from Mexico, industrial and organic material and a bright acrylic palette are some of the elements she creates to transform her emotions onto canvas.  She often uses her signature spirit shapes which was amplified after the death of her grandmother. Itzel spent a year long trip in Puerto Vallarta in 2020, during this journey she learned what it meant to experience life without supervision.