Ivette Cabrera is a Miami-based artist who lets her art do the talking when it comes to the stance of woman all over the world. With the Woman’s March just a few weeks ago and it being Black History Month, there’s no better way to merge the two than with Cabrera's art. Her work is inspired by powerful women who have changed the course of history. She strives to break the barriers society has presented upon women, especially women of different ethnic backgrounds. Many of Cabrera’s subjects are wearing headdresses that symbolizes a crown that every woman wears.
"I want women to question their own identity so the headdress art is abstract, showing that every woman wears a crown." -Ivette Cabrera
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.”
—Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut
—Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut
Cabrera comments about her art: “The subjects for my work are women from various cultures. My research has led me to find important women who changed the course of history, sometimes by creating rituals to glorify certain women or by breaking all cultural barriers in a society that devalued their worth. As a woman, I feel that it is important to represent and tell their story. In visual art, it is both important to convey powerful messages to the viewer and to represent a beauty which entices the viewer to search deeper. The subjects of my work are beautiful women. But what makes them beautiful is how we see the power of their presence reflected back at us.”
Ivette Cabrera is a Nicaraguan born artist who currently resides in Wynwood. After studying Interior Architecture and Design at the Academy of Art University and Marketing at Columbia College in Chicago, she began an art collective and artist residency in Wynwood in 2012 called Viophilia as an artistic sanctuary for artists to work intensively on their craft. She has curated numerous art shows as well as worked on various projects, including site renderings, interior renovations, and public art murals, as well as designing and constructing a house in Nicaragua. Her work has been part of numerous exhibitions, displayed at the Baker Museum in Naples, Florida, and is part of numerous private collections.
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