Artist Soraya Marcano in her studio

Soraya Marcano

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My recent art work incorporates diverse media, to explore a plethora of themes related to the nature of liminality and mobility. Combining figurative imagery and personal narratives of being between territories, my work explores the relationship between identity and the condition of movement that contributes to transnational discourses.

The objects, some small and fragile, are installed in various configurations, continuing with explorations between being and belonging; and the feelings of inauthenticity derived from such relationships with the inhabited space. The work encapsulates the hybrid identities of a condition defined by imbrication and borderlessness. Incorporating images of fragmented and dislocated figures, I propose this type of research and conversations.

Soraya Marcano is a multidisciplinary artist exploring themes of mobility and liminality. She studied at the University of Puerto Rico, before continuing her education at Pratt Institute in New York. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally and it is represented in public and private collections.

A collection of artists books adhered together.
Soraya Marcano. Libros, 2020~. Artist's books. Image courtesy of the artist.
Mixed media piece of a woman with objects in her hair.
Soraya Marcano. Mujer Isla. Tela, 2019. Acrílico, hilo y objetos encontrados. 33 X 30. Image courtesy of the artist.
Wall mounted sculptural works featuring a red box, crochet, and paint.
Soraya Marcano. Pico, 2023. 17.7 X 12.7 y 13.5 X 19 cada pieza. Acrílico sobre paneles con lienzo y collage. Objeto de barro crudo, crochet, gesso y marco con cristal. Image courtesy of the artist.
Painting of colorful figures on stretched canvas.
Soraya Marcano. Figura y componentes, 2024. 46 X 38. Acrílico en lienzo. Image courtesy of the artist.
The Wikipedia language page.
NARS New York Art Residency and Studio Foundation Logo
U.S. Department of State seal next to the words "Art in Embassies."