Estamos Aqui, En Mente, Espiritu, Cuerpo, y Alma

May 23, 2023 at the Hawthorne Barn, Provincetown, MA

Alejandra was joined by a collective of artists, movers, and community members in an afternoon of meditation. They led guests in movement, breathing, and bodily exercises which allowed audience to engage and explore the world around them in a variety of different capacities.

Alejandra Cuadra embraces clay, wood, mixed media, and her proud Latina sensibility as she weaves, braids, and knots together her history—what was, what is, and what is to come. Feeling neither from here nor there, Cuadra seeks to reconnect to her roots in Peru. She threads together meditations on identity, displacement, traditions, belonging, and a desire for freedom. Her installations reflect her quest—what it means to belong within the body, soul, community, and the rooted valleys on earth. Through her works, she seeks to create a space where we can hear and feel aspects of the human heart that connect us all.

Cuadra holds a BFA in sculpture with a minor in public engagement from Maine College of Art & Design, where she was a Warren Public Engagement Fellow and received a Pillars Student Award. She also holds an associate degree from Cape Cod Community College. Transplanted from her homeland of Peru, she can never forget where she came from and she works to reclaim her sense of belonging in the U.S. Cuadra has attended residencies at Yale Norfolk School of Art, Monson Arts, Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, and Ellis Beauregard Foundation. She is continuing her creative path honoring her apprenticeship with Steve Kemp and Matthew Kemp while being a part of Mudflat’s Technical Education Program. She currently lives and is finding roots in the Greater Boston community.