Alexia Benavent-Rivera

ARTIST STATEMENT

Identity and cultural background is a huge driving force in my art practice. I am Puerto Rican, Panamanian, and Ukrainian, and the diasporas endured by these groups have strong histories that I refer back to in my work. Recently I have been focusing on the Banana Wars in Central and South America, a time of brutal greed and American imperial ...

ARTIST BIO

Alexia Benavent-Rivera is a latina artist born in Puerto Rico with heritage in Panama and Ukraine. Currently based in Florida, Benavent-Rivera’s artwork is informed by the diverse cultural background she was raised with. Drawing inspiration from a combination of traditional art from the diasporic homelands, her work is an exploration of per ...