Solo Exhibitions

2019
Sol, ella y yo (Sol, her and I), A.I.R. Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
2017
Playas, C.A.C.t.T.U.S Creative Arts Coalition to Transform Urban Space. Long Beach, CA

Selected Exhibitions

2021-22
• The Fifth AIM Biennial. The Bronx Museum of the Arts. Bronx, NY (curators: Ian Cofre & Eva Mayha Davis)
• To Scatter or Sow. Beard and Weil Galleries. Norton, MA (curator Elizabeth Hoy)

2018
• Ojalá. Carlsbad Museum & Art Center. Carlsbad, NM (curator Atomic Culture: Malinda & Matthew Galindo)
• Passages. Torpedo Factory Art Center. Alexandria, VA (curator Adriana Ospina)

2017
• Exquisite Corpse: Moving Image in Latin American and Asian Art. Mana Wynwood Art Week. Miami, FL
(curator Ysabel Pinyol and Gabriel de Guzman)
• Featured artist in Santuario(s) by Collective States. Movement Research Fall Festival at Danspace Project Inc. New York, NY (curator Monica Robles)
• Sea of Trace, 505 Johnsons Studios. Brooklyn NY (curator Elena Maria Gonzalez Ketelsen)
• Cortina de Nopales / Curtain of CactTus, Basement Projects. Santa Ana, CA (curator Jorge Mujica)
• Sueños Vivos (Day of the Dead Altar), El Museo del Barrio. New York, NY (curator Richard Morales)
• Make__Place, New York Immigrant Coalition. New York, NY (curator Eva Mayha and Emilia Shaffer)
• Filmideo 2017, Index Art Center. Newark NJ

2016
• Taking Issue: Politics, Privilege and our Collective Priorities, Memorial Union Gallery. Fargo, ND
(curator Lynnette Miranda)
• View from Above, Rabbithole. Brooklyn, NY (curator Caroline Voagen Nelson)
• Of the People, Smack Mellon. Brooklyn, NY (curator Erin Donnelly)
• #BotexTempleStreet, Hing Kee at Temple Street. Hong Kong (curator Karen Chankalun)
• Line of Breath, US-MX Border Fence. Tijuana, Mexico
• Between Spaces, Parsons School of Design. New York, NY

2015
• Qualia, Livestream Public. Brooklyn, NY (curator Jesse Harding)
• SX Create, SXSW. Austin, TX (curator Aaron Haley)

2012
• SAIC BFA Show, Sullivan Galleries. Chicago, IL
• Curarte, Hospital Gregorio Marañon. Madrid, ES

Residency and Awards

2019
A.I.R. Fellowship 2018-2019 | New York, NY

2018
Artist in the Marketplace (AIM), Bronx Museum of Arts | Bronx, NY

2017
• New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellow through Smack Mellon Residency | New York, NY
• Smack Mellon Artist Studio Program. Brooklyn | NY
• NYFA Immigrant Artist Program, mentee | New York, NY

Press

2017
• Artist Isabella Cruz-Chong: Breaking Borders, Walls, and Chains, Palacio Magazine, July 2017
• Interview with Isabella Cruz-Chong, Theo Westenberger Estate, Steph del Rosso, June 2017

2016
People have the power: “Of the People” At Smack Mellon, Art F City, Emily Colucci, July 2016

2015
• The CCLAP Weekender for July 10th, CCLAP Chicago Center for Literature and Photography
• Tips for Crossing the Border, Paper Fortunte Teller Style, Pocho, Hablo Picasso, June 2015
• MFA DT Students Showcase Work at SX Create, The New School, March 2015

Panel Discussions and Interviews

2018
Panel Discussion, A.I.R. Gallery | New York, NY

2017
• Podcast Interview, Artist Isabella Cruz-Chong, Palacio Magazine | Long Beach, CA
• Video Interview, 10 Minutes with the Artist, Memorial Union Gallery | Fargo, ND

2016
Panel Discussion, Community Practices: Art and Intervention, Smack Mellon | Brooklyn, NY

Education

Parsons School of Design
MFA Design + Technology  •  NY •  2016
University, Scholars and Merit Scholarships

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
BFA Visual Design and Photography  •  Chicago •  2012
SAIC Student Leadership Award

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Study Abroad •  Madrid •  Fall 2010
Classes: Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Art, Art Education

Teaching

2016 Fall • NY • Design for the 21st Century, Parsons School of Design
2016 Fall • NY • Teaching Artist, Children's Museum of the Arts
2015 Summer • NY • Web Teaching Fellow, Parsons School of Design
2015 - 2016 • NY • Digital Program Facilitator, Girls Write Now
2015 - 2016 • NY • Graduate Research Assistant, GadgeIteration Parsons School of Design