Mixed media artist · est. Chicago
Painting & illustration.
Boricua hands, Chicago eyes.
01 — Selected work
A rotating selection of recent portraits, studies and editorial cartoons. Click any image to enlarge.
Editorial illustration — Touched by the Upper Hand.
Botanical study — Candles and Glass Flower Case.
Land of the Free.
Landscape — Stairway to Heaven.
Still life — Blue Sphere.
Still life — Broken Pots.
Landscape — Caribbean Pearls.
Botanical study — Flower Growing Out of a Rock.
Hug.
Still life — Oranges at Sunset.
Botanical study — Peace Lily Parade.
Landscape — Rincon Collapsing Wave.
Rubble.
Abstract study — The Multiverse Cradled in the Hand of Dark Matter.
Abstract study — Abstract Development.
Botanical study — Black Oil, Red Lilies in Cracked Pots.
Still life — Crack Pot.
Landscape — Cuatro Congas Island.
Still life — Face Mask.
Imitating Georgia O'Keefe.
Still life — Pot and Wood Steps.
Still life — Potted Fingers Connecting.
Editorial illustration — The Spine and the Spineless.
Still life — Wires and Dishes, Galore, Oh My!.
Eggshells.
Editorial illustration — Sunflower Overlooking the City.
Abstract study — Crazy.
Animal study — Metal Lamp and Ceramic Cat.
Editorial illustration — Erase not the History.
Editorial illustration — Untitled Study.
Editorial illustration — American Diversity.
Editorial illustration — Are Prices Down, Yet.
Editorial illustration — Balancing Act.
Animal study — Brown Pellicans.
Editorial illustration — Calm Down, Let Peace.
Landscape — City Gardner.
Cocos and Mangoes.
Collage Repurpose Shell.
Editorial illustration — Crossing a Bridge over Troubled Waters Together.
Dalia for Halloween.
Halloween Dance.
Editorial illustration — I Love to Consume.
Editorial illustration — Indigenous Madonna.
Editorial illustration — Interconnected Many Hands.
Abstract study — Layered Flag 8x10 Small.
Editorial illustration — Mushroom Clouds.
Landscape — My Kitchen Window.
Editorial illustration — No Kings No Colonies.
Editorial illustration — Peace Through Understanding.
Editorial illustration — Plastic Bags, Oil, and Earth.
Editorial illustration — Student Loans.
Editorial illustration — Take the Lead Out.
Editorial illustration — The AI Cycle.
Editorial illustration — The Game on the Hill.
Editorial illustration — The Great Escape.
Editorial illustration — Trying to Ground.
Who What? What Who.
Bulb Light at Moon Light.
Editorial illustration — Covid Funding.
Editorial illustration — Covid Presence.
Editorial illustration — Covid Protection.
Editorial illustration — Last Hug.
Editorial illustration — Vaccine.
Landscape — Clear Creek State Park Pennsylvania.
Cuatro Maracas.
Maria.
Still life — Still Life Orange Necklace.
Animal study — Angel.
Still life — Still Life Orange Bead Necklace.
Gagging.
Botanical study — Coneflower.
Still life — Wine Glass.
Humpty.
Animal study — Animal Kitty.
Animal study — Animals Gorilla.
Cuatro.
Botanical study — Flowers Hollyhock2.
Animal study — Lion's Roar.
Pablo.
Animal study — Dog.
Portrait — Erwin.
Portrait — Cayita.
Portrait — Abuela and the Bedroom Curtain.
Portrait — Artemio.
Portrait — Boy.
Portrait — Cuca's Son and Partner.
Portrait — Daniel.
Portrait — Jose.
Portrait — Julia.
Portrait — Matt's Niece.
Portrait — My Alter Self.
Portrait — Sojournor.
Portrait — Self Portrait.
Portrait — Lady.
Portrait — Mita.
Portrait — Self Portrait.
Portrait — Mom.
Portrait — Lady.
Portrait — Portrait Rafi.
Portrait — Portraiture Amber.
Portrait — Von.
Portrait — Portraiture Blues Lady.
Portrait — Hiding Behind the Book.
Portrait — Abuela.
Portrait — Neighbor's Son.
Portrait — Dougs Mom.
Portrait — Dougs Dad.
Portrait — Hairdressor's Girlfriend.
Dancing in the Street.
Landscape — San Juan Walkway.
Animal study — Puerto Rican Parrot.
02 — About
"Mission statement: To connect with people from different walks of life through artwork for the purpose of promoting cultural diversity & peace through understanding."
[Placeholder bio.] Migdalia is a Puerto Rican mixed-media artist who grew up between Humboldt Park and her grandmother's house in Ponce. Her work moves between intimate portraiture — friends, family, neighbors — and editorial cartoons drawn for community newsletters across Chicago's West and Northwest sides.
[Placeholder bio.] She works primarily in acrylic, charcoal and pen & ink, often on found paper or hand-stretched linen. Her practice is rooted in slow looking and in listening to the rooms her subjects choose to sit in.
[Placeholder bio.] She has shown at neighborhood galleries, community centers and a handful of dive bars across the city. She is available for commissioned portraits, editorial illustration, and select community projects.
03 — Contact
Commission a portrait, request a cartoon, or just say hello. I read every note.
