Acts of Survival: Self-Preservation and Holding Space

Mafalda Nicolas Mondestin

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Acts of Survival: Self-Preservation and Holding Space
Mafalda Nicolas Mondestin (bio)

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Figure 1.

Garçon III, 2018;

mixed media on canvas, 8 × 10 in.

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Figure 2.

Conciliabule, 2016;

mixed media on paper, 18 × 24 in.

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Figure 3.

Ex Mente II, 2019;

mixed media on paper, 16 × 20 in.

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Figure 4.

In Between, 2017;

mixed media on paper, 8 × 10 in.

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Figure 5.

Sens dessus dessous dans le frangipanier, 2016;

mixed media on paper, 14 × 17 in.

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Figure 6.

Untitled, 2016;

mixed media on paper, 8 × 10 in.

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Figure 7.

Kind of Blue, 2017;

mixed media on paper, 40 × 40 in.

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Mafalda Nicolas Mondestin

Mafalda Nicolas Mondestin (whose work also appears on the cover of this issue) is a Haitian visual artist born and raised in the United States, Haiti, and Canada, now living and working in Haiti. She studied graphic design at Valencia Community College in Florida. In 2012, she moved back to Haiti, where she shifted her focus to the fine arts by pursuing her practice full time. She has worked with the nonprofit organization AfricAmérica and teaches at the Centre d’Art. Her multimedia art practice encompasses painting, drawing, printmaking, and resin.

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