An Afro-Caribbean-Latinx-queer-person raised-by-their-grandmother, Francheska Alcántara explores slippages between memories, fragmentations, and longing.
Alcántara graduated with a MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University, a BFA in Painting from Hunter College, and a BA in Art History from Old Dominion University. They have shared their work at the Brooklyn Museum, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Queens Museum, La Mama Theater, and Longwood Art Gallery. Francheska is a US Navy Veteran and a current fellow at the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.