CONNIE ARISMENDI

Connie Arismendi is a nationally recognized sculptor and installation artist living and working in Austin, TX. She received an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from The University of Texas and. Her artwork is shaped by the profound emotional and intellectual concepts of family, memory, and spirituality. She is known for innovative projects, from large-scale architectural installations to freestanding sculptures that combine a wide variety of materials. Her work is in major public and private collections in the United States and Mexico. Honored by the Art in the Embassies program; her paintings are in the Permanent Collection for the Embassy of the United States, Belmopan, Belize. She has numerous large scale public art commissions.