About The Artist
Fior De La Cruz (b.1997) is an emerging artist and creative based in Rhode Island. She graduated with a BS in Fashion Merchandising and Retail Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in 2019. Fior has participated in various exhibitions throughout New England, including an 2nd and 4th annual community exhibit showcased at the Providence Art Club, Echoes of Belonging at the Pitcher-Goff House, The Stories that Entwine Us at No Mind Gallery and Celebrating Spring juried exhibition at Spring Bull Gallery in Newport.
I create vibrant paintings that glow under UV black-light. While approaching a blank canvas intuitively, choosing color and composition is strictly based on mood. The brushstrokes remain playful and full of movement, while they can also be subdued and soft. The work is created by expressively layering paint, constantly leaving each part of the work busy. The vibrancy of the work is used to contrast the emotional depth behind the pieces, utilizing dreamy escapism to highlight topics of: mental health, identity, relationships, and connections within the world around us.
I fuse various abstract styles with street art techniques, mixing of both representational cues and nonrepresentational cues to put the viewer in a contemplative state. The paintings are meant to reflect feelings, stories, and memories and give a sense of nostalgia through the playfulness of light.
Fior's work is starting to be seen in different exhibitions, public spaces, businesses, markets, and the homes of various collectors in Rhode Island and across the nation.
To read more about Fior’s practice visit here.
Photo by Danielle Bannan
CV
Education
2019 Bachelors of Science, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Highlighted Artist for Art Night at Real Pro Gallery, Cranston, RI
2024 Block Island State Airport, Block Island, RI -------- exhibiting from January 25th to July 25th
Group Exhibitions
2025 The Wxmen's Project presents: Love is Advocacy, Post Card Exhibition at The Guild, Pawtucket, RI
2024 Sancocho Sundays, Booth on Main, Pawtucket, RI
2024 Community Invitational Exhibition, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
2023 The Stories that Entwine Us, No Mind Gallery at The Wurks, Providence, RI
2023 Echoes of Belonging, Pitcher-Goff House Container Project, Pawtucket, RI
2023 Art of the Ocean State, RI Home Show Gallery x RISCA, RI Convention Center, Providence, RI
2022 Holiday Little Pictures Exhibit, Monument Square Arts, Woonsocket, RI
2022 Celebrating Local Contemporary Artists no. 6, Real Pro by the Water Gallery, Cranston, RI
2022 Wild Card, RI Watercolor Society, Pawtucket, RI
2022 Community Invitational Exhibit, PVD ART CLUB, Providence, RI
2022 Celebrating Local Contemporary Artists no.4, Real Pro by the Water Gallery x Non-Violence Institute, Cranston RI
2022 Art of the Ocean State, RI Home Show Gallery, RI Convention Center, Providence, RI
2022 Celebrating Spring, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
2021 Little Pictures, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Private Viewings/Open Studios
2024 Gallery Night Providence, Guest Artist, at Anahid Ypres Studio, Providence, RI (August - November 2024)
2022 Why Though? Collection, Glow Night, FD STUDIO, Pawtucket, RI
2021 DRIFT Collection: Glow Night, FD STUDIO, Pawtucket, RI
2021 Using Your Words Collection, Warwick RI
Press
B.I. Airport Gallery features works of Cranston's Fior De La Cruz
by: Block Island Times, February 9, 2024
Studio Visit with Fior De La Cruz - Inside Art with Michael Rose
by: Michael Rose, January 4, 2023
Inside Art with Michael Rose - RealPro Combines Art and Realty
by: Michael Rose, June 22, 2022