About The Artist
Fior De La Cruz (b.1997) is an emerging artist located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Holding a BS in Fashion Merchandising & Retail Marketing, she spent most of her starting career in the Ecommerce industry. Once the pandemic hit, she decided to resume her creative pursuits.
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 - highlighting topics of mental health, identity, explores relationships with self, and the world around us.
My work uses dream-like escapism to dissect internal feelings while questioning the dualities of life and purpose. 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 has participated in various exhibitions throughout New England, including a 2nd annual invitational exhibit showcased at the Providence Art Club, and Celebrating Spring juried exhibition at Spring Bull Gallery in Newport.
Her 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
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Education
2019 Bachelors of Science, Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI
Group Exhibitions
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
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Coming Soon in April at Monument Square Arts Gallery
Private Viewings/Open Studios
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

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