Nueva Luz vol. 20:1 | Page 14

Sandra Ayala Sandra Ayala is a self-taught visual artist/photographer born and raised in the South Bronx to Puerto Rican parents; liberating her mind by creating works of Art which speak to her emotionally and free her from everyday life. By using familiar subjects to create one of a kind fine art portraits  she is able to capture the viewer’s attention and bring forth emotions and visions from within her head onto a canvas. Ayala resides in the Bronx and often uses it’s amazing parks as her backdrops. Ayala is currently working on an project about inspirational Latinas. Ayala has exhibited her work for the Armory show at The Bronx Museum of the Arts, BronxArtSpace, Edgar Allan Poe Visitor’s Center, Lincoln Hospital Exhibition Hall, and Rush Art Gallery in NYC.  14 Nueva Luz S e l f - p o r t r a i t 2 - M a n i f e s t o s o f MNi nudesv L a o Ls tu z. 21051 2 . d i g i t a l l y m a n i p u l a t e d p r i n t