Issis Macias, a self-taught artist and daughter of Mexican immigrants, explores the spectrum of the human experience through vibrant, intuitive abstraction. Born in Los Angeles and now based in Madison, she turned to painting as a form of healing. Working primarily with acrylic and oil pastels, Macias transforms deeply personal themes into universal expressions. She is a 2023-2025 Bridge Work artist at Arts + Literature Laboratory, 2023 Forward Art Prize finalist, and Madison Art Guild member.
