About

Zoë Requena (b.2003, Caracas, Venezuela) is a multidisciplinary artist and activist based in Syracuse, NY. Rooted in activism, her work spans installation, performance and collage to address systemic oppression, feminism, immigration, and religion. Drawing from her identity as a Venezuelan immigrant, Zoë uses satire, research, and collaboration to create community-centered art. Her practice confronts injustice, amplifies marginalized voices, and invites dialogue, reflection, and action toward social transformation. She received her BFA in Studio Arts from Syracuse University in 2025. Zoë is a MS candidate in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises at Syracuse University.

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Education

2025, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, Syracuse University

2026, Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, Syracuse University (forthcoming)

Work Experience

2023-2025
Research/Studio Assistant to Deborah Dohne, Funded by SOURCE, Syracuse, NY and Sao Paulo, Brazil

Solo Exhibition Record

2024
Fish Throngs for Humanity, Biblio Gallery, Bird Library, Syracuse, NY
2023
Love, Passion, Karma, Michael Sickler Gallery, Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse NY
2022
Chronophile, Comstock Art Building, Syracuse NY
Blue is blue/yellow is yellow, performance, Comstock Art Building, Syracuse NY
Treasured/Terrible Fragments, Comstock Art Building, Syracuse NY

Group Exhibition Record

2025

BFA Show, Nancy Cantor Warehouse, Syracuse NY
2024
Queering Democracy, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester NY
Citra'Cuse, The Gear Factory, Syracuse NY
SU VPA Takeover Exhibition, Downtown Artist Cellar, Malone NY
Moral Access, The Gear Factory, Syracuse NY
2023
Alternative Materials, Comstock Art Building, Syracuse NY
VPA Open Studio, Comstock Art Building, Syracuse NY
[No Citation Needed], Common Space Gallery, Syracuse NY
The Bootleg Collection, Shaffer Art Building, Syracuse NY
Identities/Identidades Spanish Creative Festival, Hall of Languages, Syracuse NY
Second Home Shelter, Coyne Gallery, Comstock Art Building, Syracuse NY
2022
Freshman Year Studio Exhibition, Coyne Gallery, Comstock Art Building, Syracuse NY

Program Record

2023-2025
Comart Cafe, non-profit zine distro and food cart
2023
Girlcache.com, an online feminist time capsule

Press + Publication

2025

A Creative Culmination by Lizzie Barlow, Syracuse University digital publication, (link)

Intertext Magazine, Spring Issue
2024
Tender Magazine, Fall Issue
Comart Cafe - a documentary, Directed by Aidan J Hartwich (link)
A House on Wescott, Tender Magazine, Spring Issue
2023
The Unnamed Manifesto, Zine Publication
2022
Art/Politics, Zine Publication
2021
Art Stories, Promotional material for Graded School in Sao Paulo Brazil (link)
Peces, Vivas Palavras, Poetry Publication

Grants + Awards

2024

VPA Fall Dean’s List, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Fall Bridge Award, SOURCE, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
VPA Spring Dean’s List, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2023
VPA Fall Dean’s List, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
VPA Spring Dean’s List, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Filmography

2024
Costume Designer/Wardrobe Supervisor, Runaways
Director: Melanie Marie Langley
Props Assistant, Angelhead
Director: Jordyn Taylor Marchincin

Curational Record

2024
Creative Director for Tender Magazine, Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 (forthcoming)
2021
IB Art Senior Exhibition, Lemann-Tully Arts Center, São Paulo, Brazil
2019
Street- street art photography exhibition, Lemann-Tully Arts Center, São Paulo, Brazil

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