Kelynn Z. Alder is a Mexican-American artist whose practice interlaces pre-Hispanic mythology, Indigenous languages (including ongoing study of Nahuatl), and contemporary culture. Her work is currently on view at the National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago). Recent projects include the solo exhibition Animal Spirits & Ancient Rituals at Gallery North and the award-winning exhibition SOMOS/WE ARE at the Long Island Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate), which Alder guest-curated to feature 82 Long Island Latinx artists.
Alder is a founding member of Latino Arts of Long Island and co-founder of artmadehere.org. She has led free art workshops in underserved communities—particularly among Indigenous communities in Chiapas—and her editorial and documentary work spans The New Yorker, Coney Island sideshow portraiture, and field projects with Aboriginal elders in Australia and communities in Papua New Guinea. She earned her MFA from the School of Visual Arts (SVA), where she teaches drawing and painting, and is a member of the New York Society of Women Artists.
Instagram: @kelynnalder • Website: kelynnalder.com
ALSO ON VIEW
Mexico; Past & PresentWorks by Kelynn Z. Alder
Curated by John Cino
December 13, 2025 – February 15, 2026
@ PAC • MoCA L.I. located at 20 Terry Street, Patchogue
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Kelynn Z. Alder es una artista mexicana-estadounidense cuya práctica entrelaza la mitología prehispánica, las lenguas indígenas (incluido su estudio continuo del náhuatl) y la cultura contemporánea. Su obra se encuentra actualmente en exhibición en el National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago). Entre sus proyectos recientes se incluyen la exposición individual Animal Spirits & Ancient Rituals en Gallery North y la exposición galardonada SOMOS/WE ARE en el Long Island Museum (afiliado al Smithsonian), que Alder curó como invitada para presentar a 82 artistas latinx de Long Island.
Alder es miembro fundadora de Latino Arts of Long Island y cofundadora de artmadehere.org. Ha dirigido talleres de arte gratuitos en comunidades desatendidas—en particular entre comunidades indígenas en Chiapas—y su trabajo editorial y documental abarca desde The New Yorker hasta retratos de espectáculos sideshow en Coney Island, además de proyectos de campo con ancianos aborígenes en Australia y comunidades en Papúa Nueva Guinea. Obtuvo su MFA en la School of Visual Arts (SVA), donde enseña dibujo y pintura, y es miembro de la New York Society of Women Artists.
SEPA Mujer is located at 110 North Ocean Ave., Patchogue. The exhibit is open to the public during business hours.
For more information about the artist or exhibition contact the Patchogue Arts Council at 631-627-8686