Lucia Bautista is a visual artist living and working in Mount Vernon, NY. She recieved her BFA from Pratt Institute in 2026.
Bautista’s work expLores LoneLiness, internal connection, and personal identity. Finding comfort in nature, her admiration of natural processes materializes through meticulous study. Working at a small scaLe, she often creates life size drawings of insects, a deliberate questioning on what we consider ‘life’ and how we categorize the value of living things.
A fervent coLLector of natural objects, she considers this process diaristic, heavily informing the subject matter in her work. Each collected object represents a moment of relation; they are records of time and distinct memories. A desperate reach to hold onto what changes and what never seems to, the collection is always growing. In her work, nature is a hiding place, one which begs to be found but tries its hardest to remain unnoticed.
photo credit: Sadie Dacruz
Education
May 2026BFA, Drawing, Pratt Institute
Minor in Museum and
Gallery
Practices
Brooklyn,NY
Awards & Residencies
September 2025
February 2026An Ocean Of Our Own Residency
Will Barnet Student Show HonorariumFalmouth, MA
New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
June 2025
July 2025
February 2026
June 2026
June 2026
July 2026
(Upcoming)
November 2026
Pride & Prejudice, RIVAA Gallery
August Breeze, Longing for Eden, Van Der Plas Gallery
Will Barnet Student Exhibition, National Arts Club
Our Flag Is Still Here, RIVAA Gallery
units of Expression, Time to Paint NYC x ASpace Gallery
Elemental Effervescence, IW Gallery
Small Matters, Carter Burden Gallery
New York, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
Queens, NY
Brooklyn, NY
New York, NY
Solo Exhibitons
April 2026
Nested in Debris, BFA Thesis Show, Pratt Institute, Dekalb GalleryBrooklyn, NY
photo credit: Cary Whittier