Saskia Jorda

Saskia Jorda was born in Caracas, Venezuela and works with site-specific installations, drawings, and performances that map the tension between retaining one's identity and assimilating a foreign persona. She recieved her BFA in Painting from Arizona State University in 2000, her MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, in 2004 and studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 2005. Jorda has exhibtited at Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, CA, Modified Arts Gallery in Phoenix, AZ, Richard Hayler in Dallas,TX, Step Gallery, Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, and Historic Hotel San Carlos in Phoenix, AZ. She has also participated in many group exhibtions locally and internationally. These internatioal venues include Haidian Theater in Beijing, China, Museo de Arte Moderno y Centro Cultural de Espa