Cassandra Mayela (b. Caracas) is an artist based in New York City whose multidisciplinary practice—encompassing mixed media, textiles, installation, and socially engaged projects—examines memory, belonging, active meditation, and labor as tools for self-healing. Her work treats personal belongings as living archives, inviting alternative social networks to participate in the making and meaning of each piece. Mayela's studio practice extends her participatory work inwards, where she explores a personal dialogue between her self and the material. Her work activates art as relational process rather than fixed object.

She is an alumna of Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2025) and has participated in residencies including Bolster Arts (2025), Modern Ancient Brown (2024), Pocoapoco (2024), and Campo Garzón (2024). In 2023, she received an Emergency Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts. She has presented solo exhibitions at Instituto Cervantes, LES Girls Club, Olympia, and JO-HS Gallery. Her work has been exhibited at MOCAD, UNAM, EFA Project Space, Eric Firestone Gallery, V1 Gallery, and Mama Projects, among others. Upcoming projects include Malvestir, a group show on Latin American fashion & craft at MoMA PS1 (Spring, 2027). Her work has been featured in The Brooklyn Rail, The New York Times, BOMB Magazine, Elephant, American Craft Council, COPY and Vogue México.