art and poetry journal · 2026

Firelei Báez

Ayida, 2025-2026, Bronze, natural feathers, 140 x 137 x 143 in.
© 2026 Firelei Báez / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, Photo: Thomas Barratt
Kalunga, 2026, oil and acrylic on archival printed canvas, 110 1/2 x 139 1/4 in.
© 2026 Firelei Báez / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer

Firelei Báez was born in the Dominican Republic near the border with Haiti. Her artwork draws on iconic material from differing cultures which she recasts in fluid fusions of personal navigation. She has been featured in solo shows at Hauser & Wirth; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the ICA Boston; Perez Art Museum, Miami; the Studio Museum in Harlem and others. The artist is currently based in New York.