Marisa Tellería:
A Distant Blue
Curated by Sophie Bonet
May 23 - July 26, 2026
We are pleased to present ‘A Distant Blue’ a solo exhibition by Marisabela Tellería, curated by Sophie Bonet. The exhibition unfolds through questions of distance, memory, and what it means to remain connected to a place that cannot be easily returned to. In this exhibition, Marisa Tellería moves across sky, map, and material, tracing how identity is shaped not only by geography, but by what is carried—through memory, through the body, and over time.
The sky appears as a point of entry: open, continuous, shared. Beneath it, territory begins to fracture. Borders regulate movement, restrict return, and reshape belonging. In this context, displacement is not a singular event, but something that settles into daily life over time. Rather than depicting these conditions directly, Tellería works through material and perceptual strategies. The exhibition is structured around a set of elements—sky, soil, border, map—registering different relationships to territory: what can be seen, claimed, crossed, remembered, and what remains unreachable.
Across the exhibition, the work gathers traces of what has been altered or lost. A fingerprint stands in place of a revoked identity. A glass line marks a border that can feel both arbitrary and absolute. A small container of soil carries the texture of a place that cannot be fully retrieved. These gestures don’t restore what has been taken. They hold onto something of it. This doesn’t settle into a fixed narrative. It stays with these conditions—making their complexity visible, including the contradictions of exile. Identity here is not stable or singular; it forms gradually through what is held, what shifts, and what continues to be negotiated over time.
Marisa Tellería in studio
About the Artist:
Marisabela Tellería (b. Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan- born multidisciplinary artist based in Miami whose practice spans sculpture, painting, and installation. Through a minimalist and contemplative approach, her work explores perception, memory, displacement, and belonging. Tellería has exhibited internationally at institutions including the Brooklyn Museum, El Museo del Barrio, and Pérez Art Museum Miami, and her work is held in major public collections such as PAMM and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
About the Curator:
Sophie Bonet (b. 1986) is a South Florida-based curator whose practice is informed by social and cultural anthropology. She currently serves as Chief Curator of The Frank C. Ortis Gallery and has organized exhibitions at institutions including CAMH, MACBA, and MOCA North Miami.