Artist Spotlight: Hattie Lee Mendoza

Join us for our Artist Spotlight, where we highlight local artists that invest back into their communities! Artist Hattie Lee Mendoza is joining us for a conversation on her work, how her culture impacts her art, and the mediums she uses. There will also be a community Q&A.

Hattie Lee Mendoza is a multi-disciplinary artist who grew up in Fowler, Kansas, and now lives in Peoria, Illinois. She has an MFA from Bradley University and has exhibited her work across the country. Influenced by her Great Grandmother and namesake’s Cherokee heritage and stories, Mendoza revives and continues that legacy within her family after generational loss of cultural connection. Her maternal grandmother’s frugal values, stemming from a depression era childhood, as well as her other mixed heritages, are reflected in Mendoza’s practice by including repurposed and recycled personal, family and community items, as well as thrifted and found objects. 

You can see her and her work at www.hattieleemendoza.com