Biography

Luisé is a non-binary Mexican-Canadian artist currently pursuing an MFA in Sculpture at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Working across sculpture, installation, and public art.

In September of this year, ze received the Arts Recognition Award from the Quinte Arts Council. Luisé earned a BFA from OCAD University, where ze was recognized with the IGNITE Installation Award Exhibition, the BMO Sustainability Award, and the Haydn Davies Memorial Award for hir thesis work. That same year, ze also designed and created the Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Award trophy. In 2024, ze was awarded the Craft Ontario Community Award for a solo exhibition honouring Pride Month, presented at the Quinte Arts Council Gallery in Belleville.

Luisé's public art practice includes murals across Toronto, with recent works located in Scarborough (Warden Avenue and Bridletowne Circle, 2023) and downtown Toronto (Front Street and St. George, 2022). Ze presented hir first solo exhibition at Cry Baby Gallery in 2023.

Past group exhibitions include shows at the Arts Council Windsor and Artcite Inc. (Windsor, Ontario), the LAI-4 exhibition (New York City, Bogotá, and Brooklyn), and the Art Gallery of Ontario (Artwerk! Collective, 2009). Ze is a two-time recipient of the Jurors’ Choice Award at the Pride London Art Show (2017 and 2018).

Luisé sold hir first artwork to the City of Toronto in 2005, with support from Councillor Kyle Rae, marking the beginning of a career rooted in the Toronto community and artistic queer advocacy.