about

Itzel Alejandra is a Mexican-American director & photographer from El Paso, TX currently living and working in Brooklyn, NY.

Through collaborative lifestyle portraits, gifs and video she seeks to unravel identity formation, personal aspirations and the quest of belonging. Itzel has documented the lives and stories of the Latine community+ in New York and Texas working for major media outlets such as NPR, Vice, Elle, and Remezcla. Her work has been featured in Vogue, Forbes, Nylon and Musée Magazine and exhibited at Pace Gallery NY, Greenwich House, and Kates-Ferri Project.

Itzel is available for editorial and commercial work.

Inquiries about ceramic work email: itzelaalejandra@gmail.com

news/recent press:

Itzel’s book Life is tough… but so are you is available via Printed Matter.

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Deep Red Press by Ingrid Leyva

Border Chronicles: Exploring Identity, Art, and Life in the Shadow of Two Nations by Laura Sanchez

Pace Gallery: Artist Roundtable moderated by Mark Beasley