Renata Cassiano Alvarez

Renata Cassiano doesn’t just work with clay — she collaborates with it.

Born in Mexico City to two archaeologists, she grew up with a deep respect for objects, and the stories they hold long after the people are gone. Today, Renata’s practice straddles time zones and tectonic plates — based between Veracruz and Arkansas — creating ceramic sculptures that feel ancient and futuristic all at once.

Her forms are bold and physical, sometimes soft, sometimes brutal, and always grounded in transformation. Each piece holds the tension between permanence and change, strength and fragility — a quiet language built from shape, surface, and silence.

Her work has been exhibited internationally, collected widely, and is part of public and private collections across the U.S., Mexico, Europe, and Asia. She’s taught, curated, lectured, and most importantly, made space for slowness in a fast-moving world.

At Lola, her presence is strong and still — a reminder that art doesn’t have to shout to shake something loose.

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