Isa Guadalupe Medina es una diseñadora y artista de la ciudad de Tijuana, B.C., México, actualmente reside en Portland, Oregon. Se tituló como diseñadora de modas de la Universidad Parsons The New School for Design en Nueva York. Encuentra su inspiración en su cultura y la naturaleza por su rara belleza y cambios constantes. Su trabajo se enfoca en el bordado con cuentas de vidrio y textiles que exploran en movimiento y la trascendencia del tiempo en relación al cuerpo, la experiencia humana y la naturaleza.
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My name is Isa Guadalupe Medina and I am a designer and artist from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, currently living in Portland, Oregon. My work focuses on the intricacy and detail that is reflected from nature and my roots. The different motifs I create are inspired by feelings that emerge from the rare beauty and constant change of nature. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Parsons The New School for Design, New York. Since then I have been focusing on creating hand-beaded and woven pieces that explore movement and transcendence of time in relation to the human body/experience.
 





︎Features and Exhibitions:

2025 “Fabulous Fiber” group exhibition curated by Kate Stern at Oceanside Museum of Art, San Diego CA. July 26 - Nov 2

2025 Tijuana Design Week. Conversación: Diseño y Arte Textil en Tijuana. Organizado por Mujeres del Color de la Tierra y Ángulo Galería. Mayo 3. 

2025 “Trayecto de un Hilo” Expocisión colectiva en el marco de la 15 Bienal de la Habana 2024-2025, Curaduría: Nereida Dusten. Proyecto colaborativo binacional entre México y Cuba. CEART Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, México. Abr. 25 - Jul. 31.

2025 Costume Design for baristas of “¿A Cambio de Que?” short film directed by Josemar Gonzalez. Premiere at 32nd San Diego Latino Flm Festival Official Selection 2025, Mar. 19.    

2025 “Beaded Echoes: Reflecting the Fragility of Life” solo exhibition at Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego. Jan.11-Apr.26

2024 “Dreamscape” Group Exhibition at San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery.  Nov.18- Dec. 12

2024 “Swept Away: The Broom Show” Group Exhibition at the Perish Trust, San Francisco Oct. 4- Nov.3.

2024 Costume Design for dancers of “Ella se Queda” Short film by Marinthia Guitierrez, world premiere at Semaine de la Critique, Cannes Film Festival, France. 

2024 World Design Festival Showroom Matiz Estudio - Tijuana Design Week part of World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana 2024 May 1-5.

2024 “Baja Silvestre” Group Exhibition at OMA West at The Seabird. Oceanside, CA. Jan.13- Apr. 29

2023 “The Last Group Show” Group Exhibition at Bread & Salt San Diego, CA. Nov.16- Dec.18

2023 Tijuana Design Week Showroom Exhibition at Matiz Estudio, hand beaded headpiece “Aurora del Pensamiento” and costume design for dance performance at Antiguo Cine Bujazán Tijuana, BC. Jul-Aug.

2022 Vogue Mexico Feature June Issue - “La Ola Mexicana”

2022 “Danza al Barro” costume design for dance performance in collaboration between Tijuana Dance Company and Matiz Estudio May 20  ︎︎︎click here to view

2021 Sowing Seeds Exhibition at San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery “Eclipse Jaguar” Collaboration Piece with Mitocondria Artwear Textile and muscician Braulio Lam Nov.9-Dec.15  ︎︎︎click here to view

2021 Interview with SDVoyager ︎︎︎click here to read

2019 Runway Show “Simbiosis” Noche Blanca, Castillos del Mar Rosarito

2015 "Pintando Caminos" Runway Show: Unidas por Tijuana

2014 Student Spring Art Exhibition Mesa College, “Pulpo” graphite drawing

2013 RAW Artists Fashion Show

2013 Coronado High School Art Walk Fashion Show

2013 FGI San Diego Royal Fashion Design Competition

2011 "Art Meets Fashion" Runway Show with Fiveloaves Twofish at San Diego International Airport


︎Awards:

2018 UNFPA/Hela Clothing Design Competition Parsons School of Design - Internship at Hela Headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka

2013 Designer of the Year Award RAW Finalists Awards Show - RAWartists San Diego


︎Education:

2014 - 2018 Parsons The New School for Design, New York, NY
            Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design

2016 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
            Fall 2016 Fashion and Textiles Study Abroad Program

2012- 2014 San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA


︎Extended Education:

2024 Loom Studio, Toronto, Canada.
          Introduction to floor loom weaning workshop.

2018 Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, México
            Jewelry and traditional weaving workshop.

Photo by Gabriela C. Wlather


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