Artist Bio

Bridgit Espinoza is a Peruvian American artist who composes her multidisciplinary artworks, such as her paintings, ceramic installations and drawings. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She currently lives in Miami, Florida and has graduated from Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus with an Associate in Arts degree in 2021. Her artistry depicts personal experiences, and memories of her life and home country of Peru. Utilizing main mediums acrylic paint expressing the appreciation of the wondrous natural lands of her family’s country, Peru. As for sculpting functional and nonfunctional sculptures and large scaled pots with stoneware and porcelain clays. Her fine illustrations are painted with underglazes and slips and carved on the surface of clay from the sgraffito technique. She is currently enrolled in Florida International University for the Bachelors of Fine Art in Studio Arts, continuing to produce her works. She will be graduating in the Spring semester of 2026. She has exhibited her works at: BFA Thesis 1 Show, ‘Toy Models Vol. 5‘, Pop-Up Exhibition, Florida International University, Miami FL (2025), and BFA Thesis 1 Show, ‘From The Inside Out’, Florida International University, Miami FL (2025), and BFA Thesis 2 Show, ‘Show Time!’, The Wolfsonian Museum – FIU, Miami FL (2026).

Artist Statement

Bridgit Espinoza is a mixed media artist who lives in Miami, Florida. Her work utilizes a range of mediums such as paint, chalk, porcelain, and stoneware. She often composes paintings inspired by the landscapes of Peru, drawing from photographs and memories that connect her to the place her extended family calls home. Her goal is to evoke a sense of belonging shaped by distance, heritage, and the natural environments that anchor her identity.

In her ceramic work, she continues to create functional pots and large-scale sculptures that reflect her personal history and cultural roots. She is taking the time to explore the medium of ceramics as a way to deepen her understanding of her family’s traditions and her own experience growing up in the United States while remaining tied to Peru. She occasionally creates larger figures that echo the forms and textures found in the country’s mountains, coastlines, and forests.

Applying painting and drawing methods onto clay with colored slips, sgraffito, and glaze, she aims to transform each piece into a vessel of memory and connection. Hearing appreciation from viewers encourages her to grow within a community of artists who inspire one another to create meaningful work.