BIOGRAPHY:

Born in New York, Gissel Gomez is a Mexican-American artist and writer. Raised in immigrant and working-class communities, she has long been interested in how labor shapes the handling and maintenance of the body. Inspired by surrealism and absurdism, she plays with charcoal to depict the textures, contours, and movements of life forms and their landscapes. Her artwork has been nationally and internationally recognized in publications.

Gissel is a first-generation Williams College student, pursuing a double major in English and Studio Art. She was selected as a Mellon Mays Fellow in her sophomore year and is currently a visiting student at Oxford University.

Selected Publications:

● Hummingbird; Off the Record Magazine, Issue 3, 2024, p. 18

● Calm Night; Dieta; Idílica, Last Leaves Magazine, Issue 6, Spring 2023, p. xii, p.101, p.161

● Beginning; Con Amor, Off the Record Magazine, Issue 1, 2023, pp.11, p.19

● His Gaze, October Hill Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 4, Winter 2023, p. 54

● Bike Boy, Blue Marble Magazine, Issue 24, 2022

● Poppies; Alas; Spring Will Be A Little Late, the ROAR Literary and Art Magazine, Volume 64, 2022, pp. 20-22

● The Three Friends, CelebratingArt Publication, Spring 2021 p. 126

● Puzzling, TeenInk Magazine, Volume 36, Issue 2, October 2021, p. 28

● Good Days, Half Empty Magazine, Issue 1, 2021, p. 39