My creative practice explores the search for joy and purpose while reflecting on community, ancestry, spirituality, and colonial history.
Eilen Itzel do Espírito Santo (b. 1994, USA) is an Afro-Dominican American artist and writer from the South Bronx, NY. She holds a BA from the USC Roski School of Art & Design (Los Angeles, CA) and an MFA from the UCL Slade School of Fine Arts (London, UK). Her practice explores how individuals within the African Diaspora and Latin America seek joy and purpose, while reflecting on themes of community, ancestry, and colonial history. She has shown work internationally, participated in numerous artist residencies, and has received grants and awards for her practice. In 2025 do Espirito Santo was an artist-in-residence at ACME's early careers program in London, UK. In 2026 she will participate in the Fountainhead Artist Residency in Miami, FL.