How Art Making Heals Me

Leenda Bonilla • March 9, 2024

Group Show at Taller Boricua, NYC

Art Making Heals - Botanicarte!

Taller Boricua

El Barrio, NYC, 2024


Botanicarte! An exhibition at NYC's Taller Boricua cultural center showcases installation works by Latinx creatives. I was an invited artists to create and share how art plays an important dialogue on the importance of the arts in health and wellness.


Curated by Andrea Sofia Matos

Leenda Bonilla Studio

Fashion ad showing three patterned dresses, with “6 PM” and “Opening Monday” text.

The Bata Project: Urban | Island Folklore by Leenda Bonilla

By Leenda Bonilla • April 30, 2026
Experience The Bata Project by Leenda Bonilla on May 20, 2026. Engage with art that honors Puerto Rican culture & matriarchs.
People gathered around a table in a bright art studio, working on colorful crafts and sketches.

Bata's Collage Blueprint: Building an Urban Island Cultural Legacy

By Leenda Bonilla • April 29, 2026
Join Leenda Bonilla for a collage workshop on May 23, 2026. Create personal narratives & celebrate culture. Register now!
Blue, yellow, and white floral fabric with a pink hibiscus and green leaves

The Bata Project: Material Memory, Matriarchy, and Social Practice in Leenda Bonilla’s Practice

By Andrea Sofía Matos, Independent Curator, Writer & Arts Administrator • April 28, 2026
Explore the bata's role in memory & matriarchy through Leenda Bonilla’s art. Engage with themes of culture & social practice.
a group of women are standing next to each other on a yellow background .

The Bata Project at EFA Project Space

By Leenda Bonilla • January 30, 2024
Join us in the Spring of 2024
a bunch of blankets with the words the batu project on them

The Bata Project Promo Video

By Leenda Bonilla • January 1, 2024
directed by artist, Leenda Bonilla; produced & edited by L.A. Pagán
a group of women are sitting on a bench talking to each other .

The Bata Project at AiOP

By Leenda Bonilla • September 13, 2023
Art in Odd Places 2023
a poster for boogie on the boulevard on august 3 , 10 , and 17 , 2014 .

Premiere of Boogie on the Boulevard

By Leenda Bonilla • September 8, 2014
August 3, 10, 17 of 2014, 10 AM - 2 PM
a group of people are playing a game called aiop

Pisa Piel 2.0 by StatusHoe Collective at AiOP

By Leenda Bonilla • October 1, 2012
Art in Odd Places of 2012