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Hodaya Louis is a multidisciplinary artist working in sculpture, installation, and drawing. She is a 2025 Palm Beach Emerging Artist Award recipient, including a residency at the Norton Museum of Art. Her work has been exhibited nationally, including the Palm Beach Cultural Council Biennial, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Warburton Galerie, and the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art in Wisconsin. Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, HuffPost, and Florida Weekly, and appeared on screen in Chicago Med (2024–26) and Egg (2018). Louis holds a BFA cum laude in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, and is currently an MFA candidate in Studio Arts with a sculpture concentration at Florida Atlantic University.
Press & Publications
Featured Artist, Arts & Culture of Palm Beach County, in print, 2025
Featured Artist, Palm Beach Illustrated, ״Norton Museum of Art Hosts Emerging Artist Residencies״, July 2, 2025. Read article
Featured Artist, Florida Weekly – “From Inspiration to Exhibition,” April 18, 2024. Read article
Yahoo Lifestyle – “Local Artists Spotlighted by Cultural Council,” March 23, 2024. Read article
Taffy, Amanda. The Role of the Arts During Covid-19: Gendered Expressions of Resilience & Empowerment. Doctoral Dissertation, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2021.
Architectural Digest – “Why Now Is the Time to Buy That Piece of Art,” April 2, 2020. My work was highlighted as part of a feature on contemporary art collecting. Read article
HuffPost – “286 Hubs of Harmony: NYC’s Street Pianos Past, Present & Future,” May 29, 2015. Coverage of NYC's public art piano project featuring my contribution. Read article