Born 1997, Piura, Peru
Lives and works in London, UK
EDUCATION
2023
MFA in Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, Merit
2020
BFA in Painting, Drawing and Printmaking, University of Nevada,
Las Vegas
Magna Cum Laude (2:1) and University Honours Scholar
Term Abroad, Università degli Studi Della Tuscia, Italy
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Neglected Narratives, Peter von Kant Gallery, London, UK
2020
Art Student, Summerlin Library, Las Vegas, US
2019
Self PorTRAITS, East Las Vegas Library, Las Vegas, US
Un Orgasmo d’Arte, UNLV Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, US
2018
Caeruleum, UNLV Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, US
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
The F Word, Firepit Art Gallery, London, UK
Winter Auction, Art on a Postcard, London, UK
Safe Spaces, Espacio Gallery, London, UK
Connections, Ilkley Manor House, Ilkley, UK
Art Makes People Powerful, AMPP, Ipswich, UK
Annual Open Show, Open Gallery, Halifax, UK
2024
Public, Shapes & Things, virtual exhibition
Art in Public Places, The Mayor’s Gallery, Las Vegas, US
In Relation, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, US
Contemporary Ex-Votos: Devotion Beyond Medium, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, US
EmpowerHER: Creativity, Courage and Magical Thinking, CasildART, London, UK
Shapes & Things, Projection Room, London, UK
2023
Safe Haven, Goldsmiths, University of London, MFA Degree Show, London, UK
2022
9AM Again, Enclave, London, UK
On Hold 4, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
2021
A Beauteous Tree: Margaret Fuller’s Femality, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, US
NV to DC, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, and United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., US
FUTURE RELICS: Artifacts for a New World, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, US
2020
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, Coastline College, NB, CA, virtual exhibition
Art of Us, Warhol Loft Gallery, Las Vegas, US
2019
BFA Midway Exhibition, UNLV Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, US
Tasteful Nudes, BFA Summer Exhibition, UNLV Student Union Gallery, Las Vegas, US
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, UNLV Donna Beam Gallery, Las Vegas, US
2018
Sueños de Papel, Nair y Nap, ArteriaBCN, Barcelona, Spain
Art Extraordinaire, O.N.E. Community Center, Las Vegas, US
Through Her Eyes, PublicUs, Las Vegas, US
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, UNLV TAM Alumni Center, Las Vegas, US
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
City of Las Vegas
Nevada State College
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Student Union
PUBLICATIONS & CATALOGS
2025
Profiles Journal, Issue 4.
2024
ContemporaryIdentities, Issue 23.
2022
La Raíz Magazine.
2020
‘FUTURE RELICS: Artifacts for a New World.’ Catalog. Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art.
‘Bachelor of Fine Arts’. Catalog. University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025
‘7 Latinx artists based in Nevada’. The Nevadan. Cohen, Sam.
‘7 Latinx artists based in Nevada’. Good Info News Wire. Cohen, Sam.
2023
‘Goldsmiths Degree Show 2023’. London Art Roundup.
2022
‘Immigrant’, Featured Painting. La Raíz Magazine.
‘Zully Mejia: Sincere and Direct’. Peter von Kant Gallery. Sole, DK.
‘Zully Mejia: Neglected Narratives’. New Exhibitions.
‘9 AM AGAIN’. Ninu Nina.
2021
‘Árbol de Tamarindo from the exhibition A Beauteous Tree: Margaret Fuller’s Femality’. Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Artwork Archive.
2020
‘“Symbio” Virtual Art Show’. Coastline College. Lee, David.
‘Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take 2’. Coastline Art Gallery. Lee, David.
‘Celebrating Outstanding 2020 UNLV Graduates’. UNLV News Center. Hawkins, Josh.
‘The Inaugural Women of Color Arts Festival Aims to Strengthen an Underrecognized Community’. Las Vegas Weekly. Ventura, Leslie.
‘Opening Reception: Self PorTRAITS by Zully Mejia’. David Magazine.
‘Opening Reception: Self PorTRAITS by Zully Mejia’. LVCCLD.
‘Women of Color Arts Festival Las Vegas 2020’. Vegas Theatre Company.
‘America’. Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Artwork Archive.
2019
‘Art exhibitions on display this week in Las Vegas’. Las Vegas Review Journal. Hynes, Madelon.
‘Ones to Watch: Meet five local creatives bringing new energy to the city’s cultural landscape’. Desert Companion Magazine. Kyser, Heidi.
‘Library Highlights: A Magazine for All Ages’. LVCCLD.
‘Self PorTRAITS by Zully Mejia’. LVCCLD.
‘Brine Shrimp’, Featured Drawing. Compass of the Ephemeral: Aerial Photography of Black Rock City through the Lens of Will Roger.
‘Plates’, Featured Drawing. Compass of the Ephemeral: Aerial Photography of Black Rock City through the Lens of Will Roger.
‘Zully Mejia responds to Mundo Meza’. Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art.
SELECTED HONOURS & AWARDS
2024
Contestant, Portrait Artist of the Year, Season 11, Sky Arts
2021
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, in recognition of the ‘artwork “America” which celebrates the beauty, diversity and potential of the American Dream’, U.S. House of Representatives
2020
Outstanding 2020 UNLV Graduate, in recognition of academic, research and community impact
2019
Finalist, Marshall Scholarship, British Consulate General
First Place, Spring Undergraduate Research Conference in the category of Fine Arts, Liberal Arts and Urban Affairs Presentations and Exhibits
Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition Semifinalist, National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.
Cynthia Bunker & Joy McClenahan Memorial Scholarship, UNLV Department of Art. Portfolio, academic and volunteer-based four-year scholarship
2018
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
USAC Europe Regional Scholarship
UNLV Honors College Study Abroad Scholarship
UNLV Office of Undergraduate Research Summer Undergraduate Research Funding
Marjorie Francis Laird Scholar, Art Department Scholarship
Outstanding BA Student with emphasis in Painting, Drawing and Printmaking, UNLV Department of Art
2016
Tyed Art Young Artists Scholarship, The Public Education Foundation
SELECTED RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2021
The Contemporary Public Art Program, City of Las Vegas – Evaluation panel judge
2019
Speaker, Research Skills Academy, UNLV Office of Undergraduate Research
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