Jo Mata is a mixed media Dominican artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She explores the human experience and the feminine from a sociopolitical, philosophical and identity point of view, creating thought-provoking art in which sensual, powerful human figures appear to be immersed in some reverie. Other times, these figures are depicted going through turmoil, tussling... struggling. At times, they exhibit a penetrating gaze towards the viewer, as if wanting to establish a connection or dialogue.