ISSIS MACIAS

Interview by Janet Neurauter, Mission Advancement, Holy Wisdom Monastery Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Issis Macias, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, was taught that education was the path to a secure future. “My parents instilled the values of hard work, building a stable career, and being self-sufficient,” she said. As a result, Issis attended UCLA, majoring in Political Science before earning a Master’s in Public Administration. She worked as a water resou

CALLING LATINA ARTISTS ACROSS WISCONSIN “Que los queme el fuego, que los queme el fuego y vengan nuevas flores.” “Let the fire burn them, let the fire burn them, and may new flowers emerge.” —Natalia Lafourcade, “María la Curandera” During a time of political injustice, violence against our communities, and collective resistance, Las Curanderas: From Ashes, We Rise calls Latina artists across Wisconsin to come together as healers, truth-tellers, and agents of transformat

I’m excited to share that my piece “Seeking Something Missing” is part of the 2025 Artdose Edition! Thank you to Frank Juárez, Founder and Publisher of Artdose Magazine , for the opportunity. It’s rare that I offer prints of my work, which makes this collaboration even more special. An exclusive, limited-edition screen print of “Seeking Something Missing” was created by Julia Scheckel of AP3 (Anchor Press, Print, & Paper) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Each print was hand-pulled

(Published October 7, 2025) Meet Issis Macias—a self-taught abstract painter and one of the artists whose work helps create a healing...