About, CV, & Artist Statement-

xyca produces vibrantly printed digital tableaus that transform her cinematic photography into dreamlike scenes through digital painting, complex layering, and archival research. By merging her own photographs with NASA imagery, art history, and internet artifacts, she seeks to restore a sense of wonder to the mundane and reveal overlooked visual and metaphorical connections. This process serves to highlight the deep interconnectedness between our individual, personal memories and the broader collective consciousness.

digital art image featuring portrait of artist natasha fenga overlaid on top of an art nouveau art piece by alphonso mucha. seen within the screenshot of the adobe photoshop space it was created in.

After graduating with honors from New York University’s Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts, with an Environmental Studies minor, her work evolved from photography to new media. xyca’s art has been collected by the CollegeBoard and exhibited nationally, including at the New York City Photoville Festival, Jacksonville Library, and the Southeast Museum of Photography. She has been featured in Washington Square News, ISO magazine, and ArtPremium magazine as an "Up and Coming Gen-Z Artist.” In 2024, she was selected by photographer Renée Cox to complete an artist residency at the internationally renowned Atlantic Center for the Arts under her mentorship.Currently, xyca is a Fine Art Consultant and exhibiting artist for Gallery500.

All works are available for purchase. See “Available Works” list below for pieces already produced and ready to ship. For any and all inquiries please contact natashafenga@gmail.com.

*xyca is the current state artist Natasha Fenga is in and building for others* updates loading

CURRENTLY: Daytona Beach, Florida

Previously: New York, New York

available to travel

Artist Statement

My work exists at the intersection of classical photographic training and the democratic, "low-brow" visual culture of the digital age. Having transitioned from the academic rigor of NYU’s art scene to the accessible luxury of a hometown gallery in Daytona Beach, my practice is a direct response to the elitism often found in fine art. I reject the hierarchy that separates the "high-art" practitioner from the "average" viewer, instead drawing heavily from pop art, commercial advertising, and the way consumption shapes our modern identities.

I utilize my archive of high-fashion and portrait photography as a digital palette, often treating my own "stock" images—and the "sacred" images of the art canon—as materials to be deconstructed and "messed up." Through a process of digital layering and intuitive "montaging," I bridge the gap between cinematic perfection and the nostalgic, unpolished aesthetic of the early 2010s Tumblr era.

By incorporating NASA archives, memes, and pop-culture icons, I create a "multiverse" where fantasy acts as a necessary sanctuary. For me, fantasy is not just an escape; it is a coping mechanism rooted in a childhood spent in the shadow of Florida’s "fabricated magic" theme parks. In an era where "truth" is increasingly debated, my work offers a dense, layered space where viewers can find comfort in the familiar while discovering new, emergent forms within the layers.