14: Cuban Bahamian Illustrator and Artist Reyna Noriega

Draws in Spanish | Conversations with Latinx Visual Artists and Designers

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This week’s guest believes making money from art isn’t harder than any other career. In this episode, I chat with Cuban-Bahamian artist and author Reyna Noriega who’s worked with clients such as Apple, Old Navy, and The New Yorker. Reyna and I talk about the complexities of being Afro-Latina, why NFTs are dumb, and why she ultimately decided to leave teaching art to focus on being an artist.

Reyna initially tried to tread cautiously into freelancing by taking a creative director role at a startup, but quickly realized it wasn’t for her — so she jumped into freelancing earlier than expected. After just a few months, she was able to stabilize her income and move out of her parents’ house as a full-time artist. Now, she creates illustrations for brands, runs an online shop with the help of her mom, and writes her poems as a form of self-reflection.

In this episode, Reyna shares her journey to becoming a full-time artist, the growing pains of running an online shop, and how she’s now working on creating a legacy for herself and her family.

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Topics Covered:

Her passion and love for her hometown of Miami
Gentrification and the rising cost of housing in Miami
The struggles of being Afro-Latina
Why she prefers the word Latinx
Impulsively pursuing Psychology at FIU
The reality of being a teacher in the public school system
Why she ultimately left teaching for a creative career
How she decided to take the leap to freelancing
Why she loves being an independent and freelance artist
The growing pains of running an online shop
Creating art beyond social media in order to create a legacy for herself
Why NFTs aren’t real and are cash grabs for artists
The process of writing her collection of poems, “In My Cocoon”
Her experience self-publishing projects
Her upcoming projects in 2021
Her amazing Reel

Guest Info

Check out Reyna’s Instagram, Portfolio, and Shop!

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