BIO
Illuminating Humanity Through Vibrant Storytelling
Magda Love, also known as Maria Magdalena Marcenaro, is a distinguished Argentinean visual artist and muralist based in the United States. Her artwork is a celebration of color, nature and humanity. Her aim is to inspire others to recognize the value in shared personal experience and emotional connectivity…
Where Art, Community, and Storytelling Meet
Who is MagdaLove?
Magda Love (Maria Magdalena Marcenaro) is a distinguished Argentinean visual artist and muralist based in the United States. Her work celebrates color, nature, and humanity, blending elements of Magical Realism with contemporary Latin American folk influences to inspire emotional connection and imagination. Renowned for creating one of the largest murals in New York City, she continues to explore diverse mediums including painting, sculpture, textiles, and embroidery.
Her global impact includes collaborations with Google, Red Bull, Johnnie Walker, W Hotels, Hudson Yards, and other notable institutions. Deeply committed to public art and community-engaged projects, she has earned recognition from the United Nations, TEDx Fulton ST, MOMA PS1, The Broward County Cultural Division, and the Sustainable Arts Foundation, while partnering with schools and NGOs worldwide to bring inspiration, education, and art to the communities that need it most.
MFTA Fall 2025
Artist in Residence Magda Love´s Exhibition “Manos Que Tejen Luz”
“There is power in having something to say and offering an emotion others can connect to — because that is how human beings truly relate to one another.”
Magda Love | canvasrebel.com
Work Experience
Education & Training
-Self-taught visual artist with lifelong creative practice.
-Early artistic development in sculptural and visual arts environments.
Artist Residencies
2025 – St. Gertrudes Monastery Artist Residency, Idaho
2025 – Materials for the Arts Artist Residency, NYC
2024 – American Landmark Artist Residency, Florida
2023 – Carole Feuerman Foundation Sculpture Residency, Brooklyn
2019 – Southern Vermont Art Center Artist Residency, Vermont
2017 – Graffiti World Residency, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
2015 – Gorillas Residency, Tulum, Mexico
2012 – Gowanus Print Lab Residency, Brooklyn
Selected Awards
2025 – TEDXHCCS Guest Speaker
2025 – Community Foundation of Broward Innovation Artist Grant
2024 – JPB Foundation Public Art Grant, NYC
2023 – Broward Cultural Division Artist Support Grant
2023 – Speaker at Netroots Nation, Chicago
2019 – Sustainable Arts Foundation Grant (Honorable Mention)
2017 – Guest Speaker at United Nations HQ (Street Art for Mankind)
2016 – Selected Artist, Rockaway Artist Alliance + MOMA PS1 partnership
2015 – TEDx Fulton Street, Live Mural Artist
Major Commissions & Public Art
2025 – “In Unity There’s Strength”, Vitamin Water x Remezcla, Brooklyn
2024 – “A Siren’s Song”, W Hotel Fort Lauderdale
2023 – Mexicue Nomad & Midtown murals, NYC
2023 – Climate Week Mural, Center for Popular Democracy, Brooklyn
2022 – Uniondale Senior High School Community Mural, NJ
2021 – DIAGEO / Johnnie Walker mural, NYC
2020 – “La Octava” and Bar Carnal murals, Buenos Aires
2019 – Google Headquarters mural, Cambridge MA
2018 – City-As-School: largest mural in NYC
2017 – La Rueda de Puebla Mural Festival, Mexico
2016 – Beauty for Freedom community mural projects, Cambodia
2014–2015 – Welling Court Mural Festival, NYC
Partners
Proudly Collaborating with Visionary Brands Worldwide
