Firelei Báez: Weaving Worlds of Untold Stories Firelei Báez, a Dominican Republic-born artist now based in New York City, is more than simply a painter; she’s a weaver of worlds—worlds brimming with vibrant color, intricate patterns, and the echoes of untold stories. Her work, spanning canvases, papers, and large-scale sculptures, isn't confined to traditional portraiture or landscape; instead, it excavates the Western canon through a distinctly non-Western lens, inviting viewers into a space where history, folklore, and personal experience collide. Báez’s art is fundamentally about reclaimi…