Jess Ofelia Sandoval is a visual artist from Southeast LA. She was born in Compton and raised in Paramount, California. Her mediums include textile, painting, and mosaic work.

Memory and place are central to Sandoval’s work. Rather than approaching places through nostalgia or sentimentality, she explores how places mean different things to different people and how those meanings can change over time. Through abstraction, color, and form, her work reflects the shifting, layered experience of remembering a place without attempting to recreate or idealize it.

Solo Exhibition

2023

Saudade, Art in the Park, Los Angeles, CA

Group Exhibitions

2026

Reflections, Place Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.

2025

Summer Group Show, HP Artspace, Huntington Park, CA.

2024

Community Garden, Canoga Park Arts Center, Canoga Park, CA.

2023

Frogtown Artwalk, Claytivity Pottery Studio, Los Angeles, CA.

2022

Memoria del Agua, Pop-Hop Co-Op, Highland Park, CA

She has a background as a process art teaching artist in Los Angeles. She has worked in various spaces such as Art in the Park, HP Artspace, Pop-Hop Co-op, Angels Gate Cultural Center, Los Angeles Zine Fest, Moca, Hammer Museum, Other Places Art Fair, Leiminspace Chinatown, and Los Angeles River Fetival.

Ofelia is currently based in Southeast LA. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education from California State University and an Associate’s Degree in Fashion Design from Los Angeles Trade Technical College. In the Spring of 2025, she was invited to attend the P.S. Arts Teaching Artist certification seminar in Echo Park.