Almendra Bertoni (b. 1998, Argentinia) is an Argentina-born painter based in Brooklyn, USA. In 2020, she graduated from the Savannah College of Art & Design. Her works explore the themes of desire, sin, and devotion through a Surrealist lens and colours. Her works consist of fantastical scenes composed of contorted bodies, airy architectural spaces, religious imageries, and vibrant hues harken to visual traditions of Surrealist paintings. The hand-carved wooden frames serve as a portal to an uncanny otherworld in which holiness is found amongst corruption. Her works aim to inspire viewers to reflect upon misdirected desire and to discover sanctity in even the most unusual of places.