Rhythm & Hues Autumn Exhibition
November 1st, 2025
Following the Rhythm & Hues Grand Opening of August 2025, Taijé joined fellow curators Cynthia Castañeda and Matthew Lindbad for their second showcase in Tribeca, NYC.
Rhythm & Hues Grand Opening
August 23rd, 2025
After nearly six months of behind-the-scenes planning and curation, Rhythm and Hues debuted in Manhattan, inviting Taijé as an exhibiting artist, host, and volunteer.
Art Groove's Summer Solstice Showcase
July 26th, 2025
On the eve of her Great-Grandmother's death, Taijé returned to Art Groove's Summer Solstice Showcase to display her late ancestors' portrait.
New York City's 68th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade
June 8th, 2025
Alana Taijé joined her older cousin, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, for their second year walking in the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in affiliation with CENTRO PR . Taijé extended this invitation to walk with close friends & peers within shared Afro-Diasporic culture.
Art Groove's Spring Showcase
April 19th, 2025
Taijé's illustrative piece 'Desire' was displayed, framed, and purchased at Art Groove's Spring Showcase in Tribeca, NYC.
Alysa D's 'The Art of Desire'
February 15th, 2025
Taije was invited by gallery host, Alysa D, to showcase her works with A.D. Exhibition's first event, The Art of Desire at the Dacia Gallery in Manhattan.
My Silly Room Network: Unplug
November 30th, 2024
For MSRN's fifth show at Prototype 237 in Paterson, New Jersey, Alana Taije was invited to return and conduct a seven-hour live oil painting session.
New Jersey Underground Developmental: 35
October 31st, 2024
Taije was asked to fill an honorary vending slot at the NJUD's 35th show, held at their new venue Sesh House in Kearny, New Jersey.
Northeast Film Festival Screening
September 8th, 2024
Betsy Regus's 2023 short film, My Date with Kaia was screened at the Northeast Film Festival in Teaneck, New Jersey. Director Regus recruited Taije as the lead graphic designer; credited on IMDb.
Art Groove's July Exhibition
July 20th, 2024
Art Groove's Tribeca display welcomed Taije's four-foot oil painting titled, "Autonomy".
New York City's 67th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade
June 9th, 2024
Formally invited by la Directora of CENTRO & her older cousin, Dr. Yomaira Figeuroa-Vásquez, Taijé joined her extended family in New York City's Puerto Rican Day Parade.
My Silly Room Network: Mothership
May 31st, 2024
Taije returned to Prototype 237 for MSRN's fourth installment, "Welcome to the Mothership".
One Squad One Dream Festival
April 13th, 2024
Alana Taije was invited to vend at OSOD's third Festival held at Paterson's Prototype 237. Taije extended this invitation to her creative peer, Gaetano Gualtieri III.
Art Groove's Holiday Exhibition
December 16th, 2023
Art Groove held a celebratory exhibition in honor of the holiday season where Taije's work was displayed.
Art Groove's Halloween Showcase
October 28th, 2023
Taije was accepted by the Art Groove for a Halloween pop-up in Chelsea, NYC.
New Jersey Underground Developmental: 30
October 11th, 2023
Taije returned to the NJUD's 30th show at Montclair's Meatlocker with artist collective Cartel Haven.
New Jersey Underground Developmental: Kurt's Birthday!
September 27th, 2023
Prefacing the Halloween season of the underground, Kurt Donavan's developmental collective held a celebratory night for his birthday, where Taijé's work was featured.
My Silly Room Network's Third Installment
August 19th, 2023
Alana Taije, formerly known as L★NI, invited creative peer Gaetano Gualtieri III to share a display for her return to MSRN's third show at Prototype 237.
New Jersey Underground Developmental: Lover's Lounge
August 9th, 2023
L★NI was invited to display her work at Plainfield, New Jersey's Lover's Lounge in part with NJUD's Open Mic Showcase.
Art Groove's 'Elegance of the Arts'
July 22nd, 2023
L★NI was accepted into Art Groove's 10th Exhibition, Elegance of the Arts, where she displayed her classics in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
One Mic Night
July 7th, 2023
L★NI was invited to vend at a kickboxing club in North Bergen for an Open Mic event, recommended by creative peer Cece Camacho.
Fear Nothing Presents: Rage Day
June 23rd, 2023
Invited by artist collective Fear Nothing, L★NI fulfilled a last-minute vending slot at Long Island City's Rage Day. Because of the unplanned coordination, her stage name was not listed on the event flyer.
New Jersey Underground Developmental: 22
June 21st, 2023
L★NI returned for the NJUD's 22nd Show.
New Jersey Underground Developmental: Women's Night
June 14th, 2023
L★NI was accepted for the NJUD's 21st Showcase, Women's Night. Here, she hosted a pop-up photobooth raffle to promote her experimental photography.
New Jersey Underground Developmental: 20
May 31st, 2023
L★NI returned for the NJUD's 20th show beside her cousin, Raindrop, and former highschool classmate and creative peer, Justine Lane.
New Jersey Underground Developmental: 19
May 17th, 2023
L★NI was accepted for a vending slot at the NJUD's 19th Showcase. Held at their retired venue, the Meatlocker, in Montclair, New Jersey, these night-time events featured a myriad of underground & upcoming artists from the tri-state area.
Berkeley College Virtual Gallery
January 3rd, 2023
"R4G3R", L★NI's experimental photography piece completed as Graphic Design Coursework, was selected to be displayed in Berkeley College's Virtual Gallery. Organized by Professor Julia Hutchinson.
My Silly Room Network: Everything is Everything
July 2nd, 2022
L★NI was invited by former classmate and creative peer, Justine Lane, alongside event hosts, Bex & Eden, to participate in her first festival at Prototype 237 in Paterson, New Jersey.
Vogt Park Mural
~ November 2019
Otero's former art instructor Mark Galasso elected his Honor Society students to complete the Girl on a Swing Mural, designed by her former classmate and creative peer Roberta Lekonaj. This collaborative mural currently stands at Vogt Park in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey.
Aeon Sculpture Unveiling
September 28th, 2019
For the 2019 Winter edition of her high school newsletter The Scarlet Quill, Otero-Bustamante earned a student spotlight & personal column reflecting the success of her Golden Key Award.
Scholastics Arts and Writing Awards
February 15th - March 22nd, 2019
Before developing a stage name, Alana T. Otero-Bustamante was featured in the 2019 Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards. She received a Golden Key, earning a state-funded scholarship and a one-week-long exhibition spotlight in New Jersey's Montclair Art Museum.
Scarlet Quill Student Spotlight
~ January 2019
For the 2019 Winter edition of her high school newsletter The Scarlet Quill, Otero-Bustamante earned a student spotlight & personal column reflecting the success of her Golden Key Award.
National Art Honor Society Induction
April 12th, 2018
Cell-phone photographs captured a sixteen-year-old Alana Otero-Bustamante post-ceremony, proudly posing with her Nationally-Appointed Certificate & respective works.
Bergen Regional Graduation Display
~ March 2016
Celebrating the graduation of her long-term outpatient services, Bustamante's watercolor rendition of Tyler, the Creator & Kali Uchis' 2016 music video was hung in the same unit that both she & her mother received treatment in.
Ridgefield Park Comic Book Club
December 11th, 2015
In early middle school, Otero's digital piece Angel & Bubby was posted to the RPPS Comic Book Club website as a teaser to her one-page webcomic. The comic was not uploaded due to the extracurricular club dissolving.
