Nélida Mendoza (Paraguay1956), settled in Italy in the 90s and soon distinguished herself on the international scene as an intense and refined artist, able to successfully explore different artistic fields such as drawing, sculpture, video and audio. On 2016 received the Fine Art Mercosur Prix from  Paraguay; a project that took her to Uruguay, for an artist residence in the EAC-Montevideo. In 1991/93/95 she represented Paraguay at the Art Biennale of Venice with the IILA/ItaloLationamerican Institute.

Numerous personal exhibitions have seen Nèlida Mendoza protagonist in Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, the United States and Latin America and the museums and outdoor sculpture parks that house her valuable works.

She is Full Professor of Sculpture, at the Fine Art Academy of Brera in Milan, carrying out educational and cultural activities in Italy and abroad and collaborating with various universities and academies in Europe.