MARCELA
OSSA
Photography by Ian McClaren
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ARTIST
SINGER/SONGWRITER, MUSICIAN, PUBLISHED POET, ACTOR, VISUAL ARTIST, YOGA INSTRUCTOR
ABOUT MARCELAshe/they
Marcela Ossa Gómez is a Chicago-based multi-dimensional artist that immigrated from Colombia at a young age. They have a passion for communicating human emotion through music and art and hope that their work can have an impact on the people around them.
She holds an Associate’s degree in music with an emphasis in Jazz Vocal Performance from McNally Smith College of Music as well as a Bachelor’s degree in music with an emphasis in Classical Vocal Performance from Chicago College of Performing Arts.
Marcela is also a published poet with her debut book titled Cilantro y Café published by All Book Books. You can find more information about the book here.
Along with being a singer and a poet, Marcela also actively performes in theaters and venues around the Chicago-land area. You might have seen them in Refuge at Theo Ubique, singing background vocals with Wic Whitney at Lincoln Hall and The Salt Shed, or singing her original music at music venues like Bookclub Chicago and Burlington Bar.
She is currently recording her first EP. Stay tuned!