Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, 38, was discovered dead inside the SoHo 54 Hotel in Lower Manhattan by a hotel maid last Thursday. She was lying on the floor under a blanket, authorities said.

Bolstered by a rich multicultural background is Caribbean-born, Barcelona-based artist Denisse Ariana Pérez, whose creative thinking stretches—and sizes—beyond the remits of mainstream ...