Paola Martínez Fiterre came to the United States from Cuba thinking she would be back in a few months. Because of the complex immigration relationship between the two countries, two years later she is still here. It is in limbo space that her work thrives.

For the inaugural edition of "Face to Face," where less than half visits female artists in the studio, we talk to Alyson Denny, abstractionist of still and moving image.