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Artist Residency & Mural @ Cal State, LA

Artist Residency  & mural painting at California State University, Los Angeles last week. Thanks so much to the professors, students, and university staff who have stopped by to see the mural progress . I will be back in a few months to finish the mural and for the mural unveiling in the fall.

Special thanks to the sponsors and to Dr. Gabriela Fried for making  this wonderful community mural project possible. Also a big shoutout to Josie from the Latin American Students Society for promoting the Art Day event and the Mural Workshop. I  am also grateful to the students who participated in our survey and proposed the topics that inspired  the mural design. 

 It’s been a wonderful experience and a huge honor to be the Artist in Residence at CAL State, Los Angeles!

Students from the Latin American Studies Student Society, the Ethnic Studies Student Group, and Dr. Gabriela Fried (Latin American Studies & Sociology Departments, Special Topics Class “Narrating Migrant Lives”) 

Sponsors :

A broad coalition of departments and programs in the Colleges of Natural and Social Sciences and Ethnic Studies, with auspices from: The Dreamer Resource Center, The American Communities Program, and the University Library among others. 

Click here for more photos.

Somos tierra que anda - Opening Night

The Opening night for the exhibit “Somos tierra que anda- We are Earth that Walks” at the Eastside Cultural Center was a great success with people contemplating and discussing images of the migrants’ journey. In a iconic cultural space, I addressed the theme of the show, and visitors viewed the paintings. We felt very lucky to a surrounded by longtime community leaders, activists, muralists, and poets for a wonderful night of art and poetry. 

We were extremely honored to have pillars of the Bay Area art community Emory Douglas, the Minister of Culture of the Black Panther Party, as well as Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, who visited the exhibit, as well as master muralist Miranda Bergman, and poet Arnoldo Garcia, just to name a few.

Special thanks to Art Sato & Greg Morozumi for making this wonderful event possible!

With legendary artist Emory Douglas . Click here to view a photo album of the opening night.

With legendary artist Emory Douglas . Click here to view a photo album of the opening night.


Artist Residency @ University of Portland

Recently I spent a week at the University of Portland as their artist in residence. It was an incredibly rewarding  experience where I taught nine lower & upper division classes, participated in a podcast recording project, and gave a whole campus presentation on art, migration and the role of women in social justice. I am grateful for the opportunity to share my creative process, my journey as an artist, and my artwork with such a receptive student body and faculty. A big thank you to Dr. Lora Looney, Director of the Spanish Program, Department of International Languages & Cultures.  To view photos of the artist residency click here or on the image below.

Refugee / Migrant Caravan

Refugee / Migrant Caravan

Over the Thanksgiving Break my wife Mariela and I traveled to Mexico to do volunteer work helping the Central American migrant caravan. Here's a photo album documenting our incredible experience there.  I just started working on a new painting series dedicated to the caravan migrants. I'll keep you posted.

Migrant Caravan - Nov 2018
Art Show & Live Painting @ La Mar Cebichería Peruana, SF

Honored for being part of La Mar Cebicheria Peruana Ten-Year Anniversary Celebration event last week in SF. I had an art show consisting of nine oil paintings and did a live painting demo. Great food, great music, and great crowd!

Mural @ the SF Transbay Transit Center

Extremely happy to share that I have been selected as one of the #sfartists that will create temporary #murals at the new Transbay Transit Center, an intermodal transit station in downtown #sanfrancisco . I will be posting more info soon.

Pictured here “Desafiando la Marea” (oil on canvas) that will be recreated as a mural and will have approximately 40 feet long.

Pictured here “Desafiando la Marea” (oil on canvas) that will be recreated as a mural and will have approximately 40 feet long.

Mujeres Luz Dreamer

Celebrating Ariana Aparicio who is going to Harvard University and is featured in my #mujeresluz #painting series, which honors women of our time that are making the world a better place. Best of luck, Ariana! You are a true inspiration! 

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"Mujeres Luz" @ Afrolatinx Festival

The painting exhibit "Mujeres Luz" & the screening of the award winning documentary "All of Me" were part of the Afrolatinx Festival celebrating Latin American musical traditions rooted in the African diaspora.

Dedicated to the women of our time who are committed to making the world a better place, Mujeres Luz features Las Patronas, DACA recipients, migrants and Afrolatina community organizers.

Click here or on the image below to see photos of Mujeres Luz @ the Afrolatinex Festival.

 

"Mujeres Luz" Opening Night

We had a wonderful opening night reception for our "Mujeres Luz" exhibit in March at the Bayview Opera House in celebration of Women's History Month.  View the photo album below featuring DACA recipient and Mujer Luz Ariana Aparicio.

Click here on the image below to see a beautiful photo album of the opening night.

New homes for 3 of my paintings

Getting ready to pack these three oil paintings that found new lovely homes in Lima and Arequipa, Peru. 

"Bote con Ramas Viejas" oil on wood panel 24"x16", "El Violinista" oil on canvas 23"x27", and "Arando el Campo" oil on wood panel 39"x27"

"Bote con Ramas Viejas" oil on wood panel 24"x16", "El Violinista" oil on canvas 23"x27", and "Arando el Campo" oil on wood panel 39"x27"