El EncuentroFrom the Artist Artists have been the voice, the eyes and ears of the community, but have also kept our spirits alive and really shown the beauty of our culture. I think thats why I feel so proud to be a Mexicana because we have this legacy of activism in the arts, beauty in the arts. Our roots are ancient, and the arts are highly respected in our community. Im proud to be part of that whole. Excerpted from http: www. galeriadelaraza. org eng

to the visceral tug of Civil Rights workers confronting deep-seated hate with soul-clearing hope

he placed his subjects in a stylized way against geometric

The bird in the center of the print symbolizes the bluebird of happiness

Collaborating Printers: Leslie Friedman

—Excerpted from http://artasiamerica

creating art whose sole purpose is to be used for the greater good

A fog rolled in about 1:00 am

Collaborating Printer: Bob Franklin

and experimental analog photography to investigate the way we perceive objects and images through our senses

My work is abstractpainted wood or aluminum sculptures that have a strong sense of

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In site-specific exhibitions