As a Latina and Native American artist, I utilize art and music as outlets for expressing myself the best ways I know how. Emotion, life experiences, as well as people and places in these experiences, are the foundations of bringing out the inner most parts of me that develop into many different arts mediums and forms of expression.

Artist Statement of Work

Tell us about your work (style, approach, philosophy, subject and/or theme):

Growing up on the West Side of San Antonio, my voice felt unheard and drowned out by the more aesthetically pleasing pieces of my community. My art gives my voice the amplification of the quieted parts that were overlooked.

As a Multidisciplinary Artist, my mediums are primarily focused on painting, fine line monochromatic drawing, and mixed media on stretched canvas. The majority of my work can be best described as bold and layered into it's colors, symbolism of culture, and most importantly, the highlights of the forgotten impoverished minority experiences in our community. The bold warm tones in paint, gold leaf, traditional bead-work, and mixed media are all utilized in different ways to bring out texture and depth to personal art works that would otherwise have been be left alone and overlooked.

The most striking response I've had to my work at a local art show hosted at BRICK at Blue Star, when a stretched canvas piece was called "painfully beautiful" through the teary-eyed words of a stranger. I'm often asked what inspired my work, or how long it took to create, which I can confidently say takes as long as emotionally necessary.

Culturally Specific Art Category

Select Culturally Specific Art Category:: Hispanic or Latino/a/x, American Indian or Alaska Native

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