Catherine G Murphy
ON VIEW
Latina and Latinx MN: Re/claiming Space in Times of ChangeFeaturing 42 self-identifying Latina women and non-binary Latinx Minnesota-based artists with ancestral roots in Latin America, this show is a comprehensive survey highlighting a variety of media, methods and themes that center and celebrate a diverse group of Latina and Latinx artists from across the state. By platforming each artist’s distinct history and identity, this exhibition seeks to honor the contributions of Latina and Latinx artists to our state’s shared past, present and future cultural heritage. The curators explain their intent:
“As a multicultural and collective expression, Latina and Latinx MN: Re/claiming Space in Times of Change breaks the barriers of assumption. The exhibit is the first large comprehensive survey of self-identifying Latina women and Latinx non-binary Minnesota-based artists with ancestral roots in Latin America, an expanded designation for a group of resilient and unique artists whose journeys and fates lead us to this moment, each unconditionally committed to art as a universal transformative force …
Embedded in each piece is the pride of being a Latina woman and a Latinx non-binary person, an experience often reduced to a social phenomenon by outsiders but affirmed here as an unequivocal historical, unifying and rich American condition. The ancestral roots in Latin America are then the pathway from a shared heritage, struggles and achievements, to the social and political present.”
Participating Artists:
Adriana Gordillo, Alondra M. Garza, Ana Hortencia Freeberg, Carlota Gay, Rio Pérez, Filis R. Díaz, Ivonne Paulina Jasso Yáñez, Joci Salguero, Kandace Creel Falcón, Sary Kelly Salaya-Molina, Lys Akerman-Frank, Magdalena Corinne Kaluza, Maria Linsday, Martha Gabriela Driessen, Mary Miranda, Melodee Strong, Mikha "Mikhamik" Dominguez, Mónica Vega, Nancy Ariza, Natalia Rocafuerte, Nayelie Avalos, Raquel Diaz Goutierez, Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra, Rosanna Ramirez, Sam Mendez, Sandra Felemovicius, Sandra Lucía Castañeda, Savannah Bustillo, Savita Cristina Bettaglio, Selma Fernández Richter, Sofía Padilla, Verónica Torres, Constanza Carballo, Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo, Selena Medellin, Lynda Grafito, Marina Castillo, Deborah Ramos, Carmen Gutiérrez-Bolger, María José Castillo, Zamara Cuyún and Maria Cristina (Tina) Tavera
Curatorial Team:
Co-curated by Zamara Cuyún and William Gustavo Franklin Torres; with Carmen Gutiérrez-Bolger, Lynda Grafito, Marina Castillo, Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo, María Constanza Carballo, Selena Medellin, Deborah Ramos and María José Castillo as curatorial assistants and consultants.
ART WEEK EVENT
CONVERSATIONTHU 6-8PM
Conversation with Sandra Lucía Castañeda and Adriana Gordillo, moderated by Ivonne Paulina Jasso Yáñez.
Catherine G Murphy at St. Catherine University
Visual Arts Building,
2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105
Mon–Th 8–8
Fri 8–6
Sat–Sun 12–6
(651) 690-6644
@stkatesgallery
Image: Sandra Lucía Castañeda, 0 o autorretratos en un trance (0, or self-portraits in a trance), 2024. Mixed media installation. Courtesy of Sandra Lucía Castañeda.
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