What is the meaning of the portrait stamped on the first-floor hall of the Art building?
What is the meaning of the portrait stamped on the first-floor hall of the Art building?
In the spring of 2018, the portrait titled “Project Adriana” was stamped on the wall by BFA student, Cynthia Juarez. It is a portrait of Adriana Paola Espinoza, a friend of Juarez, and one of many immigrant students experiencing the uncertainty of opportunities in the United States. Adriana was born in Mexico and is currently an undergraduate student studying in Chicago. Adriana, like thousands of young people who were brought to the United States with their families, they feel powerless. By the repeated image of Adriana on the wall, the artist hoped to empower them. “I wanted to give my friend and other immigrant students living in the United States a sense of power,” said Juarez. “There is power in numbers, and with my background in printmaking, I wanted to multiply Adrian’s portrait by stamping it in silver on the wall that was painted black.”image: Mural by Cynthia Juarez, “Project Adriana”
Jessamyn Lovell co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout” and featured in The Griffin Museum of Photography exhibition “Material Work: Toil & Grace.
Jessamyn Lovell is co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout,” covering critique, reflection, and restoration through Foundations in Art Theory and Education (FATE). End-of-Semester critiques don’t have to feel like a grind.
Art MFA Student, Saúl Ramírez, reviewed by the Albuquerque Journal
Congratulations to MFA student Saúl Ramírez, whose work was recently reviewed in the Albuquerque Journal. Their thesis exhibit, “Seeds of Compromise: In Search of Digestive Architectures,” is currently on view at the AC2 Gallery.
Assistant Professor, Amanda Curreri’s, Newest Exhibition “Liber Floridus”
Congratulations to Assistant Professor and graduate director Amanda Curreri, who, along with multimedia artist Andy Ness, created the exhibition Liber Floridus presented by the Wege Gallery. Curreri contributed woven textile-based works, while Ness contributed...