The Story of My Life

At the age of 21, working somewhere in my country I saw no prosperity. So I said, well I’m going to talk to my dad and he is going to help me with this anguish I had of not being able to have a good job in my country. Since he was a very intelligent

Learn About the “Un-Weaved Stories” Exhibit

By Wendy Buendia In our online exhibition, the theme focuses on the ties and connections that we have and forge, and how these ties can be found in the artwork presented through the use of different types of materials and mediums. The mediums through which these stories of family and identity are presented add another

Oral History: Sirajul Islam

We asked Sirajul to tell his story. [My name is] Sirajul Islam living in the world’s largest refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. I am from Myanmar. I was born in 2002 in Myanmar. I am a Rohingya genocide survivor. I am a young poet as well as a photographer. For decades, we Rohingya have been

Vasundhara Tolia

Vasu is a contemporary painter who is constantly evolving her style. She lives in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Originally from India, she migrated to US for furthering medical career. She was a very successful academician, mentor, clinician and researcher. After retirement, she learnt drawing and painting at local art center to pour her zeal for nature,

Adriana Rondón-Rivero

Adriana Rondón-Rivero. Caraqueña based in Los Angeles, California. Visual Artist, Journalist and certified Yoga Teacher and Trauma Yoga Informed.                        I use my body, movement, sound, my voice, poetry, photography and video to create artistic experiences, ranging from video-art, performance art, art installations to participatory art pieces.            Intercepted by my condition as an immigrant woman of

María Escalona

María Escalona is an artist in-between cultures, nationalities, and places. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she immigrated to Canada at 19 to study arts. Her work reacts, questions, and responds to the social tissue we live in, and is deeply rooted in her Venezuelan origins and inspired from her Canadian present. Her artistic practice explores the

Musah Swallah

Musah Swallah is a visual artist born and raised in Accra, Ghana. For Musah, art is a tool for self-expression, creating awareness, and transforming society. His paintings, sculptures, and mixed media works render stories that reflect African identity, cultural values, and daily life. Currently, he paints on repurposed wooden panels, plywood, paper and canvases to

Maria Lupianez

Born in 1979, is a New Jersey native of Ecuadorian descent. Her artistic talents come from a long line of creatives including her father to whom she credits with building her a foundation and love for the arts. As a youth, together with the guidance of her father, Lupianez won many contests and awards on

Charles Philippe Jean Pierre

My practice recognizes the erasure of our complex histories and challenges the narrative that we are perpetual outsiders. My work attempts to create the informed cultural context needed to make sense of the American connection to the Caribbean, and vice versa. Jean-Pierre is a U.S. State Department Art in Embassies Artist. His work is in

Conflicted: Voices of Central American Migrants

by Wendy Buendia Art is meant to provoke emotion, it is the ultimate goal of discovery in oneself and the world. Reading is a less formally categorized artistic medium, but brings the same influence that more “traditional” artistic mediums have on sculpting minds and hearts. The cultivation of one’s perspective can only be achieved through