Students from Latin Americans United for Progress created artwork for their annual gala, inspired by the work of artist Paloma Núñez-Regueiro.
We’re honored to collaborate with LAUP on artwork for their annual gala! We met with students for 2 hours on a beautiful Saturday morning and explored ideas relating to identity, culture, and community. We looked at the multi-layered prints in Paloma Núñez-Regueiro’s Essays on Invisibility series. This series addresses the lived experiences of people who often feel “invisible” in their communities, perhaps because they are displaced from their home, immigrants, BIPOC, or LGBTQ individuals. Using botanical forms as her subjects, Paloma expresses both vulnerability and empowerment, as she seeks to “interpret the effort of minority groups to remain, to take on opportunities offered by their surroundings, to become visible and therefore included in society.”
In our workshop, Miranda Craig led group discussions about identity & community, and students considered how they could communicate ideas about personhood and relationships through botanical designs. Students then created the backgrounds using layered relief printmaking techniques, and Emily Christensen screen printed selected sketches from each group onto the backgrounds. Proceeds from these works of art will benefit the ongoing work of LAUP as they empower and equip the next generation of Latino leaders in the greater Holland community.
