The unveiling of my piece Pan American Unity took place at the National Hispanic Cultural Center as one hundred people gathered around! One of them was Representative Deb Haaland ( included in my piece). She gave a wonderful tribute to artists, my work, and the suffragettes across the Americas! It was quite a celebration! So happy to have had my hard work honored. It will remain on view for six months.
So excited to hang the piece today in the hallway outside of the library at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. It will be up for six months. The library is in the Fountain Courtyard Building to your left after you leave the parking lot. Please join us for the opening on January 24th, 6-8pm.
Pan American Unity, woodblock mural by Julianna Kirwin
In 1940, Diego Rivera explained, “My mural…is about the marriage of artistic expression of the North and South of the continent….” With this theme in mind, I used his composition to depict some of my favorite artists and activists from across the Americas honoring a diversity of women and men whose lives have reached across boundaries. Each figure represents a particular region and contribution.
Please join me for the unveiling of Pan American Unity, a mural in woodblock! I’ve been working on it since early September in order to have it ready for the Hispanic Cultural Center exhibit, El Voto Feminino. The opening is January 24th, 6-8 pm in the Literary Arts Building (fountain courtyard bldg). SO happy to be part of this exhibit!
