“What will sustain us?” (2023) — Minneapolis, MN
Acrylic paint, spray paint and polytab cloth
85’ x 12’
Grant awarded through the Minneapolis Parks & Rec Board for their initiative, “Parks for All.” Mural was one of nine murals, each to represent a different park goal. This mural was based off the parks goal #9: To operate a financially sustainable enterprise. Community engagement was done with Friends of the Falls, the American Indian Student Council and Joanna Hill, an Ojibwe plant expert. The mural design was created thanks to these conversations.
“Frida” (2023) — minneapolis, mn
Acrylic paint and polytab cloth
43’ x 30’
ROLE: Lead artist
COLLABORATORS: Lynda Acosta, Betto Limón, Claudia Valentino, Eh Soe Dwe, Gabi Estrada & Simon Gebrehiwet
Lead artist with Copla Murals on large-scale mural commissioned for the event venue, “Frida’s.” Funding was made possible by the Ocampo family. Community engagement interview done with the owners, learning about their family’s experience moving to Minnesota from Mexico, and their family’s admiration for the artist, Frida Kahlo.
“Somewhere else” (2020)
Acrylic paint on canvas
24” x 30”
Painting reflecting the discomfort of being both inside and outside during a pandemic by depicting both worlds melding together.
“MOVIMIENTO” (2023) — St paul, mn
Acrylic paint, mosaic and polytab cloth
60’ x 12’
Lead artist and project manager on Copla Murals mural funded through a grant from the City of St Paul. It consists of 6 panels, 3 on either side, under a bridge. The themes for this project were birds, immigration and nature. This mural is located in the Payne / Phalen neighborhood of St Paul. A community conversation was held to hear about what these themes meant to them. The mural on the other (not pictured) side of the bridge depicts birds leaving their various bird houses from a large tree (the tree of life), towards a gloved hand in winter. On this side of the bridge, the birds arrive to a welcoming, warm Minnesota summer– to a new season of life– where a diverse community builds their new nests.
COLLABORATORS: Claudia Valentino (Lead artist) and Constanza Carballo (Lead artist) with Copla Mural
“Casa de esperanza” (2021) st paul, mn
Acrylic paint and polytab cloth, mounted onto plywood
8’ x 12’
Lead artist on mural with Copla Murals. Mural was designed as a result of six community engagement sessions with other 80 participants. Workers, volunteers and survivors spoke about their relationships with each other and with “Esperanza United,” an organization dedicated to the survivors of domestic assault.
Collaborators: Claudia Valentino (lead artist) and Constanza Carballo (lead artist)
“MNYC” (2023) — minneapolis, mn
Acrylic paint
40’ x 18’
Lead artist on mural commissioned by organization, “Minnesota Youth Collective.” that centers leadership development of the new generation of movement leaders, leveraging electoral work and issue advocacy as tactics to create a more equitable and just state for all people. The mural was designed with a combination of the artist’s style and the org’s logo, brand colors and a youth focus.
COLLABORATORS: Constanza Carballo
“Abcs” (2022) - st paul, mn
Acrylic paint and polytab cloth
30’ x 7’
Lead artist on mural with Copla Murals. This mural was created for a YWCA daycare in Saint Paul with early education in mind, depicting the alphabet in bubbles.
Collaborators: Constanza Carballo (lead artist)
