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August ??, 2013
Work by Maritza Davila Featured in Three Exhibitions
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – With
a large number of renowned and accomplished faculty members, it is not unusual
for Memphis College of Art to announce faculty exhibition participation in
galleries across the country. However, for MCA’s Chair of Fine Arts and Head of
Printmaking Maritza Davila, three exhibitions in rapid succession is a
standout.
Currently
running is Davila’s solo exhibition at the Memphis Brooks Museum, which opened
on July 27 and will be on view through December 2. A special request by the
Brooks, the works selected relate to Davila’s ancestry. The result is an
installation of an altar, similar to one Davila’s father had in their home,
using her prints to create a chapel dedicated to parents and close friends.
Davila’s
(LITHOGARPHY/WOODCUT/SCREENPRINT ACCORDION STRUCTURE ARTIST BOOK) print Bilingual
is featured in the We Are You Project’s California Exhibition at the Joyce
Gordon Gallery in Oakland. This traveling exhibit is the first comprehensive
coast-to-coast artistic overview of the current state of Latino socio-cultural,
political and economic conditions. It is comprised of prominent contemporary
Hispanic masters, whose trans-cultural, pan-Latino heritages can be traced to a
dozen diverse nations including Mexico, Puerto-Rico, Cuba, Columbia, Ecuador,
Peru, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Spain and Portugal.
Each of these artists have experienced the distinction of being an immigrant, a
refugee, a migrant, or an expatriate who gratefully found a new home or residence
in the United States, a journey often fraught with risk, peril, struggle and
hardship on the way to opportunity. The exhibit opened August 2 and will
continue on view August 31.
Additionally,
Davila will exhibit her work at the Boston Printmakers 2013 North American
Biennial exhibition in Boston, MA. (Need title and description of work here TWO
ARTISTS BOOKS WERE ACCEPTED) Davila’s work was one of only 139 entries accepted
out of 2306 submissions. The exhibition runs from Oct. 27 though Dec. 20.
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