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Favianna Rodriguez

Favianna Rodriguez (born September 26, 1978) is an American visual artist, and activist, known for her work in political posters, graphic arts, and public art.[1][2] Her artwork topics include global politics, economic injustice, interdependence, patriarchy, migration, and sexual liberation. She worked as a director of the National Arts Organization CultureStrike, in which writers, visual artists, and performers engage in migrant rights.[3]

Favianna Rodriguez
Favianna Rodriguez at the 2018 National Women's Studies Association's conference
BornSeptember 26, 1978
Oakland, California, United States
Occupation(s)Visual artist, activist, muralist, nonprofit director
Known forCollage, painting, printmaking

Early life and education

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Rodriguez was born in the Oakland, California in 1978, in the Fruitvale neighborhood.[4] Her parents are Peruvian, having migrated from Peru to California in the late 1960s.[5] Rodriguez self-identifies as queer and Latina with Afro-Peruvian roots.[6] She attended Centro Infantil school in Oakland in her early childhood.[2] Rodriguez's artistic talents emerged at a young age; during primary school Rodriguez once appeared on a Spanish television show to share her artwork.[6][5] Her parents supported her art but pressured her to pursue a career in medicine or engineering.[5][7]

Fruitvale is a predominantly Latinx neighborhood. Here, Rodriguez experienced and became aware of anti-Latinx racism. She observed that students from her community were under-served by the school system, profiled as gang members, and women of color having negative representation in the media.[5] Rodriguez went to live in Mexico City from age 13 to 15, first with her aunt and then in a rented room.[7] She became interested in politically engaged artwork, learning about the political context of murals, and the work of Frida Kahlo with whom she immediately identified.[6][7] Upon her return to Oakland, she became involved with activism and other Latinx organizers. She created the first Latino club at her school.[6] When she was 16, California Proposition 187 was introduced, marking state level anti-immigrant legislation.[6][5]

After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland in 1996, Rodriguez received numerous scholarships and chose to attend the University of California, Berkeley.[7] She withdrew at age 20 indicating she wanted to follow her path rather than limit herself to her parents' wishes.[5] She was inspired by printmaking, introduced to her by Chicana artist Yreina Cervantez, and decided to pursue a career in political art.[5]

Career

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Rodriguez began as a political poster designer in the 1990s in the struggle for racial justice in Oakland, California. Her designs and projects range on a variety of different issues including globalization, immigration, feminism, patriarchy, interdependence, and genetically modified foods.[8] Rodriguez studied the history of political art, including the artwork and graphics associated with the Black Panthers and the 1970s feminist movement, through her residency at the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles.Rodriguez was drawn to posters and reproducible art like printmaking for their power to educate, organize, and liberate communities.[6][8][7][9]

Rodriguez has worked closely with artists in Mexico, Europe, and Japan, and her works have appeared in collections at Bellas Artes, The Glasgow Print Studio, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.[10] In 2003, with Jesus Barraza, Rodriguez helped establish the Taller Tupac Amaru print studio to promote the practice of screen printing among California-based artists and foster its resurgence.[10][11] Rodriguez also co-founded EastSide Arts Alliance and Cultural Center, an organization of artists and community organizers intended to promote community sustainability through political and cultural awareness and leadership development.[12] She serves on the board of Presente.org, a national online organizing network dedicated to the political empowerment of Latino communities.[13]

Awards and exhibitions

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References

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  1. ^ "Favianna Rodriguez". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  2. ^ a b "An artist's journey through time". El Tecolote. November 25, 2012. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  3. ^ "Radio Ambulante: Unscripted, Art & Activism". Public Radio International (PRI) (article and radio program). May 22, 2014. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014.
  4. ^ Bañales, Xamuel. "A Conversation with Favianna Rodriguez: World-Making through Decolonial Feminist Artivism." Feminist Formations 35, no. 1 (2023): 154-194. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ff.2023.a902073.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Leal, Samantha (January 18, 2013). "Favianna Rodriguez Talks Immigration, Rosario Dawson and Her New Web Series". Latina (interview). [better source needed]. Archived from the original on 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Vasquez, Tina (2013). "Artist Statement". Bitch (interview). [better source needed]. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e Cohen, Susan (July 1, 2009). "Favianna and the New Print Revolution". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  8. ^ a b Spark (25 July 2007). "Favianna Rodriguez". KQED Public Media for Northern CA.
  9. ^ "Favianna Rodríguez: 'Artists are Risk Takers and Truth Speakers'". Global Voices. March 30, 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Favianna Rodriguez". Stanford. Archived from the original on 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  11. ^ "About Us". tallertupacamaru. Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  12. ^ "About Us". EastSide Arts Alliance. Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  13. ^ "About Us". Presente.org.
  14. ^ "January 2024 – The Humanities Institute". thi.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  15. ^ "New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century". BAMPFA. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  16. ^ "Winter Art Exhibit: The Radical Imagination | UCSB Multicultural Center". mcc.sa.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  17. ^ Phillips, Frances. "Favianna Rodriguez and Mobilize the Immigrant Vote | Creative Work Fund". creativeworkfund.org \. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Take This Hammer: Art + Media Activism from the Bay Area". YBCA. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  19. ^ "#CarvingThroughBorders | CultureStrike". El Museo del Barrio. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  20. ^ ":: CCI :: Grant Submissions ::". www.cciarts.org. Center for Cultural Innovation. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Favianna Rodriguez - 2010 - Women's Hall Of Fame - Alameda County". www.acgov.org. Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  22. ^ ":: CCI :: Grant Submissions ::". www.cciarts.org. Center for Cultural Innovation. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  23. ^ "National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen, Chicago". National Museum of Mexican Art, Pilsen, Chicago. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  24. ^ "GRANTEES – Belle Foundation". Belle. Belle Foundation. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Past Award Honorees". political-graphics. Center for the Study of Political Graphics. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  26. ^ "ARCHIVES - PARCO MUSEUM - 平和ポスター展 「Yo! What Happened to Peace?」　～平和って、どうしちゃったんだっけ？～". art.parco.jp. Parco Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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