I am an Artist and Printmaker currently working in Austin, Texas. I am a second Year MFA candidate in Printmaking and Assistant Instructor at the University of Texas at Austin.
I was born and raised in Juarez, Mexico. Growing up on the border exposed me to multifaceted experiences, which I translate in my art by conflating different elements and mediums. The current violent events in my native city continue to influence my imagery which I react through and by pushing the limits of traditional printmaking.
At the moment I am creating my matrices with a laser cutter which allows me to impress burned residue and create different heights of embossing. Through this process I am making the connection on the lack of ink or color to the absence of life. By using only the burned pigment as the source of mark making I’m playing with the idea that those events are burned into the consciousness of the city habitants; leaving unwanted memories through the continuous first hand exposure to these massacres shaping the way in which they live their life just as the burned residue leaves an imprint on the paper.