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Llevame Pa'l Monte (The Mountains Are Calling and I Must Go)Reception and gallery talk:February 6, 5:00-7:00 pm
Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz is an interdisciplinary visual artist whose work pulls from 17th and 18th-century European portraiture, comic books, sketch comedy, folkloric dance, and installation to address race, bias, trauma, and healing. Her work has been featured in venues such as The Momentary, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Museum of Arts and Design, Garage Museum Moscow, Orlando Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico; and at the Manifesta and Performa biennials. Numerous media outlets, including Art in America ArtNews, PBS, NPR, The New York Times, and The Washington Post have covered her work. She earned her MFA from Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Art and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Presently, she’s a full professor at George Mason University and serves as a board member of several national arts organizations including the College Art Association.
Admission: Free
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm
A weeknight or daytime permit is now required after 5:00 pm on weekdays. No permit is needed from 5:00 pm Friday through 7:30 am Monday. A $1.00 one-night pass is available in selected lots. More information can be found at Weeknight Parking.
website: https://go.unc.edu/raiumundiortiz
artist website: https://www.raimundiart.com/
For more information, please contact Roxana Perez-Mendez at [email protected]
Image credit: Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, drawing from the Sanctuary series
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
115 South Columbia Street, Hanes Art Center, CB# 3405, Chapel Hill, NC, United States, North Carolina 27599
