November at Blue Sky
November Exhibitions and Programs at Blue Sky
Blue Sky is pleased to announce November Exhibitions and Programs. Please join us on Nov 2 from 5 -8 PM for First Thursday Opening!
Carmen Lizardo
To Swallow a River
Image © Carmen Lizardo
Nov 2 - Dec 2, 2023
First Thursday Opening: Nov 2, 5 - 8 PM
In-Person Artist Talk: Sat, Nov 4, 3 PM
2022 En Foco Fellow Carmen Lizardo intertwines personal narratives with political and cultural legacies, delving into the themes of immigration, race, class, and identity. Lizardo’s work begins as an autobiographical experience. This series To Swallow a River casts her as an archivist. She utilizes a combination of portraits and documents sourced from public and personal archives, along with original photographs, encapsulating the innate human desire to find our place within history, particularly within the expansive tapestry of the American Cultural Collective.
Danny Aros-Aguilar
Sandunga Nunca Muere
Image © Danny Aros-Aguilar
Nov 2 - Dec 2, 2023
First Thursday Opening: Nov 2, 5 - 8 PM
In-Person Artist Talk: Sat, Nov 4, 1 PM
2022 En Foco Fellow Danny Aros-Aguilar’s exhibition Sandunga Nunca Muere came from a collaboration with their friends in Oaxaca, Mexico. The images were derived from conversations they had about the misinterpretation of being Muxe, and what it actually is like being third gender. Juchitan, the cradle of the Muxeidad, is not a paradise for the gender non-conforming. Like some other distant parts of the world, queerness in Oaxaca has been tolerated historically while being kept marginalized, oppressed, and persecuted. Limitations are set by families who navigate life using Christianized customs and traditions of morality. The latest generations of Muxes seek to hold on to certain traditions while fighting for equal rights and against femicide. Reclaiming their identity in a pre-colonized history. Queerness has always and will always be present in humanity. Aros-Aguilar’s work reflects the cultural complexity and gender queerness of their authentic self. Although some self-reflective work may resurface pain, most of their image-making is created to celebrate, highlight, and leave a print of brown queerness in history.
M.O.E
The World I Dream Of
2023 Pacific Northwest Drawers Print Walk
Image © M.O.E
Nov 2 - Dec 2, 2023
First Thursday Opening: Nov 2, 5 - 8 PM
In-Person Artist Talk: Sat, Nov 11, 3 PM
M.O.E is a young African American photographer and artist from Portland, Oregon. M.O.E’s love of photography started at a young age with a passion to change the world through pictures. M.O.E works to encapsulate the moment in a single shot. Sharing their view and perspective with all who see their work. M.O.E uses their art to share their vision with others. M.O.E believes in using their Art as Activism, in part because of the influence of their parents who also believe in creating Art as Activism.
Meet participating 2023 Pacific Northwest Drawers Artists on Sat, Nov 18 from 1 - 4 PM. Chat with them about their prints and get an inside look into their creative process.