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“I look at my hands and I see the hands of my father and my grandmother, I see a worker’s hands . . . growing up I participated in the laborious work of both my father and mother. The very techniques I was taught when helping my father grout tile now help to elevate the voices of people like him, immigrants and people of color who are left with laborious jobs in pursuit of the American dream. Each piece of art I create reminds me of that privilege and responsibility.”
"She intentionally brings a certain level of masculinity to the [panel] . . . She is motivated by the honor of immigrants and people of color, who often are left with laborious jobs as a result of systemic racism and xenophobia — her work is a love letter to her Mexican heritage."
Monica Curiel Art
Monica Curiel Art
