Beatriz Vasquez
Beatriz Vasquez is an Indianapolis-based Chicanx visual artist recognized for her work with the conceptual use of Papel Picado to focus on her cultural memory, immigration social issues, human rights, and climate change advocacy.[1]
| File:1403718812003-Beatriz5.webp Beatriz Vasquez at her studio exhibiting her Papel Picado textiles. |
Background
Beatriz Vasquez was born on the Rio Grande located in the Gulf of Mexico,[2] where she grew up between the border towns of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico where her family was from.[3] Her family's migration story began with her family settling in Indianapolis in the 1990s where she explored her Mexican culture using her creative abilities.[3]
Education
In 2006, Vasquez earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Herron School of Art and Design at Indiana University, Indianapolis.[4] After receiving her B.A., Vasquez enrolled in various residency programs including the Eiteljorg Museum of Native American Art in 2012, IndyParks in 2013, and the Indianapolis Public Schools District Artist from 2013-2014.[3] Vasquez also earned the Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis in 2015 which granted her opportunities to attend Artist Residencies in Santiago, Chile, and Oaxaca, Mexico.[3]
Artistic Career
Vasquez is known for her intricate use of paper materials that she is able to transform into Papel Picado for murals, sculptures, large exhibits, and wearable art.[1] Throughout her career, she explored the traditional techniques of weaving paper, cutting paper, and hand sewing.[5]
Collaborations
- Cause and AEffect: Art that Speaks Out, Indiana State Museum[4]
- El Tendedero Project, Arts Council of Indianapolis[1]
- Stop the Violence against Women and Children, Arts Council of Indianapolis[4]
- NO Means NO!, Arts Council of Indianapolis[1]
Fellowships
- Arts for Learning | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Third Space | Indianapolis, Indiana[1]
- U.S. Arts in the Embassies | Under Ambassador Maria Brewer | Sierra Leone, Africa[4]
- U.S. Arts in the Embassies | Under Ambassador Maria Brewer | Lesotho, Africa[1]
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and Root Division | San Francisco, California[4]
- Central Indiana Community Foundation | Indianapolis, Indiana[1]
- National Latino Association of Art and Cultures | San Antonio, Texas[4]
- Indianapolis University Traditional Arts Indiana | Indianapolis, Indiana[1]
- Migrant Leadership Program of Southern Indiana | Evansville, Indiana[4]
- Center for Climate Power | Oakland, California[1]
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Arts & Humanities | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Create Indy Advisory Council | Indianapolis, Indiana[1]
- Children's Museum of Indianapolis | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
Affiliations
- Kurt Vonnegut Library & Museum | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- The Indiana State Museum | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian Art | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- IndyParks | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Indianapolis Public Schools | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Indianapolis Public Library | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Primary Colours Gallery | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Youth Art Program at Herron School of Art and Design | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Arts for Learning | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- INDY Arts Council | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Indiana Arts Commission | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Park Tudor School | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Big Car Collaborative | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Nopal Collaboration of Latino Art | Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- AMOR Collaboration of Latino Art[4]
- La Plaza Collaboration of Latino Art [4]
Solo Exhibitions
- Kurt Vonnegut Library & Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana[4]
- Feminine Bloodlines: Mexican Womanhood, Arts Council of Indianapolis, Gallery 924[1]
- Immigration: An Elegy of Hope and Loss, Herron School of Art and Design[1]
References
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Beatriz Vasquez » GANGGANG". GANGGANG. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ↑ "In Her Own Words: Beatriz Vasquez". Indiana State Museum. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Beatriz Vasquez – U.S. Department of State". Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 "Beatriz Vasquez". IndyArtsGuide.org. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ↑ "Vasquez, Beatriz | Indy Arts Council". indyarts.org. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
