Our Chicana Printmakers: Favianna Rodriguez

In Holly Barnet-Sanchez book Where are the Chicana Printmakers she focus on how Chicana artist have become the voice for our people, and not just any type of artist; specifically printmakers. They have constructed a positive Chicana identity. The printmaker I've decided to focus on is Favianna Rodriguez because her political prints stood out to me the most.

She includes strong messages in all her prints, she's not afraid to voice her beliefs. She's become such a role model for the Chicano community because if there's anyone out there afraid to voice their desire for equality Rodriguez is helping them by voicing it for them. Her speaks to me as her audience, especially her series that focuses on education. This series as well as this print speak to me because we constantly are aware of our family's struggle or individuals struggle with getting deported or not being able to enter their homeland to visit loved ones or homes. Printmakers use their artist power to alert the world of the problems going on around us, the problems politicians and the government try their best to ignore. Printmakers, like Favianna Rodriguez are so influential, I truly respect all their prints because they speak about the issues that trouble the Chicano community.