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Joan Zamora, an artist born in Juanacatlan Mexico moved to Los Angeles at the age of five with her family. Zamora is mostly known for her mixed media pieces and screen printing.
Joan graduated from San Francisco State University in 2006, with a BA.
Zamora was a member of the O.V.A.S. (Overthrowing Vendidxs, Authority & the State) also known as the Ovarian Psycos Cycle Brigade. A group of BIPOC women formed to support sisterhood and address various issues effecting women of color. Joam was featured in the documentary Ovarian Psycos. She currently is a member of the Ni Santas a womxn art collective. Whose vision is to nourish women of color to reclaim spaces and resources.
Joan's work explores the complicated layer of femininity through landscapes and portraiture. Many of the women in her work hold a close resemblance to Zamora herself. Leading the viewer to believe she is consistently investigating her own personhood. She has been a part of live screen printing at CAAM, Skirball, and The Getty. Joan has been asked to build an alter for Grand Park's Noche de Ofrienda, a Day of the Dead celebration for the last five years.
Hi Amina, I just wanted to say that I'm glad I was able to learn about this artist through you and your presentation. The art was very striking and although there are not bright bold colors being used in the pieces you presented on, the images were still very bold (if that makes sense). I want to learn more on this artist and I actually work at the Music Center, which Grand Park is apart of, so I'm glad that they are including artist like these.
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