Johanna Toruño

Johanna Toruño is a queer Salvadoran-born and New York-based artist who describes herself as a community-taught visual artist. She wheat-pastes her graphics in the streets to make her art publicly accessible. Her work focuses on uplifting and empowering Black and brown communities.

I came across her work when I was in New York a few years ago and kept seeing her posters around the city, especially in places frequented by Black and brown individuals. I loved how these posters created representation and commanded space for people who have been historically marginalized. I also love how Johanna Toruño’s work rejects the traditional art world by going around galleries and heading straight to the streets.