Favianna Rodriguez |
Favianna Rodriguez is based out of Oakland, California. Her art focuses on immigration, war, social movements, feminism, and globalization. She is a renowned artist who works with vivid colors that impact her growing audience. Rodriguez became an activist when she witnessed institutional racism first hand as a young woman. She took this experience to organize her fellow peers. Growing up, Favianna witnessed racism and sexism through her parents, as well as through herself. She remembers hearing strangers call her parents racist names. In addition, Favianna's activism sprouted when she began to recognize the lack of positive images related to women of color seen through the media. Currently, Favianna Rodriguez is working on a campaign entitled "Migration Is Beautiful". Her artwork breaks society's molds and stereotypes, as well as brings forth a call to action, and calls for a new way of seeing.
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