Lente Latine/Latin Lens at The Visual Arts Gallery at New Jersey City University
Opening reception: September 24, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Artist Talk: September 24, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Jersey City Artist Studio Tour: October 4, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Lente Latine/Latin Lens sheds light on recent works by Latin American photographers based on the east coast. Curated by the photographer Natali Bravo-Barbee, the exhibition highlights these artists’ exploration of their ancestral roots, cultural identity, and diasporic communities through varied photographic techniques.
Featured artists are: Manuel Acevedo, Carlos Alejandro, Lizzy Alejandro, Jacqueline Herranz Brooks, Monica Flores, Juan C. Giraldo, Orestes Gonzalez, Cesar Melgar, Qiana Mestrich, Josephina Moran, William Riera, Gabriel Garcia Roman, and Dakota Santiago.
The exhibition is part of the Hispanic Heritage Month program.
Manuel Acevedo, Jump!, 1983, Silver gelatin print.