In conversation with Christopher Suarez & rafa esparza

in

Join us via zoom on Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 5:30 pm for an artist talk with Christopher Suarez, presented in conjuction with his current exhibition at the Art, Design, & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara. Christopher and I will each give a brief presentation, followed by a conversation about architecture in Latino neighborhoods, moderated by rafa esparza.

Piñatitas at Mingei International Museum

in

My piñatitas series will be exhibited as part of Piñatas: The High Art of Celebration at Mingei International Museum in San Diego, CA. The exhibition will run from Oct 28, 2022 - Apr 30, 2023. This exhibition is guest curated by Emily Zaiden, Curator at Craft in America Center, and is a reimagining of the exhibition featured at Craft in America in 2021.

Photo by Ron Kerner, Mingei International Museum

a sense of place at Bermudez Projects

in

Super excited to announce my new solo exhibit with Bermudez Projects!

a sense of place

March 20-April 24, 2021

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 20, 5-8pm

From Bermudez Projects:

Bermudez Projects is excited to present Ana Serrano | a sense of place, the artist’s second solo exhibition at the gallery.

At the age of 9, Ana Serrano and her mother moved from her grandparents’ home in South Los Angeles to Downey. In this autobiographical exhibition, Serrano engages the social, economic, cultural, aesthetic, and historical aspects of these communities through her brilliantly hued sculptures.

“Although my new home was only 10 miles away, it felt like a different world,” says Serrano. “I continued to move between these two places until my teenage years, spending weekends and breaks from school with my grandparents.”

She adds, “I credit the constant traveling within the neighborhoods of Southeast Los Angeles as the start of my interest in the built environment. It also gave me the lens with which I construct a sense of place, taking into account the [many] aspects of these communities. For this body of work, I examine the physical attributes that makes this community meaningful.”

Palpable Objects at Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA)

in

Palpable Objects at Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA)

December 8 - February 10, 2019

My piece “Orange House #2” is currently on display in Long Beach, CA at MoLAA, read about the exhibition below:

“This exhibition presents twelve highly tactile works by women artists that use materials in unpredictable ways to address familiar topics. Selected from MOLAA's Permanent Collection, these artists manipulate the landscape, human figure, and perspective to express not just their individual outlooks, but also to explore collective histories as they relate to representation, memory and place.” -molaa.org

Dual Vision at Consulate General of Mexico

in

Dual Vision at Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, 2401 W 6th St. Los Angeles, CA 90057

October 24 - November 27, 2018

I’m excited to have a new piece included in this group exhibition.

About the exhibition: 35x35: Dual Vision is an annual group exhibition held at the Mexican Center for Culture and Cinematic Arts featuring works by 35 LA-based Mexican and Mexican American writers, musicians and visual artist who are under the age of 35. The purpose of this annual exhibition is to show the diversity of talent in the Mexican American community while also creating connections between the artist. 

Dual Vision refers to Du Bois' concept of double consciousness, the internal conflict experienced by subordinated groups in an oppressive society. In this case, the double consciousness is exemplified in the contention between opposing identity:  Mexican and American.

Curated by  Karla Aguiñiga

Click HERE for more info.

Visiting Artist at CSU Monterey Bay

in

Very honored and excited to be a visiting artist at Cal State University Monterey Bay. My visit includes an artist talk, a workshop on demystifying what it mean to be a working artist and a portfolio review of senior students.

The artist talk is open to the public- Sept 26th, 6-8 pm at CSUMB, Building 72.

Construyendo Puentes at Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil

in

Construyendo Puentes at Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (Mexico City, MX)

September 21 - November 25, 2018

My piece Cartonlandia along with a few others will be traveling to Mexico City to be part of this landmark exhibition.

About the Exhibition: "Featuring the works of nearly 30 Los Angeles-based artists, the AltaMed Art Collection exhibit “Bridges in Time of Walls” aims to address the many commonalities rooted in the shared history, traditions, and rich appreciation for art, music, and family that exist between those who live in Mexico and those who have emigrated to Los Angeles to set roots in the United States.

The landmark exhibition will feature more than 40 paintings, sculpture, photographs, videos, and  mixed media works from renowned Los Angeles Chicano and Latino artists such as: Carlos Almaraz, Frank Romero, Patssi Valdez, Salomón Huerta, Ana Serrano, Vyal One, Gary Garay, Shizu Saldamando, Yolanda Gonzalez, Roberto Gil de Montes, Cindy Santos Bravo, Judithe Hernández, Jose Ramirez, ASCO, and more."  -artfixdaily

LA YARDA at Bermudez Projects

in

February 17, 2018 - March 31, 2018

Opening Reception February 17th, 7-10pm

"Bermudez Projects is proud to announce Ana Serrano’s La Yarda, the artist’s debut solo exhibit at Bermudez Projects | NELA/Cypress Park. Spanglish for “front yard,” La Yardapresents a series of new sculptural works – both three-dimensional and two-dimensional, relief style – highlighting single-family homes and, more specifically, these private/public spaces, placing an emphasis on how homeowners explore their cultural hybridity by engaging, altering, and/or personalizing these intimate, but capacious urban oases."  from BermudezProjects.com  

Click HERE for more info.

Homegrown at Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA)

in

January 21, 2018 -  June 3, 2018

Ana Serrano’s immersive “garden” both references a recognizable urban landscape and pays homage to the artist’s family connection to the land in Mexico. Highlighting the juxtaposition of the built environment and plant life, the installation is composed of bright-colored walls and lively plants made of cardboard and paper. The dynamic space invites viewers to move into the sculpture and immerse themselves in the disparate yet familiar elements of city living, emphasizing the balance between man-made constructions and natural elements as well as dense, permanent objects and those that are lighter, more ephemeral.

In Serrano’s installation, plants poke up through the “concrete structure” as they would through cracks in city sidewalks or streets. The plants reference the small plots of dirt found scattered amidst the concrete of Los Angeles, particularly in the Mexican and Mexican-American neighborhoods of Los Angeles where Serrano was raised. With a particular focus on the ways people create gardens and grow food within small spaces, the installation mirrors the garden-within-the-yard of the single-family home and recalls the store fronts and urban environments that provide the soil for family traditions to take root. It focuses on how people bring the natural world into the city environment.