Title: Ancestors

Artist: Soni Lopez-Chavez

Year Completed: 2022

Medium: Acrlylic embellished Art Print, Signed by Artist, Unframed

Dimensions (HxWxD): (HxWxD): 12" x 12"

Description/Inspiration:

I surrender myself with the earth. I become one with my true nature. Ancestors within me, I celebrate and honor you for eternity. Acrylic embellished art print.

Artist Bio:

Soni Lopez-Chavez was born in Cuitzeo de Abasolo in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. A first generation immigrant, she immigrated to the United States with her family as a child, ultimately settling in the border region of San Diego, California. Professionally, Soni worked as an acrylic painter and a muralist while also working as a devoted preschool teacher. Outside of the classroom, she dedicated most of her time curating group art shows in San Diego's vibrant local art scene. Pulling from her own Chichimeca heritage and lived experience as a first-generation immigrant, Soni's art covers a wide variety of different topics and causes. All revolving around the key theme of empowering marginalized communities and raising awareness for people of color. Her art is manifested with the intention of bringing awareness to the issues and communities around her that she believes need more support and representation. Soni's art commonly grapples with issues such Indigenous sovereignty and the uplifting indigenous communities, immigration rights, family separation, the struggles of street vendors, the Black Lives Matter movement, mental health awareness, and LGBTQ+ issues among others. Soni's work is an accumulation of all her life experiences. A representation of her Indigenous ancestry, her life lived back and forth between two nations. As well as the desire not only to bring awareness to issues through their art, but use her platform to counter negative, preconceived stereotypes, and to empower historically marginalized communities.

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