Title: Towards Our Past and Present

Artist: Celia Calabaza

Tribal Affiliation: Jicarilla Apache and Kewa Pueblo

Year Completed: 2022

Medium: Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas

Dimensions (HxWxD): 36" x 48"

Description/Inspiration:

Towards Our Past and Present, 36" x 48", Acrylic and spray paint on Canvas.

This is a limited-edition art piece; this is my first attempt at Acrylic Pouring and using stencils with spray paint. My inspiration for this art piece is based off graffiti artist Banksy. By incorporating the Jicarilla Apache culture with visual art, this encapsulates issues like personal-identity and language loss.

Artist Bio/Statement:

Celia Calabaza is an Indigenous artist from Dulce New Mexico located on the Jicarilla Apache reservation. She is half Jicarilla Apache and Kewa Pueblo. Currently attending the Institute of American Indian Arts, located in Santa Fe, New, Mexico. Where she will be receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Associate in Indigenous Liberal Studies. Celia artwork primarily focuses on her ideologies. She incorporates pop-culture and traditional knowledge, to express the importance of history and traditions of her cultural background, revitalization of language, and kinship.

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