This printmaking project was born by the urge to document the
graphic work of artists of Dominican descent living, and working in
New York.
These group of artists, working collectively have developed not only
a historical printmaking portfolio,but also a contemporary visual
comment on the diverse migration experience of the Dominican
community.There is a diversity of voices aesthetically and in the
variety techniques, from etching, lithograph,block, mixed media to
silkscreen.
The Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA is a printmaking collective of
twelve artists of Dominican
descent, who live and work in and around New York City.
Headed by Pepe Coronado, the artists of the collective are: Carlos
Almonte, Pepe Coronado,
Rene De Los Santos, iliana emilia Garcia, Reynaldo Garcia Pantaleon,
Scherezade Garcia, Alex Guerrero,
Luanda Lozano, Miguel Luciano, Chiqui Mendoza, Moses Ros-Suarez, and
Rider Urena.
Our first project is a print portfolio of twelve images in an
edition of twenty-five called ”MANIFESTACIONES”,
a collection of imagery depicting cultural markers in the form of
customs, beliefs, icons and “mañas”
Dominicanas (Dominican idiosincracies)
The mission of the Dominican York Proyecto GRAFICA is:
-to advance the state of contemporary Dominican American graphic
arts through a rich and varied
collaboration.
-to engage in research and development of innovative and
contemporary graphic ideas and techniques.
-to create prints using a variety of techniques from traditional to
the newest, safest and cleanest
processes of today.
-to lead in creating new venues for exchange of ideas and cultures
-to broaden the public’s knowledge of modern Dominican culture
through exhibitions, lectures, and
workshops.
-to document and manifest the graphic tradition in the Dominican
Republic by creating an entity
solely focused in its
history and development
-to create captivating pieces of art
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