An Evening of Art and Activism with Constanza Carballo
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
4-11-2024
Sponsoring Department(s)
Latino/Latin American Studies (LLAS)
Abstract
Maria Constanza Carballo is best known for turning acrylic paintings as well as murals into voice pieces that highlight the marginalized. Inspired by her own bicultural and bilingual upbringing as an immigrant in the south Minneapolis Philips community, Maria Constanza began painting murals at the age of 13 and has since been recognized as a statement maker. Her art, a form of community activism, has travelled through Latin America, Europe, and throughout the U.S. Here in Minnesota, she has brought fellow women artists together internationally and locally through large scale community events to celebrate International Women’s Day and specifically bringing attention to the inequalities women face in all sectors of society including economic, political, workforce, healthcare, and education. Her most recent physical art series; the Monarchildren, gives specific importance to the ongoing crisis at the border, where migrant families are separated, and children are in cages. The series depicts real images of children facing these tragedies as monarchs, while telling the story of actual monarchs who travel every year during their famous migration. The idea is simple yet forgotten; in(migración) es natural; im(migration) is natural.
Recommended Citation
Shouse, Corey and Constanza Carballo, Maria, "An Evening of Art and Activism with Constanza Carballo" (2024). Latino/Latin American Studies Lectures. 38.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/llas_lectures/38