A Tapestry of Responses to Trump’s Wall

A Tapestry of Responses to Trump’s Wall

A Tapestry of Responses to Trump’s Wall

Textile artists in Mexico create responses to the barriers they face.

Marietta Bernstorff, Juana Martinez Olivera, Leonila Aragon Grijalva, Rebecca Martinez Santos and Jennifer Grijalva Martinez
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Marietta BernstorffMarietta Bernstorff is a cultural promoter, artist, and curator. She is the founder of Mujeres Artistas y el Maiz (MAMAZ), a women’s art co-op based in Oaxaca, Mexico.


Juana Martinez OliveraA women’s artist coop from Oaxaca, who developed their own visual language using applique and patchwork to tell their stories of migration and farming since 2010.


Leonila Aragon GrijalvaA women’s artist coop from Oaxaca, who developed their own visual language using applique and patchwork to tell their stories of migration and farming since 2010.


Rebecca Martinez SantosA women’s artist coop from Oaxaca, who developed their own visual language using applique and patchwork to tell their stories of migration and farming since 2010.


Jennifer Grijalva MartinezA women’s artist coop from Oaxaca, who developed their own visual language using applique and patchwork to tell their stories of migration and farming since 2010.


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