Love for Immigrants: ARTivism: New Beginnings In-Person Exhibit Washington, D.C. (February 1st, 2025) – Love for Immigrants is pleased to announce an art exhibition titled: ARTivists: New Beginnings. Opening Event Date: March 24th, 2025 Time: 5:30pm – 8:30pm ESTClosing Event Date: May 28th, 2025 Time: 6pm – 8:30pm ESTExhibit Ends: June 6th,Continue reading “Press Release”
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Carolina
SITE // INSTAGRAM Meet Carolina Carolina Hernandez, from Colombia, is a multicultural dancer from Colombia with more than 16 years of experience in dances from India, Egypt, Turkey, Brazil, Colombia and El Caribe. She is the founder and director of GET Dance Company (Global Expressions Through Dance), based in the DMV area. Notably, Carolina performedContinue reading “Carolina”
Jessica Fairfax Hirst
Instagram Meet Jessica Jessica is a multidisciplinary artist, working primarily in performance, video, installation and 3D collage. I have been a refugee since 2006 from the toxic habitat in the United States, having lived in Nicaragua, Spain and the Dominican Republic. She works with an expanded process of site-specific creation all over the world on themes suchContinue reading “Jessica Fairfax Hirst”
Rama AlFarkh
SITE // Social Media Rama AlFarkh: Born in Amman, Jordan in 1997 based in Virginia, she obtained a BA in Physics from The University of Jordan in 2019. Influenced by philosophical studies related to self-idealism and the dialectic of linking Epistemology and Ontology she attempts to perceive a more comprehensive nature of humans. This seriesContinue reading “Rama AlFarkh”
Wole Ajagbe
SITE // Instagram Meet Wole Wole Ajagbe is a DC-based producer, photographer, and filmmaker. His creative journey began 19 years ago, where he learned to capture images on film and develop them in a darkroom. Since then, he has incorporated capturing digital images and video into his creative repertoire.His work can be described as eclectic,Continue reading “Wole Ajagbe”
AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez
SITE // INSTAGRAM Still Here, 2024Mix Media11″x14″Value: $200 Listen, 2024Mix Media 16″ x 20″Value: $370 Breathe, 2024Mix Media11″x14″Value: $200 She Heals, 2024Mix Media, 18″x24″Value:$480 “In Right Relationship”, 2025Acrylic on Canvas,24” x 24”$630 Meet AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez Born in Venezuela, AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez (she/ella) is a reconnectingIndoLatine mujerista working to create and agitate her way throughContinue reading “AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez”
Khin
Born in Myanmar (Burma), Khin is a feminist activist, artist, poet, and technologist who was forced to flee her home country as a refugee following a military coup in February 2021 and the ensuing violent crackdown against pro-democracy and human rights activists. Khin’s art reflects the convergence of her ongoing activism and resistance with theContinue reading “Khin”
Yeliz Gedik
Yeliz, a biologist settled in the Washington DC area, is also a talented artist originally from Turkey. Despite her scientific pursuits, her heart lies in art. Introduced to painting at the age of four by her father, Yeliz’s artistic journey paused as she grew up. However, she reignited her passion later in life, using paintingContinue reading “Yeliz Gedik”
Xenia Gray
Xenia Gray is a contemporary figurative artist who primarily works in mixed media, including oil, acrylic, and charcoal. Fascinated by unexpressed feelings andthings left unsaid, Xenia explores emotions through paintings of the human body. Xenia grew up in Siberia in the aftermath of the Soviet Union’s collapse, and her sense of color and aesthetics isContinue reading “Xenia Gray”
AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez
Born in Venezuela, AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez (she/ella) is a reconnecting IndoLatine mujerista working to create and agitate her way through the Latin diaspora. She empowers individuals and communities with her diverse skill set, which includes education, coaching, consulting, writing… and art. AnaYelsi’s passion for liberating justice work often seeps into her creative endeavors – resultingContinue reading “AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez”
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