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En mi casa – meet painter Daisy Velasco

Claudia Pretelin

Daisy VelascoEn Mi Casa September 6 -October 4, 2025 Blue Roof Residency7329 S. Broadway Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90003 This summer, Claudia Pretelin, founder and curator of Instruments of Memory, was invited by the Blue Roof residency to participate in an inspiring mentorship program designed to support artist-in-residence Daisy Velasco. Velasco, a talented first-generation Mexican-American painter, creates evocative works “that explore the intricate intersections of family, tradition, and psychological drama.” She describes her artistic process by saying, “In my narrative paintings, I draw from the emotions stirred by a chaotic…

MEMORIAS Y RESISTENCIAS | FOTOSEPTIEMBRE – MEXICO, 2024

Claudia Pretelin

Como parte de las actividades del Festival Fotoseptiembre 2024 organizado en México por el Centro de la Imagen, Instruments of Memory y el Museo de las Mujeres Costa Rica presenta MEMORIAS Y RESISTENCIAS: MUJERES | ARTISTAS| HISTORIAS AFROLATINAS Y CARIBEÑAS, un proyecto que reúne el trabajo curatorial de Claudia Mandel Katz (Argentina-Costa Rica), Claudia Pretelin (México-Estados Unidos) y Sussy Vargas Alvarado (Costa Rica). Esta muestra presentada con el apoyo del Centro Queretano de la Imagen incluye la obra de diecisiete autoras contemporáneas de más de diez países en Latinoamérica y…

A TRAIL OF MEMORIES: A CONVERSATION WITH TRICIA RAINWATER

Claudia Pretelin

Through her work in multi-media and photography, Tricia Rainwater has opened up a dialogue between past and present which has explored a place of vulnerability and resilience. Contemplating stories from her ancestors and her own life, she becomes, learns, and fully exists. Paraphrasing writer Terese Marie Mailhot, “once you name your transgressions and transgressors, you are able to put down your pain.” Tricia has started walking this trail.  Currently based on Ramaytush Ohlone land (San Francisco), Tricia was raised in the Central Valley until the age of ten and then…