Gabriela Alemán (illustrator) explained

Gabriela Alemán
Other Names:Smug Morenita
Birth Date:ca.
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation:Illustrator, painter
Movement:Pop art, Latin American art
Website:Official website

Gabriela Alemán (born), also known online as Smug Morenita, is an American visual artist and illustrator. She is a self-taught artist who creates comic-styled pop art that depicts Latinx culture and iconography.[1]

Biography

Alemán was born and raised in San Francisco, California, U.S.. She is a self-identified queer woman and a first-generation American.[2] She is the daughter of immigrants from Nicaragua and El Salvador.[3] [4] [5] Alemán grew up in the Mission District of San Francisco, where her family was once evicted from their home during the "early dot-com boom".[6]

Career

In 2019, Alemán helped to design and create the artwork for the Loteria cards passed out during the #MissionLoteria initiative in San Francisco.[7] On December 14, 2019 Alemán was one of the artists featured at the 6th annual multidisciplinary exhibition at the Acción Latina’s Juan R. Fuentes Gallery.[8] On February 5, 2020, Alemán was featured at the Galería de La Raza with the opening of the exhibit titled In The Name Of…?. In addition to being an artist, Gabriela Alemán is also a community organizer and activist. At 26 years old, Alemán co-founds the Mission Meals Coalition in order to provide fresh ingredients and meals to those in need. Alemán and her sisters created the coalition during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. They started out by delivering meals and groceries but now manage a community fridge providing free ingredients. The Mission Meals Coalition does not receive any government funding and is kept running by donations and volunteers. Donated items are inspected carefully and determined as safe to eat. Alemán also makes sure that many of the groceries offered are widely accepted by the Latinx community.[9] Alemán is also the co-president of Latin@ Young Democrats of San Francisco and acted as a part time campaign manager for Gabriela López. She has also worked as a Calle 24 council member, and a Chavalos de Aqui y Allá board member.[10]

Works

References

  1. Web site: February 2020 . In The Name Of...? Works by Gabriela Alemán . 2023-12-04 . Galería de la Raza.
  2. Web site: Gomez . Shirley . 2020-09-17 . Latinx illustrators making your feed look like a virtual gallery . 2023-12-04 . HOLA . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2019-01-11 . Gabriela López Just Became the Youngest Elected Official in San Francisco . 2023-12-04 . . . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2021-07-16 . 15 Hispanic and Latinx Artists You Should Be Following on Instagram . 2023-12-08 . Oprah Daily . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2021-09-15 . How art, Instagram helped this Latina activist figure out why it's cool to be Central American . 2023-12-08 . ABC7 New York . en.
  6. Web site: Clark . Laura . 2021-09-22 . In The Know Honors: Gabriela Alemán . 2023-12-04 . Yahoo! In The Know . en-US.
  7. Web site: Mark . Julian . 2019-11-29 . 'Lotería'-themed 'shop local' campaign coming to Mission Street on Saturday . 2023-12-04 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2019-12-02 . Cómplices en la Resistencia . 2023-12-04 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2021-01-08 . 'Support Is the Force': At Family-Led Mission Meals Coalition, Serving the Community Runs Deep . 2023-12-04 . . en-us.
  10. Web site: 2020-01-30 . Bay Area Nicaraguans react to country’s political turmoil through art, solidarity . 2023-12-04 . . en-US.
  11. Web site: Artist Gallery - The Center for Cultural Power . 2023-12-04 . www.culturalpower.org.
  12. Web site: 2019-04-25 . Family seeks justice for slain Indigenous mother . 2023-12-04 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: Gabriela Alemán at The Ramp Gallery . 2023-12-04 . SOMArts . en-US.
  14. Web site: 5 Notable Hispanics in Underground Art – Anna D. Smith Fine Art and Real Estate Broker . 2023-12-04 . adsmith.broker. .

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