Arrastrado (2020) por Verónica Gaona

Dragged (2020) by Verónica Gaona

Fabriano paper soaked in Rio Grande water, Rio Grande bank dirt, and rose water /
Papel Fabriano empapado en agua de Río Grande, tierra del banco de Río Grande y agua de rosas

Verónica Gaona Interview

Veronica Gaona looks at the camera with arms crossed in front of her artwork. She wears a black corduroy top and a gold necklace.

Born to working class Mexican migrants, Verónica Gaona (b. 1994) is an interdisciplinary artist from Brownsville, Texas, a city along the Texas - México border landscape, living and working in Houston. Gaona received a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from The University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley. In 2021, she was the recipient of the national Artadia Award. In 2022, Gaona participated in Monumentality in Art: Memory, History, and Impermanence in Diaspora panel at the CAA conference in Chicago and participated in the Engaging Latinx Art: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston and will partake in the 2022-2023 Lawndale Art Center residency.

Nacida de inmigrantes mexicanos de clase trabajadora, Verónica Gaona (n. 1994) es una artista interdisciplinaria de Brownsville, Texas, una ciudad a lo largo de la frontera entre Texas y México, que vive y trabaja en Houston. Gaona recibió una Maestría en Bellas Artes en Arte de Estudio de la Universidad de Houston y una Licenciatura en Artes en Comunicación Masiva de la Universidad de Texas en Rio Grande Valley. En 2021, recibió el Premio Nacional Artadia. En 2022, Gaona participó en el panel Monumentality in Art: Memory, History, and Impermanence in Diaspora en la conferencia CAA en Chicago y participó en Engaging Latinx Art: National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute en el Museo de Bellas Artes de Houston. Actualmente, es profesora adjunta en la Universidad de Houston y participará en la residencia 2022-2023 del Lawndale Art Center.