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Cabrillo Gallery

LatinXperiencia 2026: La Resiliencia

September 28 - October 27, 2026

Reception: Saturday, September 26, 3-5pm

Juror's Talk: during the reception at 3:30pm

Smokie Arce • Stephanie Barajas • Isabella Boronat • Aleah Ramirez Brooks • Rose Deler • Silvana D'Mikos • Rebeca Escobedo • Luka Amaru Fernandez • Cynthia Yadira Gonzalez • Becky Guttin • Houyee Chow-Jiménez • Oscar Lopez • Fernanda Martinez • Mónica Crystal Ocegueda • Imara Osorno • Elba Raquel • Sylvia Ríos • Rocío Salvatierra • Rocio Gómez Sandoval • Amy Díaz Infante Siqueiros • Norha Tamayo • Samuel Torres Jr. • Camilo Villa • Augie WK

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Resilience is a superpower! During challenging circumstances and difficult times resilience can give us the strength to persevere through adversity, and can provide the resourcefulness to find pathways forward with a flexible mindset.

For this exhibition we invited Latino/a/x artists from around the country to submit artworks that express their vision of resilience. From these entries, a selection was chosen for this exhibition by Juror Alyssarhaye Graciano, Visual Arts Curator at MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San Jose, CA.

Juror’s Statement

La Resiliencia celebrates endurance and resourcefulness through the works of twenty-four artists from across the country. The exhibition explores memory, restraint, and lived experiences through physical forms both on and off the wall.

These works contemplate internal turmoil and collective realities, mirroring the process of navigating everything from everyday challenges to the precarity of social, political, and environmental conditions. The artists build a new sense of identity, reality, and purpose while addressing the importance of collective strength and how creative practice can confront internalized thoughts and systemic boundaries.

La Resiliencia features painting, textiles, sculptures, assemblage, and photography. Through various mediums and techniques, these artworks invite conversation to understand how one overcomes adversity on a daily basis. Rather than treating resilience as a static state, the exhibition imagines how resourcefulness and flexibility can allow one to rebuild in life’s shifting environments.

-Alyssarhaye Graciano

About the juror:

Alyssarhaye Graciano, Visual Arts Curator at MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San Jose, CA. In addition be being a community curator she is a published author and practicing textile artist. Her curatorial practice has focused on emerging and established artists of color, uplifting untold stories, and artistic expressions.

About the LatinXperiencia Exhibition series:

Cabrillo Gallery’s LatinXperiencia series of annual exhibitions features LatinX artists speaking to a wide diversity of themes, offering a platform to foster cross-cultural connections and generate meaningful conversations within our diverse academic community and beyond.

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LatinXperiencia 2026: "La Resiliencia"

28 Septiembre – 27 Octubre, 2026

Recepción: Sábado, 26 Septiembre, 3-5pm

Charla de la Jurada: durante la recepción, a las 3:30pm

¡La resiliencia es un superpoder! En circunstancias desafiantes y momentos difíciles, la resiliencia puede darnos la fuerza para perseverar ante la adversidad y proporcionarnos la capacidad de encontrar caminos para avanzar manteniendo una mentalidad flexible.

Para esta exposición, invitamos a artistas latinos, latinas y latinx de todo el país —que trabajen con cualquier medio o disciplina artística— a presentar obras que expresen su visión sobre la poderosa y compleja idea de la resiliencia.

Resumen de la Jurada

La Resiliencia celebra la capacidad de resistencia y el ingenio a través de las obras de veinticuatro artistas de todo el país. La exhibición explora la memoria, la contención y las experiencias vividas mediante formas físicas que se presentan dentro y fuera de la pared.

Estas obras reflexionan sobre la agitación interna y las realidades colectivas, reflejando el proceso de afrontar desde los desafíos cotidianos hasta la precariedad de las condiciones sociales, políticas y ambientales. Los artistas construyen un nuevo sentido de identidad, realidad y propósito, al tiempo que abordan la importancia de la fortaleza colectiva y el modo en que la práctica creativa permite confrontar pensamientos internalizados y barreras sistémicas.

La Resiliencia incluye pintura, obras textiles, esculturas, ensamblajes y fotografía. A través de diversos medios y técnicas, estas piezas de arte invitan al diálogo para comprender cómo se supera la adversidad en el día a día. Lejos de concebir la resiliencia como un estado estático, la exhibición plantea cómo el ingenio y la flexibilidad permiten reconstruirse en medio de los entornos cambiantes de la vida.

-Alyssarhaye Graciano

Sobre la jurado:

Alyssarhaye Graciano es curadora de artes visuales en MACLA (Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana) en San José, California. Además de su labor como curadora comunitaria, es autora publicada y artista textil en activo. Su práctica curatorial se ha centrado en artistas de color —tanto emergentes como consolidados—, así como en visibilizar historias no contadas y diversas expresiones artísticas.

Sobre la serie de exposiciones LatinXperiencia:

La serie de exposiciones anuales LatinXperiencia de Cabrillo Gallery presenta a artistas LatinX que abordan una gran diversidad de temas, ofreciendo una plataforma para fomentar conexiones interculturales y generar conversaciones significativas dentro de nuestra diversa comunidad académica y más allá.

images (clockwise): Rocio Gomez Sandoval, Earth, paper pulp and fiber, Aleah Brooks, Still, I remain a child, oil on canvas, Fernanda Martinez, La sombre calida, wood and acrylic paint

Fernanda Martinez, sculpture
Aleah Brooks, paining
Rocio Sandoval Gomez sculpture
La Resiliencia
Monica OceguedoMonica Ocegueda, "They Tried to Bury Us, But They Did Not Know We Were Seeds", My mother's mirror (laser engraved), Central Valley Dirt, roses, and resin (ICE)
Monica Ocegueda, "They Tried to Bury Us, But They Did Not Know We Were Seeds", My mother's mirror (laser engraved), Central Valley Dirt, roses, and resin (ICE)
Silvana D'Mikos, "Freedom Fighters", recycled cardboard, melaleuca tree bark
Silvana D'Mikos, "Freedom Fighters", recycled cardboard, melaleuca tree bark
Rose Deler, "Mother", Earthenware, bronze, copper, glaze, wax
Rose Deler, "Mother", Earthenware, bronze, copper, glaze, wax
Becky Guttin, "Olotes", Olotes and iron
Becky Guttin, "Olotes", Olotes and iron
Amy Díaz- Infante Siqueiros, "After peeling a thousand tomatillos, my grandma told me that the skins could be boiled and used como espauda - y así se hacían los tamales.", gouache on paper on board
Amy Díaz- Infante Siqueiros, "After peeling a thousand tomatillos, my grandma told me that the skins could be boiled and used como espauda - y así se hacían los tamales.", gouache on paper on board
Sylvia Rios,"La Maya Vive", unglazed red earthenware fired to cone 2
Sylvia Rios, "La Maya Vive", unglazed red earthenware fired to cone 2
Samuel Torres Jr., "Juxtaposition: Bounce House/Gang Tags", archival pigment print?
Samuel Torres Jr., "Juxtaposition: Bounce House/Gang Tags", archival pigment print
Luka Amaru Fernandez, "Resilencio", oil stick, gesso, natural ochre pigment, dyed cotton threads on burlap
Luka Amaru Fernandez, "Resilencio", oil stick, gesso, natural ochre pigment, dyed cotton threads on burlap
Elba Raquel Martinez, "From Their Soil, I Rise", acrylic
Elba Raquel Martinez, "From Their Soil, I Rise", acrylic
Sylvia Rios, "Toma el Kool Aid", ceramic cone 6 & 018, wire, metal, cold finish.
Sylvia Rios, "Toma el Kool Aid", ceramic cone 6 & 018, wire, metal, cold finish.
Isabella Boronat, "Self Portrait", oil on canvas
Isabella Boronat, "Self Portrait", oil on canvas
Stephanie Barajas, "[REDACTED] y su mamá I", digital and film photography mounted on poster board.
Stephanie Barajas, "[REDACTED] y su mamá I", digital and film photography mounted on poster board.
Stephanie Barajas, "[REDACTED] y su mamá II", digital and film photography mounted on poster board.
Stephanie Barajas, "[REDACTED] y su mamá II", digital and film photography mounted on poster board.
Stephanie Barajas, "[REDACTED] y su mamá III", digital and film photography mounted on poster board.
Stephanie Barajas, "[REDACTED] y su mamá III, digital and film photography mounted on poster board.
Rebecca Escobedo, "echándole ganas", acrylic
Rebecca Escobedo, "echándole ganas", acrylic
Rocio Salvatierra, "Be a Lion", silver gelatin print
Rocio Salvatierra, "Be a Lion", silver gelatin print
Norha Tamayo, "FUERZA", mixed media with ocean-found materials, acrylic and resin on reclaimed wooden
Norha Tamayo, "FUERZA", mixed media with ocean-found materials, acrylic and resin on reclaimed wooden
Cynthia Yadira Gonzalez, "It Follows", low fire ceramic and glazes
Cynthia Yadira Gonzalez, "It Follows", low fire ceramic and glazes
Oscar Lopez, "Quien Llena Tu Plato? Who Fills Your Plate?", charcoal, liquid charcoal, charcoal powder on canvas
Oscar Lopez, "Quien Llena Tu Plato? Who Fills Your Plate?", charcoal, liquid charcoal, charcoal powder on canvas
Imara Osorno, "La Araña", acrylic and ink on canvas, wood
Imara Osorno, "La Araña", acrylic and ink on canvas, wood
Rocio Gomez Sandoval, "Earth", paper pulp, acrylic paint and fiber
Rocio Gomez Sandoval, "Earth", paper pulp, acrylic paint and fiber
Aleah Ramirez Brooks, "Still, I remain a child", oil on canvas
Aleah Ramirez Brooks, "Still, I remain a child", oil on canvas
Smokie Arce, Hija dela Agua y Sal Guardians, mixed media
Smokie Arce, "Hija del Agua y Sal Guardians of Memory", acrylic, mixed media
Augie Escobedo, "Frida Kahlo Didn't Have An MFA, Or Working Legs",  acrylic paint and paint markers
Augie Escobedo, "Frida Kahlo Didn't Have An MFA, Or Working Legs", acrylic paint and paint markers
Fernanda Martinez, "La sombra calida", wood, acrylic paint
Fernanda Martinez, "La sombra calida", wood, acrylic paint
Fernanda Martinez, "The Beginning and the end", wood, acrylic paint, glue
Fernanda Martinez, "The Beginning and the end", wood, acrylic paint, glue
Houyee Chow-Jiménez, "I Carry the Strength of all the Women Before me", acrylic, yarn, glitter, fabric paint, hot glue, canvas
Houyee Chow-Jiménez, "I Carry the Strength of all the Women Before me", acrylic, yarn, glitter, fabric paint, hot glue, canvas
Camilo Villa, "Colombia", brush markers & pen on paper
Camilo Villa, "Colombia", brush markers & pen on paper