CentAm Creatives
One of a kind handmade, hand painted Pura Vida signs from Guanacaste, Costa Rica
I was born in Guatemala to an Ixil Mayan family and adopted by Americans after the death of my birth mother when I was an infant. When I was in second grade, I took my first step in consciously choosing an identity when I told my adoptive family that I wanted to be referred to by my Ixil name, Xhiv, rather than the American name they had given me.
This choice of name began a journey of uncovering, processing, and claiming my multiple and contradictory identities as Ixil, as Guatemalan, as American, as an adoptee, and as an artist. Exploring identity has also led to questioning the meanings of received ideas like family and home.
For the past ten years, I have been engaged in processing the question of identity through my art, particularly through painting, where the bright colors and detailed textures of my work evoke the vividness of Guatemalan craftwork.
Artista Salvadoreño based in Margate,England. Inspired by El Salvador's Lenca people and the folkloric dancers, Los Historiantes
Raised in a Nicaraguan household in Miami and inspired by Baltimore City, Jessy DeSantis is an up-and-coming self-taught artist creating thoughtful, vibrant work. Her art explores the intersection of this gritty yet beautiful American city and the thriving Latinx community that add to the life, vitality and beauty of Baltimore City. Hers is a proud celebration of identity, culture, and belonging.
Creator of #ABCsofElSal and #DepartamentosdeElSal
Baggio Ardon Design
Children’s book writer
Podcast: HIP-HOP/centroamericanxs/hood-scholars/feminisms/anti-capitalistas/DJLyfe/callejerx/artesanx/nomada/liberacionTOTAL/interseccional/anti-patriarca
Author, Professor, and Mentor
Tiburoncitx
Chicago based photographer
Known as the Spice Girls of Comics, Spicy Mango is Daisy Ruiz, Rachelle Hall, and Julia Mata - bringing you a fresh take on what it means to be a first generation American girl. We are three young women writing and drawing our narratives through comics, cartoons, and illustration. Spicy Mango is based in NY with roots that span the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America.
Illustrator and Comic book Artist
Comics + Illustration
Illustrator / Printmaker
The Unapologetically Brown Series
A visual series utilizing public space for storytelling by QPOC/POC
Visual (street) Artist/Creator of The Unapologetically Brown Series
Analog photography
Photographer
Seasonal Publication Featuring Artists of Central American Ancestry
Pensamientos, emociones y palabras
Self-taught Up-coming Miami based M.U.A
Artista/Artist (plástico y visual)
Visual Artist
@celeaguevara