The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at PSU is pleased to host a conversation with Narsiso Martinez, whose work is on view in our exhibition Labor of Love. Martinez and Estela Garzón, JSMA at PSU Gallery Coordinator, will discuss the artist's practice which sheds light on the labor-intensive work by farmworkers in America, specifically those who have migrated from Central and South America to work in agriculture. Drawing on his personal experiences as a farmworker, Martinez raises questions about labor, racial economics, and fair compensation.
This program is free and open to the public. To request ASL interpretation, please contact jsma@pdx.edu by Friday, April 5.
RSVP HERE: bit.ly/narsisomartinezconvo
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Labor of Love is curated by Alexandra Terry, Curator of Contemporary Art, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe. Support for this exhibition is provided by The Ford Family Foundation, the Richard & Helen Phillips Charitable Fund and the JSMA Exhibition Circle.
Support for this program is made possible by Mullowney Printing and the Undergrowth Educational Print Fund's Federico Sevilla Sierra Printmaking Residency.
Image Credit: Narsiso Martinez, Self-Portrait En La Cherry (with Strawberry Fields Forever in the Background), 2020, ink, charcoal, gouache, and acrylic matte gel on produce cardboard boxes, 55 1/4 x 74 1/4 inches, Loan courtesy of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Museum purchase with funds provided by The Basil Alkazzi Acquisition Fund, Image: Mario Gallucci