Favianna Rodriguez is a U.S.-born, Latina artist, who is known for her multi-colored posters that address social justice issues. She was born on September 26, 1978 in Oakland, California and was raised upon Peruvian parents. Her parents first migrated to California from Peru in the late 1960s and her parents have supported Favianna's artistic talents since primary school, where she had won different awards. At the age of 20, she left the University of California Berkeley and wanted to pursue a career in political art. She is the Executive Director and co-founder of "CultureStrike", where national networks of artists and activists support the national and global arts movement around immigration.
One of her most famous artwork is entitled, "Migration is Beautiful", where a monarch butterfly is outlined and the wings are decorated. In her own words, the monarch butterfly symbolizes "the right that living beings have to freely move". In today's society, human beings are crossing borders in order to survive for themselves and their families. The wings are decorated with human profiles and shows the unity of people coming together for survival.
2013
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