Victor Quiñonez, Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá, 2024

Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez is an internationally recognized street artist known for his “Neo Indigenous” style that fuses street art and pop culture elements with Mexican and Indigenous aesthetics. Born in Mexico and raised in Texas, the New York City-based artist creates work inspired by his heritage and personal experiences, exploring the relationship between art and activism with the intent and purpose of empowering and uplifting underrepresented and indigenous communities.

Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá is a mixed media painting dedicated to asylum seekers and Indigenous people in the United States who are in pursuit of a better life. Influenced by his experience witnessing his father being arrested and deported and his mother’s relentless fight to support their family in his father's absence, Quiñonez captures a layered experience of perseverance and love in the face of oppression. This piece depicts a father securely holding his peacefully sleeping daughter as she holds the American Dream in her hand. The father is rooted in an Oaxacan ancestor, referencing the resilience and perseverance present through time as the relentless drive to seek a better life for future generations.

Quiñonez addresses the marginalization of the immigrant community by challenging issues of inhumane treatment inflicted upon humans by detention centers and privatized prisons. He explores the unique experience that is defined by the intersecting American and Immigrant identities, reminding the immigrant community that they are a source of strength as the bridge between both cultures in the face of opposition from those who think they do not belong.

CAPP Committee Selection 2024 - 2025

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