Climbing calderas in El Salvador. Displaying towering sculptures in New York. Trekking across ice sheets in the Arctic. No two days are the same for California State University, Northridge Professor Beatriz Cortez in her quest to create art, and to learn and teach about Central American culture and human migration.
Professor Beatriz Cortez, chair and a founding faculty member of CSUN’s Department of Central American and Transborder Studies, poses in her 2022 El Caracol welded sculpture at her Lincoln Heights studio in Big Art Labs on Friday, June 30, 2023. Cortez has been named a Latinx Artist Fellow which will support her work as an interdisciplinary artist and sculptor.
“In my opinion, it’s an expedition that requires a lot of commitment,” Cortez said. “But it was an experience that was life-changing.” “Being in the company of this group of artists is such an honor,” Cortez said. “It makes feel seen and understood and that my work has an impact.” Professor Beatriz Cortez, chair and a founding faculty member of CSUN’s Department of Central American and Transborder Studies, poses in her 2022 El Caracol welded sculpture at her Lincoln Heights studio in Big Art Labs on Friday, June 30, 2023. Cortez has been named a Latinx Artist Fellow which will support her work as an interdisciplinary artist and sculptor.
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