In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Lincoln Belmont Branch hosts Chicago artist Beatriz Ledesma's exhibit Not Quite There Yet from September 15 to November 30. An artist talk and reception is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, October 12.
Artist Statement
Through my work I take a closer look at the emotional impact of displacement in marginalized populations and examine the symbolic language of indigenous peoples.
Using symbols—realistic and primitive tribal imagery placed in a dreamlike composition with heavily saturated colors—I seek to paint and to re-create the spiritual world of native populations and the emotional reality of marginalized peoples.
