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Emilia CruzEmilia Cruz (born 1993) is a Mexican-American artist known for her oil and acrylic paintings depicting women of color in nature.[1] BiographyEmilia Cruz was born in 1993 in San Diego, California and raised in Simi Valley.[2] She currently resides in Ventura County, California.[3] As a child, she traveled back and forth to Tijuana, Mexico to visit family.[2] Emilia attended Atherwood Elementary School and Royal High School.[2] She is pursuing a BA in Illustration at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California.[2] While studying, she teaches classes to young artists between the ages 3–12 at Plaza de La Raza located in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA.[1] Notable artOne of her best-known paintings is titled Am I too dark?.[2] SPARC, Venice, CA, When She Rises (2018)Emilia Cruz’s artwork was featured in the When She Rises exhibition at SPARC in Venice, Los Angeles in 2018.[3] The theme of the exhibition revolves around social justice and ecology, and its relation to the artist and their community.[4] Netflix Series Gente-fied (2019)Emilia Cruz’s artwork was commissioned to be a part of the Netflix series 'Gente-fied' in 2019.[1][2] Cruz’s artwork were the paintings that Ana Morales, the main character, paints in the series.[1] Her main role was to create paintings of fictional characters.[1] CNN en Español, Proyecto Ser Humano (2019)In 2019, Emilia Cruz was commissioned by CNN en Español to create a painting for Proyecto ser Humano.[2][5] Her painting was expected to demonstrate diversity, inclusion, and solidarity.[5] References
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