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Marcelina Gonzales
Marcelina Gonzales (born 1989) is an American visual artist from Brownsville, Texas.[1][2][3] According to Gonzales, her work focuses on her identity as a young Chicana growing up in a neighborhood that is often marginalized and misunderstood.[2] Early life and educationGonzales states that much of her work is created to reflect and reconstruct her childhood and personal experiences in Brownsville.[2] She had trouble accepting and loving herself and, as a result, developed debilitating depression and anxiety.[4] Gonzales says that she turned to art as a form of therapy which allowed her to pursue empowerment in regards to her gender and cultural identity.[1][4] Gonzales went on to study at the University of Texas at Brownsville and received a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts in 2013.[1][3]After completing her bachelor's degree, her primary medium became resin collage.[2] Some of her work takes the form of "puzzling-assemblages", a term she uses to refer to the fact that these pieces can become two-dimensional or three-dimensional depending on where her audience may stand.[4][5] CareerOutside of art, Gonzales works at an agency that provides home health care coordination to elderly and disabled patients.[6] As an artist, Gonzales has exhibited her art throughout Texas, California, and New York as well as in Germany, Hungary, and Dubai.[1][4][7] She uses her work to challenge the preconceptions of what it means to be Chicana[8] and the social, political, economic, religious, and sexual role of women living in contemporary America.[9] This can be seen in the GIRLS will be GIRLS: An All-Women Art Exhibition[10] that she personally curated and in her Object collection.[1] She has also used resin collages to create snapshots of her memories growing up in Brownsville[2] which can be seen in her Valley Girl Collection.[1] Notable works
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