November and December are two difficult months for me every year. In my adult lifetime, its been the months during which the worst things happen have taken place, so I have to take some time to every year to heal, especially around end of the November....

As artists rooted in the community we come from a tradition of creating spaces for ourselves y para nuestra gente so that our art can thrive and evolve. I grew up in East Oakland and my early exposure to art was via Chicano community-based artists...

I am in Vancouver since Wed. Nov 4th doing a bunch of art related stuff, including an artist in residence at W2 Community Media Arts Center (consisting of workshops, open studio time, and a group exhibit) and an exhibit at Rhizome Cafe. I love this...

THE ARTIST MUST DISTURB THE PEACE An Exhibit of Prints & Posters by Favianna Rodriguez November 5, 2009 - January 2010 @ RHIZOME CAFÉ 317 East Broadway, Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories NOV. 5 / 7-10 PM :: ARTIST TALK & OPENING NOV. 10 / 7-10 PM...

Back in 1996, I left my home in East Oakland and made the big move just a few miles up the road to UC Berkeley.  I was a student at Cal from 1996-1999 and was quickly drawn to the vibrant activism that surrounded the campus—these were the years...