• Opening Lecture: Thursday October 23 at Light Hall, 6PM
• Opening Exhibition Reception: Thursday October 23 at McCray Gallery, 7PM

Both lecture and reception are free admission.

Exhibition runs through November 20.

Las Cruces–based Chicana interdisciplinary artist Eva Gabriella Flynn crafts work that maps the emotional terrain of the U.S.–Mexico border in a poetic way. She has been recognized with a Chihuahuan Desert Cultural Fellowship and New Mexico’s Emerging Artist grant, her work has shown nationally and internationally at venues including SITE Santa Fe, Zhou B Art Center and Field Projects in New York.

This October 23th Gabiella brings to Western New Mexico University her exhibition Made of This Place, wich tells stories of belonging and identity in the US-Mexico Borderlands through a series of flags, maps, and paintings. Gabriella Flynn uses layered iconography to juxtapose mainstream perceptions of the American Southwest against the lived experience. Immersed in the vernacular of the American Southwest and inspired by the collective memory of the region, the exhibition guides audiences through the physical, psychological, and cultural landscapes of the Chihuahuan Desert.

In addition to the exhibition, Flynn will also lead a hands-on workshop  where participants will explore the use of natural pigments and local materials to create their own expressive works inspired by the desert landscape (more information here).