
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Cost: Free
All Ages Location:
Make.Shift Art Space 306 Flora st. Bellingham, WA Contact:
Jessyca Murphy gallery@makeshiftproject.com Event Categories:
Event Website:https://www.makeshiftproject.com/
For the month of February Make.Shift Gallery invites you to enjoy our newest exhibit, Doña Martha, featuring paintings from local artists Francia Orozco and Candida Delgadillo. Francia and Candida create stunning and colorful portraits. Francia’s work often depicts images of women surrounded by animals and symbols of “La Muerte” (or death), and positioned against a surrealist background. Candida illustrates emotive faces framed by bright splashes of color and repeating patterns. Both artists capture the vulnerability, strength, and grace inherent to the struggles of marginalization. “My work is always heavily influenced by my Mexican culture,” Francia states, “I am trying to capture the people who have never been represented in art.” Please join us for the opening of the exhibit on First Friday Art Walk, February 1st, from 6-10pm.
Also on First Friday in February, Make.Shift Gallery will also be debuting our call for this year’s Kid’s Art Walk, where we invite local artists young and