Description

Two outdoor installations of Léon’s work are featured as part of sparc!’s Chain Link Gallery series, along Columbus Avenue (at Cedar Street) near Roxbury Community College and on Geneva Avenue in Grove Hall directly across from the Grove Hall Branch Library. These installations offer a visual exploration of the artist's unique perspective as both a child of immigrants and an artist influenced by the works of Mexican political cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada. The artist talk is free and open to the public providing an opportunity to connect with the artist and fellow attendees in an informal setting. Both Chain Link Gallery installations will remain on display for the public through March 2025, offering an opportunity for viewers to engage with themes of identity, belonging, and cultural heritage.

Please join for an artist talk with Mass Art alumni Magda Léon at the Grove Hall Library on Tuesday, March 18th, from 5:30–7:00 pm. Artist Magda Léon will share insights into her artistic practice and explore the immigrant experience, particularly the journey of children of immigrants. This special event is free and open to the public.

If you'd like to attend this event, please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/... to RSVP. 

BPL also invite you to join for a printmaking workshop led by the artist before the talk from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. To RSVP, please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/...

Background Information About Magda Léon

Magda Léon, a Guatemalan-born multidisciplinary artist currently residing in Providence, RI, specializes in printmaking, installation art, and social practice art. Leon graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island with an Associate's degree in Social Work in 2002 and earned her BA in Printmaking from Rhode Island College in 2021. In 2024, Leon received her MFA in 2D Fine Arts from MassArt. She discovered her love for creativity while drawing on her grandmother's kitchen floor as a child. Her work stems from a personal experience of living with a bicultural identity, which she cariñosamente refers to as 'De aquí y de allá' (From here and from there).

Please join us for a printmaking workshop with MassArt alumni Magda Léon on Tuesday, March 18, from 3:30-5:00 pm. Artist Magda Léon will share insights into her artistic practice and explore the immigrant experience, particularly the journey of children of immigrants. This special event is free and open to the public