Encounters with Contemporary Art: A Conversation with Sandra Ramos
As part of the exhibition, "What We Leave Behind," we are in conversation with artist Sandra Ramos for an overview of the artist’s artistic trajectory and ongoing projects. Ramos will discuss the contemporary diaspora, social dislocation, and resilience as well as isolation, abandonment, and challenges encountered due to immigration. These themes and others are seen throughout her oeuvre as well as in her artwork Esclavos del amor, en mi cárcel de papel, and prisioneros del tiempo, on view in What We Leave Behind.
Ramos obtained her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and her BA from Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba. She also has a degree from the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro, Havana, Cuba. Her artwork has been exhibited at the Havana Biennial; Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno in Cuenca, Ecuador; Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon, France; Pan American Art Projects, Miami; Buena Vista Art Contemporain A Cuba, Fondation Clément, Le Francois, Martinique; La Casa de América, Madrid, Spain; Villa Empain, La Fondation Boghossian, Brussels; and Galeria Nina Menocal, Mexico City.