“Mi Casa es Mi Casa” honors Nevada and Guatemala traditions in OXS Gallery’s Favela exhibit
“Mi Casa es Mi Casa” means my home is my home. In the Nevada Arts Council’s latest OXS Gallery exhibit, Justin Favela looks at the idea of “home.” A native Nevadan, Favela is proud to be from the Battle Born State and also pays homage to his Guatemalan maternal grandmother by recreating objects found in her home. Objects that have been part of the domestic landscape for his entire life have helped form his identity, and in the exhibition, represent the love he has for his grandmother and her home.
“Home truly means Nevada to me and it also means family. When I think of home, I think of my grandmother’s house— the pastel colors, the souvenirs from her children’s travels and her kitchen,” he said.
Favela is a Las Vegas native working in painting, sculpture and performance. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio arts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has participated in exhibitions across the United States. His Las Vegas venues include the Contemporary Arts Center and the Clark County Government Center. His work draws from art history, popular culture and his heritage. Favela has curated shows throughout southern Nevada, from UNLV’s Marjorie Barrick Museum to El Porvenir Mini-Market in North Las Vegas. His work is featured in the group exhibition “Tilting the Basin: Contemporary Art of Nevada,” at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.
The artist will appear Aug. 8 at a reception from 5-7:30 p.m. with an artist talk at 6:15. The exhibit is free and open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and runs Aug. 8 through Oct. 14 at OXS Gallery, 716 N. Carson St., Carson City. For information contact (775) 687-6680.
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