Blanka Amezkua
Amezkua is a Latinx interdisciplinary artist, cultural promoter, educator, and project creator. She uses crochet, embroidery, and comic book visual vernacular as communicative tropes. Her work has been shown at MoMA/ P.S.1, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Queens Museum, El Museo del Barrio, the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, San Diego Art Institute, Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center, Art Base Brussels, among others. A recipient of numerous awards and residencies, Amezkua has lived in Mott Haven, BX since 2005.