A Celebration of Latin American Printmaking in the Bronx Artist Talks

Featuring:

Moses Ros and John Mejias

MOSES ROS: Moses Ros is a Dominican-American sculptor, painter, and printmaker who lives and works in the Bronx. Ros has created public art commissions for the New York Department of Cultural Affairs, Bronx Council for the Arts, New York City Housing Authority, and Metropolitan Transit Authority. Ros is a member of the artist collective Dominican York Proyecto Grafica (DYPG) and ArteLatAm. Recently, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has purchased a portfolio of prints from the DYPG.

JOHN MEJIAS: John Mejias’ book The Puerto Rican War provides a visual and historical account of the 1950 episode in intricate woodcuts. The book is being published by Union Square and Co. in May 2024. Mejias is a printmaker, comic book artist, and high school art teacher in the Bronx. He is an alumni of Lehman’s Art Dept as both an MFA in 2013 and an MA in Art Education in 2022. His book is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Library and his woodcut zines are in the MoMA’s permanent collection.

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