South Bay Contemporary

South Bay Contemporary is a non-profit art organization supporting advanced explorations in Contemporary art. SBC welcomes curators and artists who are tapping into issues of our time to produce and present art that expands on current perspectives of diverse culture. SBC connects local, national and international artists providing an innovative place for community to discover creative freedom within the open structure of contemporary art.

Members: Peggy Zask, Linda Jo Russell, Steve Shriver, Michael Stearns, Paul Corneil, Ben Zask, Margaret Lazzari, and Ruth Trotter

Website:http://southbaycontemporary.org/

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FAR Bazaar Project

DEAR PRESIDENT

Description: Installation of photographs, drawings and shirt fragments, Painted produce Boxes, stacked and hanging on walls.  Work deals with conditions and wage disparity in agricultural industry / Immigration.  A letter to the US president by each artist will be posted with the installation. Performance and Video.

Location: FA64D

Participating Artists: Teresita De La Torre, Narsisso Martinez, and Cintia Segovia

Teresita De La Torre recently earned her MFA at CSU Fullerton, B.A. in Art from Texas A&M International. Studied in the San Francisco Art Institute, Lorenzo de Medici in Florence Italy, and Universidad de Palermo in Buenos Aires Argentina. 

Narsiso Martinez: From Oaxaca, Mexico, background: Farm worker and manager of farmworkers, CSULB art Student, Exhibitions in University Art Museum and the National Immigration Law Center in Koreatown,  the Firehouse Gallery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sustainability Showcase at the Speaker’s Platform.

Cintia Segovia Born and raised in Mexico city, I currently live in Los Angeles. I am an MFA student at California State University Long Beach.  A lecturer in the Art Department at California State University Northridge as well as a teaching artist for non-profit organizations that work with underprivileged populations and teenagers at risk. My life and work has been strongly influenced by Mexican politics and culture. I employ photography and video in the way the mass media does, using humor and wit to delve into issues of immigration, cultural stereotypes, identity and being bilingual. As both an insider and outsider to American culture, I try to look at its machinations with a fresh eye.