KARLA RAMIREZ-SANTIN
Karla Ramirez-Santin is a multimedia artist, whose work inspects the complexity of being a woman/girl and how the negative effects of external expectations are a direct result of gender stereotypes. Ramirez-Santin was born in Toluca, Estado de México and immigrated with her family to the United States when she was a year and eight months old. She received her Associate of Arts in Art from Navarro College and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a Concentration in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas. In December, Ramirez-Santin will graduate with her Master of Fine Arts degree from Texas Woman's University, where she has also taught several studio art classes including: Drawing Foundations, Introduction to Painting, and Intermediate Painting as well as worked in the Digital Craft Lab. Additionally, Ramirez-Santin has exhibited her artwork in various locations including New York City’s Gallery 524, SITE Santa Fe, and Woman Made (online) Gallery. She is a recipient of the TWU Open Educational Practices Grant and multiple scholarships such as the Marie Delleney Art Scholarship. In December, she will have her solo show at the Latino Cultural Center.
Artist Statement
My art uses an intersectional lens to explore the complexity of being a woman/girl and how external expectations, specifically those that are social, cultural, and religious-based, are a direct result of gender stereotypes. Additionally, my work contemplates how external expectations negatively affect women/girls’ interpersonal relationships, as well as our mental and physical health. Most importantly, my art captures the frustration that comes with the way women and girls are perceived, treated, and spoken to, while it simultaneously celebrates our strength, perseverance, and rebellion. My work has become more collaborative, but the majority of it is autobiographical. Born in Mexico, I immigrated with my family to the United States at a year and eight months old and was raised in a traditional Mexican and Catholic household. As a girl, I frequently experienced feelings of isolation and inadequacy both at home and within the broader American society, leading me to become a pathological perfectionist and people-pleaser. By intermingling my individual experience with that of other women and girls and shining light on issues that are constantly overlooked, my body of work creates a sense of solidarity, emphasizes the need to question gender stereotypes, and invalidates the higher standards placed on women/girls by Western society.
KARLA RAMIREZ-SANTIN
Karla Ramirez-Santin is a multimedia artist, whose work inspects the complexity of being a woman/girl and how the negative effects of external expectations are a direct result of gender stereotypes. Ramirez-Santin was born in Toluca, Estado de México and immigrated with her family to the United States when she was a year and eight months old. She received her Associate of Arts in Art from Navarro College and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a Concentration in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas. In December, Ramirez-Santin will graduate with her Master of Fine Arts degree from Texas Woman's University, where she has also taught several studio art classes including: Drawing Foundations, Introduction to Painting, and Intermediate Painting as well as worked in the Digital Craft Lab. Additionally, Ramirez-Santin has exhibited her artwork in various locations including New York City’s Gallery 524, SITE Santa Fe, and Woman Made (online) Gallery. She is a recipient of the TWU Open Educational Practices Grant and multiple scholarships such as the Marie Delleney Art Scholarship. In December, she will have her solo show at the Latino Cultural Center.
Artist Statement
My art uses an intersectional lens to explore the complexity of being a woman/girl and how external expectations, specifically those that are social, cultural, and religious-based, are a direct result of gender stereotypes. Additionally, my work contemplates how external expectations negatively affect women/girls’ interpersonal relationships, as well as our mental and physical health. Most importantly, my art captures the frustration that comes with the way women and girls are perceived, treated, and spoken to, while it simultaneously celebrates our strength, perseverance, and rebellion. My work has become more collaborative, but the majority of it is autobiographical. Born in Mexico, I immigrated with my family to the United States at a year and eight months old and was raised in a traditional Mexican and Catholic household. As a girl, I frequently experienced feelings of isolation and inadequacy both at home and within the broader American society, leading me to become a pathological perfectionist and people-pleaser. By intermingling my individual experience with that of other women and girls and shining light on issues that are constantly overlooked, my body of work creates a sense of solidarity, emphasizes the need to question gender stereotypes, and invalidates the higher standards placed on women/girls by Western society.
KARLA RAMIREZ-SANTIN
Karla Ramirez-Santin is a multimedia artist, whose work inspects the complexity of being a woman/girl and how the negative effects of external expectations are a direct result of gender stereotypes. Ramirez-Santin was born in Toluca, Estado de México and immigrated with her family to the United States when she was a year and eight months old. She received her Associate of Arts in Art from Navarro College and Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a Concentration in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas. In December, Ramirez-Santin will graduate with her Master of Fine Arts degree from Texas Woman's University, where she has also taught several studio art classes including: Drawing Foundations, Introduction to Painting, and Intermediate Painting as well as worked in the Digital Craft Lab. Additionally, Ramirez-Santin has exhibited her artwork in various locations including New York City’s Gallery 524, SITE Santa Fe, and Woman Made (online) Gallery. She is a recipient of the TWU Open Educational Practices Grant and multiple scholarships such as the Marie Delleney Art Scholarship. In December, she will have her solo show at the Latino Cultural Center.
Artist Statement
My art uses an intersectional lens to explore the complexity of being a woman/girl and how external expectations, specifically those that are social, cultural, and religious-based, are a direct result of gender stereotypes. Additionally, my work contemplates how external expectations negatively affect women/girls’ interpersonal relationships, as well as our mental and physical health. Most importantly, my art captures the frustration that comes with the way women and girls are perceived, treated, and spoken to, while it simultaneously celebrates our strength, perseverance, and rebellion. My work has become more collaborative, but the majority of it is autobiographical. Born in Mexico, I immigrated with my family to the United States at a year and eight months old and was raised in a traditional Mexican and Catholic household. As a girl, I frequently experienced feelings of isolation and inadequacy both at home and within the broader American society, leading me to become a pathological perfectionist and people-pleaser. By intermingling my individual experience with that of other women and girls and shining light on issues that are constantly overlooked, my body of work creates a sense of solidarity, emphasizes the need to question gender stereotypes, and invalidates the higher standards placed on women/girls by Western society.