iammigration: a lived experience

This gallery installation features a wide-ranging collection of visual art, fabric art, poetry, collage, and music from local artists who have lived the experience of migrating to the United States.

Currently installed and available from Thursday, May 04 through Saturday, July 15, 2023.

the artists

1.Sylvestre Telfort: Haiti: Painter: 1 Painting –Title: The Journey of the Immigrant $3000 (781.632.4161)

2. Bitho Faustin: Haiti: Painter: 2 Paintings – Title: 1. Identity + The American Dream $2000; Title: 2. Boat People $4000

3. Xuguang Xu: China: Painter: 2 Watercolor Paintings – Title: 1. Unforgettable School; Title: 2. Boston Skyline

4. Xiaoqiong Shi: China: Painter: Collection of 6 Watercolor Paintings – Title: 1. My World In Watercolor: $800; Title 2: Fan Painting w Poem; Title 3: Chinese Fun Rock Painting; Title 4: Go To School Floral Arrangement; Title 5: Mask Flowers: This is a gift to The Immigrant Learning Center. The concept behind this work is to advocate the awareness of environmental protection + commemorate the Covid-19 epidemic era between 2020-2022.

5. Anna Thai: Vietnam: Embroiderer: 2 Embroideries – Title: 1. Floating Flower Market $650; Title: 2. Girl Fun Enjoy $650

6. Wade Yuen: China: Painter: 1 Painting – Title: Dream

7. Roger Sebastien Louis Charles: Haiti: Painter: Drawing: 1 Painting – Title: 1. My Cute Cat; 2 Drawings – Pencil Drawings Title: 2. Wet Cherries Title: 3. Real Eye

8. Mirna Ramos: Guatemala: Photographer: 4 Black + White Photographs – Title: Black + White Lives

9. Shirin Nazemi: Iran: Collage: 3 Collages with Text – Title 1. Celebration of Women: Earth Mother of Life; Title 2. Freedom in the World, Title 3. Iranian Poet: Community of Humanity

10. Christiana’s Morning Class: Collage: 1 Collage – Title: We Are Immigrants: Part l