ARTIST STATEMENT
I focus on representing the undocumented, and their experience in the United States, through scenes of resilience and courage. My artwork is a constant archive drawing from personal stories, that recall the journey and life after arriving in a new land. While many try to assimilate, others try to make their communities into tiny corners of the home they left behind by building businesses and marking a path for future generations.
I present my work as a third culture that is still being shaped and recognized. The identity of being “de aquí y de allá” (from here and there) a blend of Mexican heritage in northern soil, and not “ni de aquí ni de allá” (neither from here nor there). An expression that has often been used to describe a feeling of uprootedness and of not belonging anywhere. I intend for people to see themselves represented and for others to see a different perspective of the world we share. Through my work, I create a conscious remark and a report of my visual testimony about transformation, hope, and survival in the United States.
BIO
Alejandra Gonzalez Zertuche (b. 1997 in Coahuila, Mx.) immigrated to Texas and had since resided in central Texas, until recently moving to the East Coast. Alejandra is a figurative painter who draws inspiration from her Mexican heritage and familial stories. Alejandra was a part of the Student Juried Exhibition Show, where she was selected best in show, and also participated in the National Women Juried Show in West Hartford CT, (2022). Her work is part of the Texas State University permanent collection where she obtained her BFA in Studio Art with a Painting Concentration. She is currently a practicing artist in Connecticut and is also a painting instructor at Silvermine Art Center in Silvermine CT.
