Ana Estrada

1 month ago | southwestcontemporary.com | Lauren Tresp |Ana Estrada

Arleene Correa Valencia’s exhibition at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts reveals the indelible imprint of growing up as an undocumented migrant through personal writings, photographs, and textiles. salt 16: Arleene Correa ValenciaNovember 15, 2024–June 29, 2025Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake CityHow would living as an undocumented migrant for twenty-five years shape your identity?

Sep 17, 2024 | southwestcontemporary.com | Natalie Hegert |Ana Estrada

In Memory presents the work of twenty-one artists who excavate the archives of remembrance to reveal how humans document, distort, and cling to the past. In MemoryJuly 5, 2024 – February 22, 2025Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake CityHow does the human mind and heart process, document, and archive memories? In Memory, currently on view at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, presents the work of twenty-one artists who share insights on the various ways memory profoundly shapes identity.

Sep 6, 2024 | southwestcontemporary.com | Román Aragón |Ana Estrada

In the Shadow of the Wall at the Kimball Art Center offers poignant and playful perspectives on the border wall, beyond political controversy. In the Shadow of the WallJune 7–August 18, 2024Kimball Art Center, Park City, UtahNo matter where personal convictions may lie, there’s no denying the complexity and tragedy of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Apr 30, 2024 | southwestcontemporary.com | Jordan Eddy |Ana Estrada

Carried by the rails that their ancestors laid, rode, or resisted, nine artists challenge dominant histories of the Transcontinental Railroad in multi-venue exhibition The Other Side of the Tracks. OGDEN—Conventional histories of the Transcontinental Railroad are speeding caravans of common themes such as American exceptionalism, economic power, ingenuity, and expansion.

Apr 25, 2024 | southwestcontemporary.com | Natalie Hegert |Ana Estrada

The Biocrust Project reveals the importance of protecting the desert’s biocrust in the face of climate change in an immersive collaboration between art and science. SALT LAKE CITY—Entering the gallery space initiates a tangible contact with the desert’s living skin—that is, the biocrust.