Margarita Cabrera

born Monterrey, Mexico, 1973

BiographyMargarita Cabrera is an assistant professor in the School of Art at Arizona State University. Her work aligns with others working with socially engaged art in community with a critical focus on social justice. Cabrera's work centers on social-political issues including cultural identity, migration, violence, inclusivity, labor, and empowerment. Cabrera creates sculptures made out of mediums ranging from steel, copper, wood, ceramics and fibers. Her work helps people define their place and voice in the social and cultural dialogues evolving in their communities.

Cabrera received an MFA from Hunter College in New York. Recent exhibitions include a solo show at Dallas Contemporary, in Dallas, TX. Her work is included in numerous museum collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the McNay Museum San Antonio and El Museo del Barrio, New York, among others. Cabrera was selected as the Texas Artist of the Year in 2019

source: https://art.asu.edu/content/margarita-cabrera-0 [accessed Oct 2021]

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