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Art Produce Gallery & Garden

Sofia Gonzalez

Sofia Gonzalez
February 20th to April 11th 2020
Cooler Room Artist in Residence
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About the project:
As Artist-in-Residence, I plan to use the Art Produce Garden and North Park neighborhood to source natural materials to create botanical dyes and pigments. By respectfully engaging with the Garden, local restaurants, and resident weeds, I will continue an ongoing sculpture series titled “Portraits of Place.” These soft, layered fabric sculptures become portraits of a specific place and the feelings associated with that place through plant dye, color, and aroma. Using herbs and weeds from the Garden and vegetable waste like avocado pits from the local neighborhood, "Portraits of North Park” will be hyper local and directly representative of the place. I hope to engage with the local neighborhood for natural dye workshops and drop-in dye days to share the joy of natural color and the possibilities of the plants in our environment.
CLICK HERE to visit Sofia's website.
Receive your own "Portrait of North Park" in the mail!
Photography: Kate Bauer
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About the Artist:
Sofia V. Gonzalez is a Northern California native currently living and working in San Diego, California. Raised in Marin County, California, Sofia is inspired by her natural surroundings and uses processes of sewing, staining, and color to explore her sense of place. Sofia received her MFA at California College of the Arts in San Francisco in 2014 where she focused on furthering her skills in textiles and natural dye techniques. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States including California, Illinois, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Since 2014, Sofia has taught community natural dye workshops which allow the public to learn how to make dye from waste materials and local plants. She is passionate about creating a sense of community and environmental appreciation through visual arts and textiles.​

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