<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/our-work/annual-exhibition/2023/alexis-mendez/index.html" dsn=""><featured/><pubDate>2/22/2025, 8:55:32 PM</pubDate><title>Alexis Mendez</title><exhibition_year>2023</exhibition_year><exhibition_title>Annual Exhibition</exhibition_title><exhibitor_name_first>Alexis</exhibitor_name_first><exhibitor_name_last>Mendez</exhibitor_name_last><exhibitor_department>Graphic Design/Illustration</exhibitor_department><exhibitor_portfolio>https://alexismendez.cargo.site</exhibitor_portfolio><exhibitor_bio><p>Hi there! My name is Alexis Mendez and I'm a graphic designer on the rise. My time here at Otis has been dedicated to using my narrative as a young Chicana raised in the San Fernando valley to amplify the voices of the often underrepresented. I believe that with my platform as a designer, I can be a prominent voice in the Chicano/ Latino community and bring stories to the surface. </p>
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