Please join CAIL and LAS faculty Dr. Ysamur Flores-Peña in welcoming Monica Magtoto, Otis '09 alumnx, as guest lecturer to his class, Homeboy Histories.
This talk will explore the political climate of San Francisco’s Mission District, and the implications of trying to preserve its rich cultural and artistic history in a socio-political climate where its Latino community, who founded the mural arts scene there and are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, continue to be pushed out.
Monica Magtoto is an artist, brujita, yoga instructor, and Usui reiki practitioner from San Francisco. As a San Franciscan, Magtoto brings her love of the city, its art, and music to her practice. She believes that yoga is for everyone and strives to empower students to meet themselves where they are at and set strong goals for their practice. She truly believes in yoga as liberation. As an artist, Magtoto explores her connection to the city through nature and bold imagery as well as typography. After teaching art to underserved youth for several years, she now devotes herself to her art and yoga practices, reconnecting with her passion, and sharing her work.
Monica Magtoto expresses issues surrounding her community and heritage through dream-like and bold, graphic imagery of women. She explores themes of life-long healing from grief through hand drawn and painted typography. Magtoto’s influences include vintage sign painting, Victorian and Japanese art, San Francisco Mural arts, Native American, and Mexican folk art. She draws inspiration from her experiences as a woman of color in a diverse urban landscape.
Zoom link to attend: https://otis.zoom.us/j/5634990531
Monica Magtoto website
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March 10, 2021
