About Me
Gisela Ramirez is a queer Mexican-American artist based in Los Angeles. She was born and raised in San Diego county. Gisela received her BFA in Printmaking and BA in Art Education with an emphasis in Ceramics from California State University, Chico. She received the Janet Turner Print Memorial Scholarship for excellence in printmaking and the Lt. Robert Merton Rawlins Merit Award for outstanding academic and professional accomplishments. Since graduating, she has worked in production for ceramic wares/goods. Her recent works have been shown in various states, like California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Texas.
Feeling the negative impacts of generational wealth and privilege, she utilizes her work to highlight humanitarian issues and bring light to the struggles of marginalized communities. She draws inspiration from her own family’s migration and her own struggles with poverty and government welfare systems. She works with themes of displacement and generational history to explore the changes and instability communities experience through gentrification. She hopes to create a sense of belonging for others who may feel detached from their culture or generation.
