Latinx artist Archives

Bad Bunny Makes History With First No. 1 Spanish-Language Album

Virginia IsaadDecember 7, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 7, 202002065

Bad Bunny’s El Último Tour del Mundo is the No. 1 album in America this week, which marks the first time in the Billboard album chart’s 64-year history the No. 1 album is an entirely Spanish-language album. He beat his...

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Queer Latinx Artist Sam Kirk on Carving Her Own Path

Priscilla BlossomJune 25, 2019August 5, 2020

by Priscilla BlossomJune 25, 2019August 5, 20200932

When Chicago-based artist Sam Kirk was 15 years old, she was outed by a teacher at her all-girls private Catholic school. Little did she know that it would someday lead her to find her calling and eventually create a flourishing...

Culture

Immigrants are People Too: Artist Paints Real-life Moments in Latinx Immigrant Life

HipLatinaSeptember 2, 2018November 25, 2020

by HipLatinaSeptember 2, 2018November 25, 20200592

There are two women in bright, floral clothing seated near a rooster while a couple dances in the corner in “Dance”, an oil painting from Mexican-American artist Jessica Alazraki’s collection. The Portraits of Immigrants series was inspired by her love...