For Me & Those Before Me. (Artist Mailyse DeJesus) Poster
Original work from Mailyse DeJesus contributed to the 2020 Artwork for Equity Advocacy Campaign.
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Original work from Mailyse DeJesus contributed to the 2020 Artwork for Equity Advocacy Campaign.
Standard Shipping: 1-6 business days
Express Shipping: 2 business days
Minor edits for attribution may be added to the final and shipped piece.
Original work from Mailyse DeJesus contributed to the 2020 Artwork for Equity Advocacy Campaign.
Standard Shipping: 1-6 business days
Express Shipping: 2 business days
Minor edits for attribution may be added to the final and shipped piece.
Description of Work:
This piece, represents the importance of voting. We don’t only vote for ourselves, but also for our ancestors and our future. Depicted is a young woman voting, and the three women on the left represent her ancestral heritage (Taíno, African and Spanish). They’re accompanied by significant dates for human rights in their communities. (1511- “The Taíno Rebellion”, 1873- “The Abolishment of Slavery in Puerto Rico”, and 1542- Spain passes “The New Laws of the Indies…”)
Artist’s Bio:
Mailyse DeJesus is a graphic design and visual artist, who over the years has learned to combine her passion for painting and drawing with digital media. She recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Maryland in Digital Media Communications. Since then her illustrations have been published twice and is now fully immersing herself in a creative environment where she combines her love for art with her love for her Puerto Rican heritage and culture. Her goals are to provide the necessary representation for her Latinx Community. She plans on using her various experiences to create meaningful and unique designs to add to her portfolio until finding a full-time position in Graphic Design.
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IG: @mai.madeit
