Irasema Quezada Art

Hello!

Working predominantly with printmaking, specifically relief and letterpress printing, artist Irasema Quezada has been able to contribute her take on themes regarding mental health, immigration, and social justice through their ongoing practice. Quezada who was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico takes influences from her life experiences including living as an undocumented immigrant for over 20 years, experiencing the loss of both her siblings, and struggling with her mental health.


She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her Master of Fine Arts from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She regularly teaches workshops and lectures on her research in book arts, letterpress printing, hand papermaking, and graphic design.


Education

MFA, Book Arts

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL 


BFA, Studio Arts

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL  



Courses Taught


Adjunct Instructor // University of Alabama, School of Library and Information Studies,

Tuscaloosa, AL

(Courses Taught: Book as Artifact – Materiality and Text, Introduction to Digital Design, Letterpress and the Printed Book)

Teaching Assistant // Pendland School of Craft, Pendland, NC

(Course Taught: Handmade Paper: Stratum, Impression, Geometries)

Instructor of Record // University of Alabama, School of Library and Information Studies,

Tuscaloosa, AL , part of a Graduate Teaching Assistantship

(Course Taught: Introduction to Book Arts)


Exhibitions

2023 Solo Exhibition // PaperWorkers Local, 21st Project Space, Birmingham, AL

Repeat After Me // Shelby County Art Center // Columbiana, AL

Solo Exhibition // Ground Floor Contemporary, 21st Project Space, Birmingham, AL


2022-2024 8th Collegiate Paper Art Triennial // Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA; Evanston Art Center,

Evanston, IL; Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, Cleveland, OH; and Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA // Jurors: Karen Kunc, MinaTakahashi, and Erin Zona


2021 Hostile Terrain 94 Exhibition (Group), Maxwell Hall, The University of Alabama


2021 Alabama Sampler (Group), Aaron Sanders Head Studio, Greensboro, AL


2020 Who Am I Exhibition, Tullibody Fine Arts Center at the Warren-Britt Gal, Alabama State University


2019 BFA Exhibition, Abroms Engle Institute for the Visual Arts, Birmingham, AL


2018 42nd Annual UAB DAAH Student Juried Exhibition (Group), Abroms Engle Institute for the Visual Arts


2018 Manitou Cave Art Exhibition (Group), UAB Project Space


2017 Peace Conference (Group), Project Space, UAB 

Awards & Press

  • It’s Nice That
  • AIGA
  • Fonts In Use
  • The Dieline

Contact

email@website.com

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