installation artist Justin Favela photographed by Mikayla Whitmore

About

Based in Las Vegas, Justin Favela creates large-scale installations and sculptures reflecting American pop culture and the Latinx experience. His work has been exhibited internationally and across the U.S., including at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and El Museo del Barrio. Favela, a 2021 Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellow, is currently the artist in residence at the Kohler Arts and Industry program. This event is made possible by the College of Fine Arts and the Arts Alive program.

RecuerdameWall.jpg   Récuerdame   2018   paper and glue on wall   Installation at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling   Photo: Michal Palma Cir

RecuerdameWall.jpg
Récuerdame
2018
paper and glue on wall
Installation at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling
Photo: Michal Palma Cir

PinataMotel.jpg   Piñata Motel   2016   Paper and glue on existing motel.    Photo: Krystal Ramirez

PinataMotel.jpg
Piñata Motel
2016
Paper and glue on existing motel.
Photo: Krystal Ramirez