Tag: maria de los angeles

This Is How She Makes Her Dreams Come True.

July 7, 2016

By Lupita Peimbert. (Local Artists) –It is hard to not admire how Maria de Los Angeles sets her mind to pursue a dream and works through the process, realizing it step by step. She reminds me of the “Midas Touch,” King Midas in Greek mythology who had a keen ability to turn everything he touched … More This Is How She Makes Her Dreams Come True.

Young artivist helps a community heal through art; people are mobilizing to help her, and we hope you’ll too.

July 30, 2014

By Lupita Peimbert. Photos by Jeff Kan Lee. Two stories converge here. One is about bringing the opportunity of experiencing art to children and youth affected one way or another by neighborhood violence. The other is about Maria de Los Angeles, a young woman currently studying fine arts at Yale University School of Art, who … More Young artivist helps a community heal through art; people are mobilizing to help her, and we hope you’ll too.