EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

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Hyphenated Americans

March 5th - June 4th, 2021

Hyphenated Americans, curated by co-founder Katie Avila, will feature work by LUNA artists and some long-time friends and supporters that explores what it means to be Latinx in the United States. Each piece is a personal representation of identity and culture through the eyes of the artist, demonstrating that there is no one-size fits all description for the Latinx population.

Dia de Los Muertos
Ofrenda Exhibition

Oct 14th - Nov 20th, 2020

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a tradition celebrated in Mexico focused on honoring deceased loved ones. Luna members installed an altar at LatinoArts, Inc in honor of Black & brown women, femme, queer and trans lives lost to violence in 2020.

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Leaders that We Love

October 2019

Pre-pandemic, Milwaukee had a dream to host the Democratic National Convention, but COVID-19 had other plans. Despite our national leaders staying home and keeping themselves and others safe, we realized we stan a lot of amazing leaders at both the local and national level! With this online exhibition, Luna members highlighted a handful of the leaders WE love with art and photography in our very first Instagram exhibition.

Digital Print Retrospective at Santa Fe Art Institute

January 2020

Co-founder Katie Avila Loughmiller was a Labor Artist in Residence at Santa Fe Art Institute. As a part of her residency, Katie was invited to present her work and be a part of a panel discussion and was also a recipient of the Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund which enabled her to curate a small digital print exhibition at this same event. Katie chose selected works from all the different group exhibitions LUNA had throughout 2019 to showcase the diversity of talent that makes up LUNA.

#TeamLunaMKE

November 2019-January 2020

“Team LUNA MKE” is a gallery show led by LUNA member Irma Paloma, turned into a zine. Artwork for this show was created in 2019, and was a part of #quaranzinefest!

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Mi Abuelita's Superstitions

October 2019

Superstitions in today’s culture seem irrational - a childish fear of the unknown. In Latinx culture, however, superstitions have a thread of wisdom that have been passed down from generation to generation. These superstitions contain bits of ancestral advice, 'don’t go outside with your hair wet!' that are still being practiced today. Superstitions can be specific to one's religion and culture however they can be personal as well. So come see the superstitions we learned and pick up along the way!

HOOPS

September 2019

What began as a project within LUNA to celebrate cultural ties and empowerment associated with Hoop earrings, has expanded into a full blown photography project by LUNA member, Nicole Acosta.