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favianna
Oakland, California
I am an artist and agitator. I fight for social justice with art.
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"Migration Is Beautiful" was just released by Voice of Art this week! The short 3-part documentary follows me and many other pro-migrant artists as we go to Tucson and Charlotte to combat anti-migrant hate with art. It also shows shines... Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2013 at Favianna.com
Dear Poster & Graphic Artists! This Black Friday, we invite you to help transform the biggest day of mass consumption into a day of mass-resistance. Join us in using your visual skillz to support a national movement against inequality and... Continue reading
Posted Nov 19, 2012 at Favianna.com
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VOTE TODAY. ORGANIZE TOMORROW. An artistic contribution for all my peeps organizing today, giving mutual aid today, and fighting back against the suppression of our votes. There is People Power and Earth Power! We need both. Please share. Click on... Continue reading
Posted Nov 6, 2012 at Favianna.com
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CALIFORNIA - Yes on 37! Demand GMO Labeling. Together with 2 other Cali-based artist, we have created these posters to educate folks about Prop 37. Please SHARE! Art by Julio Salgado Art by Oree Originol Art by Favianna Rodriguez It... Continue reading
Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Favianna.com
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Right now a major battle for the future of our food and our democracy is playing out in California. At this very moment, everyday Californians are fighting to help pass Prop 37 to label genetically engineered foods. In the past... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I have not posted on my blog for months. But there is no better way to break my silence than to talk about the climate crisis. Here is a new graphic I completed in the wee hours of last night,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I'm writing this from Aspen, Colorado where I'm taking a one-week intensive class in Processing with acclaimed artist, Joshua Davis. This is my second class in Processing, an open source programming language for people who want to create images, animations,... Continue reading
Posted Jul 20, 2012 at Favianna.com
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You can find my piece, Separación, on the cover of Process magazine, along with a 10 question interview. This piece is especially meaningful to me, as I completed it after a rocky separation from my lover of seven years. The... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2012 at Favianna.com
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Resistance. Many of us talk about it our activism, but many of us are not in a daily battle where we must actively resist the repression by the state. In Tucson however, for many families of color and migrant familes,... Continue reading
Posted Jul 18, 2012 at Favianna.com
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Women from all sides of the political sprectrum, from all backgrounds, from all races and all classes have the shared experience of having had an abortions. There is a power in this shared experience and that is why I created... Continue reading
Posted Jul 11, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I recently collaborated with the Coalition Against Payday Predators (CAPP) to design an image for their "Don't Get Trapped Campaign." The ad will be shown on buses throughout Santa Clara County. I was excited to work on this campaign, which... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I just completed this poster after yesterday's Supreme Court ruling that upheld the part of Arizona's SB1070 law, which allows police to profile by investigating people's status to go into effect. If the bill goes into effect it could only... Continue reading
Posted Jun 26, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I am so proud of my mentee, Julio Salgado, who, along with Jose Antonio Vargas and other DREAMers, made the cover of this week's TIME Magazine. Check out this video where he talks about his experience as an undocumented, queer... Continue reading
Posted Jun 19, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I am part of a new exhibit titled Motion Graphics: In and Beyond the Street. The show is currently showing at Intersection For the Arts in San Francisco and "looks at street art and the practice underlying social engagement and... Continue reading
Posted Jun 19, 2012 at Favianna.com
The highly-talked about sex panel at Netroots Nation is up online!!! I was so proud (and nervous) to be a part of this panel, and now you can hear for yourself why sexual freedom is key to liberation, Watch live... Continue reading
Posted Jun 17, 2012 at Favianna.com
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Big news!! My friend, collaborator, and mentee, Julio Salgado is featured on the cover of TIME magazine today! His story and his work are mentioned in the article written by our friend, Jose Antonio Vargas. The conversation in this country... Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2012 at Favianna.com
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Just left Providence last night after a week at Netroots Nation 2012, which I attended this year as an Artist-Activist-Cultural-Worker-Promoter-in-Residence. I rolled deep to Providence with my crew to bring some much needed art and culture to one of the... Continue reading
Posted Jun 12, 2012 at Favianna.com
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Here are some slut power powers for all my sisters out there! I'm reposting these pieces so that they can be shared far and wide. Politicians and conservatives are waging an all out war on women, our bodies, our access... Continue reading
Posted Jun 8, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I was super nervous on the first day of the SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS class at Stanford University - I must admit. Not only was I going to be teaching at one of the most prestigious universities in this country,... Continue reading
Posted May 29, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I'm headed to Rhode Island to participate in the yearly Netroots Nation. I will be on two panels on Thursday and one on Saturday. Panel info is below. I will also be organizing an exhibit that will run the entire... Continue reading
Posted May 27, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I did a live printing demonstration today with fellow designer, Querido Galdo, at the Oakland Museum of California, as part of the All of Us Or None social justice poster exhibit. I was recently interviewed for this powerful exhibit in... Continue reading
Posted May 26, 2012 at Favianna.com
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Here is my latest poster for the Occuprint Print Portfolio that will be available soon to collectors and art-fans. I developed this piece as a response to the ongoing attacks on women's reproductive freedom and the patriarchy that is alive... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2012 at Favianna.com
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My friend, Peter Maiden, just released an ebook, Media Workers for Social Change, that includes a profile about me and the events that shaped the artist I am today. He even put me on the cover- WOW! Other media workers... Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I recently was interviewed by Oakland Local for the groundbreaking social justice poster show on exhibit now at the Oakland Museum. The article explains: “Political posters don’t have this value of being these one-of-a-kinds that you have to handle delicately;... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2012 at Favianna.com
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I will be speaking at this event. Please come early if you are interested in attending. Galeria de la Raza is a small space. Daughters of the Shaking Earth: Bay Area Latina Artists Sat. 12 May 2012 - 11:45am -... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2012 at Favianna.com