Journeys South is an art project supported by the Mural Arts Program that spans four different places in South Philadelphia. Through this project, artists Michelle Angela Ortiz and Tony Rocco, will explore the movement of people, spaces and the shifting of memory in the Italian Market. The artists are interviewing storekeepers and neighbors. In the end, the artists will create public works of art that represent the stories collected. These works of art will be installed in various spaces along the Italian Market in May 2011.
Michelle Angela Ortiz is a painter, printmaker and skilled muralist that creates work connected to family histories and memory. As an arts educator, Ortiz uses the arts as a tool for communication to bridge communities. She has designed and created over 30 large-scale public works nationally and internationally (Fiji, Mexico, Ecuador & Costa Rica). She has exhibited her paintings and prints in numerous galleries and museums in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, California and Arizona. Ortiz was born and raised in South Philadelphia and resides near the Italian Market.
Tony Rocco is a photographer best known for his compelling portraits of people from his mother’s native Colombia. He has exhibited extensively throughout the United States as well as in Colombia. Rocco’s photographs are included in the permanent collections in Philadelphia, New York and Colombia. Rocco was born in South Philadelphia and resides in the Northern Liberties section of the city.
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