Bedroom Poetry is an installation-based exhibit representing the different aspects of Ashley M Bautista as a first-generation student, a woman, a person of color, a child of immigrants and an artist. Mestizo Arts is hosting an exhibit reception for Bedroom Poetry an installation by Ashley M Bautista on Saturday, April 13 from 6-10 p.m. at the Mestizo Arts Gallery.

Event Details:

Title: Bedroom Poetry an installation by Ashley M Bautista
Dates: 4/13/24 - 5/18/24
Location: 95 S. Rio Grande Street, SLC, Utah

After moving out of her parent's home in 2021, Bautista has been questioning the complexities of the ever-changing relationship she has to each individual in her family. In Bedroom Poetry an installation by Ashley M Bautista Bautista unpacks her relationship with the space between herself and family through quilts, cyanotypes, sculptures, an artist book, and a bedroom installation. “I speak on the different pressures I feel, different dreams that run on repeat, sounds that plague my mind, and the overwhelming idea of growing into yourself,” says Bautista.

About Ashley: Ashley M Bautista (b. 2001, American Fork, Utah) is a Mexican-American conceptual artist who is currently working towards completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Utah. Primarily working with the medium of photography, her practice incorporates alternative processes and mixed media. Her work centers around the exploration of personal identity in relation to lived experiences as a child of immigrants, the surrounding landscapes, and the evolution of personal relationships. Bautista’s recent exhibitions include Palladium Photo at Alvin Gittins Gallery and Bookarts Showcase at Marriott Library Salt Lake City.

Bautista currently resides and works in Salt Lake City

Opening Night: Join us for the opening reception on April 13 at Mestizo Arts from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. with an artist talk with Ashley M Bautista from 7 p.m.-8 p.m.