LIVE @ 12 pm | Latina Artist - Alison Zapata | #LatinoPittsburgh Digital Speaker Series (copy)

 

LIVE @ 12 pm Wednesday, May 11 on Facebook Join us today at 12 pm live with Latina Artist, Alison Zapata. From art education to large murals and even working with Disney, tune in as Alison shares her vibrant story! The conversation will take place LIVE on our Facebook Page at 12pm but may be streamed following the event. It will be followed by a Q&A Session. The video may be viewed following the event. Don't have Facebook? We are now streaming on YOUTUBE and LinkedIn as well.   Alison Zapata is a Pittsburgh-born, second generation Mexican-American visual artist and art educator. Her expertise lies in painting, murals, collage, and sign painting. She is the owner/lead artist of Zapata Studios. Her murals can be seen throughout Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill, the South Side and Lawrenceville. She recently created social media content based on the movie Coco for Disney/Pixar. She has studied dine art/art education at Carlow University and a teaching artist certificate at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has exhibited her work with Aqui at the Capitol Building in Harrisburg and the Susquehanna Museum of Art in Harrisburg through the invitation of State Rep Leslie Acosta as part of Latino Heritage Month. She has participated in the Fulbright Hayes Group Project abroad Art and Society: Brazil/U.S. Educational Partnership. Alison has received art education training through Gateway to the Arts, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Penn State, Lincoln Center's Aesthetic Education, and Wolf Trap Institute. She is a resident artist in the Artists-in-Communities program through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. is a member of the #notwhite Collective. Since 2006, Zapata Studios creates eye-catching and vibrant murals for brand building and beautification as an active force for good in the community and for business. Alison Zapata paints murals, hand-painted signs, and logos for businesses, communities, and private residences.   #LatinoPittsburgh Digital Speaker Series is an initiative of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. It's goals are to share relevant information, inspire growth and foster opportunity. Speakers include community leaders and member as well as other individuals who have a positive impact not only on the Hispanic community, but Pittsburgh as a region. To learn more visit our website. Interested in Speaking? Contact MelanieMarie@pmahcc.org   Special thanks to our partners at: