Cultural Ties Artist Talk

Join us at the Artist Talk for Cultural Ties and dive deeper into how the four local visual artists – Ximena Flores, Tina Gutierrez, Andrea Sabugo, and Rebecca Nava Soto – create work rooted in their Latin American culture. Learn more about each artist’s work and practice, including materials, techniques, and inspirations. 

Cultural Ties is an interdisciplinary exhibition that explores and celebrates Latin American culture while confronting stereotypes. It interweaves the photography of Tina Gutierrez and Andrea Sabugo with mixed media works by Ximena Flores and Rebecca Nava Soto, alongside Sin Vergüenza, a selection of short films curated by Mary Leonard, offering a multi-sensory exploration of place, history, and identity. Cultural Ties is part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View.

Curated by Mallory Feltz, Director of Exhibitions and Public Art; Mary Leonard, Independent Film Curator

Visual Artists: Ximena Flores, Tina Gutierrez, Andrea Sabugo, Rebecca Nava Soto

Filmmakers: Lorraine Jones Molina, Andrea Narvaez, Ramón Pereda, Ela Troyano, Val Vega

Cultural Ties is part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View. Now in its eighth iteration, the Biennial activates over 70 exhibitions at museums, galleries, universities, and public spaces throughout Greater Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, and Northern Kentucky in October 2026.

Support for this 2026 FotoFocus Biennial exhibition was provided in part by FotoFocus.