Ana Raquel
“Guaricha”

About

Through a
feminine lens

Ana Raquel is a multidisciplinary artist from El Salvador, currently based in Toronto with a Photography Degree from the Ontario College of Art and Design. Her art work revolves around themes that are deeply rooted in her Latin American and Mesoamerican ancestry, as well as womanhood and motherhood and their role in political resistance and generational healing.

She is a co-founder and active member of the Llalín Collective and the Día de los Muertos Collective, as well as an Associate Artist at Red Pepper Spectacle Arts. She works as a facilitator in community programs engaging First Nation communities and other POC; seniors, immigrants, women, children and youth.

She has received grants from the Toronto Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Council with Llalín Collective. She has participated in group and solo shows in Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Cuba, Paraguay, and Colombia.