In her work, “The Dialogues Between Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf,” Mexican artist Mercedes Gertz invites her audience to step into the territory of imagination to help transform difficult realities into something that can be spoken aloud. Join us for this interactive gallery talk about Mercedes Gertz’ newest exhibition, Reading the Invisible. 

Cost: General Admission: $5.00 | MOLAA Members: Free

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Mercedes Gertz; photo by Estefanía Ángel

Mercedes Gertz (México, 1965)

Mercedes Gertz, born in Mexico City, works from her studios in Mexico City and Los Angeles. She holds a B.F.A. from Parsons School of Design, an M.F.A. from Otis College of Art and Design, and a PhD in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. A FONCA grant recipient, she has long developed a community-based practice, teaching art-as-a-language workshops to Latino families in Los Angeles. She has also offered workshops in Mexico, Los Angeles, Tijuana, Paris, and Tokyo on dreams and fairy tales as symbolic systems. Her work has been exhibited widely in Mexico, the United States, Europe, and Asia.