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Join us for a hands-on printmaking workshop led by artists Natalie Godinez and inspired by ancestral stories and memories. Participants are invited to create prints based on family legends and traditions. Prints may be added to a communal altar installation, forming a collective tribute to ancestral stories. Materials provided. Event is free and open to the public.
This event is part of the ongoing MXCL BNL LAB program – the research arm of the MexiCali Biennial – that investigates themes around its upcoming program PARA/normal Borders. The LAB hosts rotating exhibitions, public-facing humanities events, the MB archive, and the PARA/normal Borders Podcast.
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org.
Natalie M. Godinez (she/her/ella) is a Los Angeles-based artist, educator, and community advocate raised in Tijuana, México. Her multidisciplinary practice—spanning textiles, printmaking, and collaborative projects—explores memory, identity, and the relationships between place and language. As a transborder dweller and immigrant mother, Godinez reflects on her dual identities through written language, visual metaphors, and process-based art. Her work invites dialogue about shared experiences, imagination, and collective transformation.
Godinez is a member of AMBOS Project (Art Made Between Opposite Sides), an artist-led initiative amplifying binational voices on border issues. She has exhibited at institutions including the Hammer Museum, Sun Valley Museum of Art, Vincent Price Art Museum, San Diego State University Gallery, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, and the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. In 2025, she served as Mass Creativity Artist in Residence at The New Children’s Museum and joined the Artists at Work 2025–26 cohort.