Mariela Ajras
Mariela Ajras (Buenos Aires, 1984) is an internationally-acclaimed muralist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her work mainly focuses on the images of women and questions of femininity and collective memory. A psychologist as well as an artist, this background greatly influences her work in terms of subject matter and also in the teaching of community-oriented workshop that uses muralism as a social tool. She is a founding member of AMMURA (Association of Female Muralists of Argentina), a platform that showcases female muralists work and calls out gender inequality in the public art scene in Argentina. Her work can be found in different cities such as Los Angeles, CA, Oakland, Lynn, MA, Salem, MA. Barcelona, Valencia, Tarragona, Salamanca in Spain. Mexico City, Guadalajara, Morelia, Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. Napoli in Italy, Buenos Aires in Argentina, Louvain in Belgium among others.
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Chroma Zone Mural Artist
Mural Title
Motherhood and Migration
Chroma Zone, 2019
Mural Location
The Wycliff, 2327 Wycliff St (south side)
Saint Paul, MN 55114
Image & Video Credit
Chroma Zone is grateful for the many professional photographers and videographers who have donated their time and talent to document Chroma Zone through the years. These include Jon Reynolds, Alex Olson, Ne Dah Ness Greene, Alex Prince and Wyatt Johnson.