e: veronica.perez1@gmail.com
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bio:
Veronica Perez is an artist whose work is deeply rooted in the community, exploring themes of erasure, identity, and interdependency through her braiding circles workshops.
In 2020, they were awarded the Ellis-Beaureguard Visual Arts Fellowship, followed by the inaugural fellowship at the David C. Driskell Black Seed Studio at Indigo Arts Alliance in 2021. In 2022, they were a fellow at the Lunder Institute at Colby College, and subsequently had their first solo exhibition titled voices, whispering at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art.
In 2023, Perez was awarded the St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist award and the Amelia Peabody award for sculpture excellence. They also had their second solo show at the University of Southern Maine Art Gallery in Gorham titled shadow / echo / memory in the summer of 2023. Recently she was named one of the Maine Artist Fellows for 2024 in fine arts from the Maine Arts Commission.
Currently, Perez works as the Administrative Assistant at a Black-led arts and residency organization, Indigo Arts Alliance in Portland, Maine. They are also a co-organizer at Tender Table, an organization dedicated to uplifting Maine’s Black and Brown community through storytelling and food.
Veronica Perez resides in Westbrook, Maine, with their partner and child.
