Opening Celebration with the Artist

Join the Thacher Gallery and Global Feminist Forum in celebrating the opening of Sonia Romero:Taken Root with artist Sonia Romero and curator Karen Rapp.

Spanning 25 years and crossing the realms of studio practice and public art, Taken Root reveals Romero’s visual language that expands the possibilities of printmaking, painting, and paper cutting. Curated by Karen Rapp, Director & Curator, Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, where it debuted in fall 2023. Taken Root is on view through April 15.

The opening celebration is presented in conjunction with USF’s Global Feminist Forum.

About the artist:

Sonia Romero (b. 1980) is an LA-based artist known for her paper-cut and printmaking aesthetics, which she incorporates into both her fine art and public art commissions. Her aesthetic influences encompass Chicano art, vintage graphics, Los Angeles culture, and the natural world. 

Growing up in an artistic household in Echo Park, Romero pursued formal education at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and the Rhode Island School of Design. She held an artist residency at the Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park from 2007 to 2014 and currently operates from her studio in Echo Park. 

Romero’s paintings, prints, and sculptures can be found at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Cheech Marin Museum of Art and Culture. Her large-scale public art projects can be seen throughout Southern California, including murals at both the Mariachi Plaza and Westlake Macarthur Metro Stations. She has collaborated with the Los Angeles County Arts and Culture, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Community Redevelopment Agency.