Harmonia Rosales: In Conversation

This program, filmed on May 2 at Saint Mary's College of California, features visual artist Harmonia Rosales in conversation with art historian Sophia Q. McCabe.
Rosales’s work, on view in the SMCMoA exhibition “Omega Alpha,” brings forward a visually enriched narrative that reimagines the traditional imagery of the black body in Christian art to empower lesser-known subjects through the canon of art history. Interweaving the oral histories and stories of Afro-Cuban religions, Rosales's depictions of the black body illuminate parallels in classical Western narratives while confronting the historical language of the Eurocentric male gaze. Referencing Greek, Roman, and European imagery, “Omega Alpha” inverts the narrative of how faith and orthodox-based stories are told, envisioning a new beginning rising from an end. More information on Rosales can be found here.
This program was presented in partnership with CCIE, CWGE, Campus Safety, and the Student Life Enhancement Fee.