Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood who depicts and explores the structures and liberation of identity, femininity, and culture in her work. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in painting and drawing from California State University Long Beach. Her artwork has been seen in museums across the United States, including the South Gate Museum (California), Buckham Gallery (Michigan), Dupont Underground (Washington DC), John & Geraldine Lilley Museum (Nevada), UCF Art Gallery (Florida), Stamp Gallery (Maryland), Frederic Jameson Gallery (North Carolina), and recently at Band of Vices (California) as part of the 'In the Paint' art initiative commenced by the Los Angeles Lakers to identify and support contemporary LA-based artists. She has recently exhibited work internationally in Florence, Paris, Frankfurt and Berlin.
Selected publications:
https://www.bese.com/the-artistic-expression-of-central-american-resilience-and-resistance/
http://eltecolote.org/content/en/radio-teco-caravana-meet-the-artists/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-arVUftQ6Bg
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Fgmh2iHqQ1s0RH9LD3dzY?si=lmKLeVptSRa6bohpRtrmGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-arVUftQ6Bg
http://eltecolote.org/content/en/arts_culture/central-american-resilience-identity-explored-in-latest-exhibit/
https://dichosdeunbicho.com/centro-ambulando-interview-with-kiara-machado/
http://digmagonline.com/blog/category/artistic-identity?rq=art
https://www.bese.com/the-artistic-expression-of-central-american-resilience-and-resistance/
http://eltecolote.org/content/en/radio-teco-caravana-meet-the-artists/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-arVUftQ6Bg
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Fgmh2iHqQ1s0RH9LD3dzY?si=lmKLeVptSRa6bohpRtrmGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-arVUftQ6Bg
http://eltecolote.org/content/en/arts_culture/central-american-resilience-identity-explored-in-latest-exhibit/
https://dichosdeunbicho.com/centro-ambulando-interview-with-kiara-machado/
http://digmagonline.com/blog/category/artistic-identity?rq=art