HARTFORD, CT — September 18, 2019 — Hartford Stage will host an art exhibition featuring the work of six Greater Hartford Area Latinx artists during the run of Quixote Nuevo. Como Veo Lo Que Veo: How I See What I See showcases the work of Joel Agosto, Lindaluz Carrillo, Andres Chaparro, Carlos Hernández Chávez, Constanza Segovia, and Zulynette.

As Octavio Solis’s play, Quixote Nuevo, shares the imagined world of an aging man experiencing dementia seeking to become the hero of his own story, the Hartford Stage art exhibition seeks to reflect the dynamically different creative expressions of how these six Latinx artists see the world, what they want to say about it, and how they invite viewers to experience their work from their own frames of reference.

The art exhibition was curated by Jasmin Agosto of SageSeeker Productions, which produces events, projects, and exhibitions centering urban artists of color and the communities they serve, bringing them into critical conversations with broader audiences.

Como Veo Lo Que Veo: How I See What I See will be on display in the John and Kelly Hartman Lobby at Hartford Stage through Sunday, October 13. Admission is free with tickets to see Quixote Nuevo.

Joel Agosto was born in Boston and moved to the Greater Hartford Area as a child. He graduated from the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford with a BFA in illustration and design. He is currently a freelance illustrator/graphic designer, working primarily in the digital medium focusing figures and portraiture to create narrative. 

Lindaluz Carrillo is a first-generation Peruvian urban artist and graphic designer. She was born in New York City and raised in the South End of Hartford. Her work – which reflects self-love, growth and resilience – is influenced by Peruvian textile patterns, graffiti elements, and urban culture to create stories about her customs, traditions and values. 

Hartford-born Andres Chaparro is a mixed media painter and collagist whose bold and expressive art is a visual representation of jazz music. His work has been published in Jazz Times, the New York Times, Hartford Courant, and The Cut Up. Chaparro’s art has adorned the album covers of jazz greats such as drummer Ralph Peterson, bassist Nat Reeves and trumpeter Josh Evans. 

Carlos Hernández Chávez is a muralist, visual artist, humanist, educator and musician born in León, Guanajuato, México. Considered by the Hartford Courant as “the first Mexican in Hartford,” Chávez’s multidisciplinary arts training at Mexico’s Academia de San Carlos is reflected in his decades-long, eclectic career, with easel and mural works exhibited in galleries and museums in the region and abroad. 

Constanza Segovia, originally from Argentina, is a designer and illustrator living and working in Hartford. She is the owner/creative lead of VEO VEO Design + Visual Notetaking, which helps people understand how visual communication can improve the world around them. Through her visual notetaking practice, she shares her drawings to provide visual documentation of events/performances or to help facilitate community conversations. 

Zulynette, a Chicago native raised in Hartford, is a queer Boricua, womanist, artist, social worker, performer and author. She uses her artistry, research background and Master’s Degree in Social Work as tools to inspire others. Recognized as the first Hartford Iron Poet champion and a 100 Women of Color honoree, she has made a name for herself in the poetry and art circuit to encourage healing and reclamation of power.