<p style="text-align: center;"><b>October 4, 2008 -January 10, 2009</b></p>
Ten years ago<b>,</b> the artist comments,<b> </b>…“Philadelphia allowed me the opportunity to develop as an artist and Taller…nursed the political and cultural interests that drive the thematic content of my work”…  Yasmin is a Brooklyn born Puerto Rican who earned a BFA in painting from Cornell University. She came to Taller where she managed the Youth Artist Program, returning to New York to continue her artistic career.  Facing Freedom is a selection of mixed media portraits of individuals who have made the decision to take their freedom into their own hands. She celebrates them as her inspiration and through her mixed-media works shares their example as an inspiration to all.  Artist Reception was held October 10, 2008 and a closing reception and artist talk was held on January 10<sup>th</sup>.