<h2 style="text-align: center;">April 21 through June 3, 2017</h2>
<strong>In her first solo exhibition in Taller Puertorriqueño<em>, </em>Michelle Angela Ortiz’s </strong>presents <strong><em>Quizás Mañana</em></strong>, a show that examines the power of familial connection, place, and story. This exhibition will feature new installations, light boxes, and portraits representing her new focus on what she calls “visual artifacts.” Ortiz, a Philadelphia-based artist is known for work that depicts the personal stories and the counter-narratives that marginalized people and communities tell.

The title of the exhibit is a reference to the phrase “Quizás Mañana Nuestro Llanto Queda Atras” from the song “Amor Adios” a song that her father used to sing.  It is a ballad of longing and a wish that the person returns to a better time without suffering. Each work will tell a part of the layered stories that echoes through Ortiz’s family immigrant experiences in US.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, <a href="http://www.michelleangela.com/"> Michelle Angela Ortiz</a> is visual artist/ skilled muralist/ community arts educator who uses her art as a vehicle to represent people and communities whose histories are often lost or co-opted. Through painting, printmaking, and community arts practices, she creates a safe space for dialogue around some of the most profound issues communities and individuals may face.