Muñequitas (Phthalo Blue) Painting

Kiara Aileen Machado is a contemporary artist born in Lynwood, California who depicts and explores the construction of identity, femininity, and culture in her work. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in painting and drawing from California State University Long Beach in 2018. Machado has worked on murals in border towns calling attention to the violence these borders bring to communities, migration, and environment. The murals have been between San Diego and Tijuana, Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora Mexico; she also facilitated a community based mural in Siguatepeque, Honduras. Her artwork has been seen in museums and galleries across the united states and has begun to show internationally including, Florence, Frankfurt, Berlin, Paris, and San Salvador. Her work has been acquired by Hood Museum and Ulrich Museum.