Kristy Sandoval

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Kristy Sandoval (born 1983) is a Xicana muralist based out of the Northeast San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. [1]

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Background

She has painted over fifty murals since the start of her art career and has painted murals in Turkey. Sandoval is a featured artist and founder of Pacoima's Mural Mile and also works as Program and Volunteer Manager for Casa Esperanza. [2] In 2017 she worked as a spokesperson for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams [3] in collaboration to promote "Mi Cuidad, Mi Eqipo, Mis Rams" and celebrate Hispanic Heritage month. Notable award was in 2016 received the Phenomenal Woman Award by the Department of Gender & Women's Studies at Cal State University Northridge. [4]

Sandoval studied at the Academy of Art University, receiving her BA in Web Design and New Media [5] (2002-2007)

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References

  1. "LA Muralists Sonia Romero And Kristy Sandoval Paint The Future". LAist. April 21, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. "About". Casa Esperanza. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  3. "The LA Rams Worked With a Xicana Muralist to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month the Right Way". Remezcla. August 16, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  4. "Phenomenal Woman Awards 2016". CSUN College of Humanities Department of Gender and Women's Studies .
  5. "Kristy Sandoval". LinkedIn .
  6. 1 2 "Featured Artists". mural-mile. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  7. "Mural Mile: Kristy Sandoval". 7500. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  8. Başyurt, İpek, and Melih Çoban. “Biopower, Art and Street in the Age of Relationships: The Case of Mural Istanbul.” PQDT - Global, Marmara University (Turkey), 2019, p. 223. ProQuest   2472182520.
  9. "All-woman art collective's murals transform a drab corner of Pacoima". Los Angeles Times. October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

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