Artist-IN-RESIDENCE
June 2 – 21, 2024
Genevieve Ramos
Genevieve Ramos (b. 1990, she/her/ella) is an American visual artist and disability advocate. Specializing in acrylic painting, Ramos employs vibrant colors to achieve a pop art aesthetic while exploring the themes of feminism, disability, empowerment, and political awareness. Ramos wields her art as a tool of activism and resistance, challenging audiences to explore their preconceived notions about what and who women with disabilities should be.
As an artist, she is inspired by the beauty, positivity, and love of the world, which manifest in works like her portrait seriesFeminist Crip Paint Power (2022-2023). She is a member of the Pinturas Mexicana’s collective and was a 2021 Artist in Residence with the Disability Culture Activism Labat the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a 2022 fellow with 3Arts/Bodies of Work. Ramos holds degrees in Art and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Northeastern Illinois University and is working towards a certificate in Painting from the School of the Art Institute.
CRIP PAINT POWER Left to right: Candace Coleman, Reveca Torres, Sandie (Chun-Shan) Yi, Michelle Garcia (all acrylic on canvas, 2022-2023). Photo courtesy of Sandy Guttman.Community Engagement
