Guadalupe Maravilla and Carlos Villa Art, Identity, and Healing

Guadalupe Maravilla and Carlos Villa Art, Identity, and Healing

Andrea contreras 03/05/2026

Who are they?

1. He arrived alone in the U.S. when he was 8 years old fleeing the war in El Salvador
2. He had colon cancer at age 37
3. Today he does sound baths to heal other immigrants

Guadalupe Maravilla - Who is he?

Maravilla - Artwork #1

Title Disease Thrower #5 Year 2019 Medium Gong with breast and colon models Location MoMA, New York

Maravilla - Artwork #2

Title Mariposa Relámpago (Lightning Butterfly) Year 2023 Medium A school bus

Maravilla - Artwork #3

Title Requiem for my border crossing Year 2016-2018 Medium Drawing

Carlos Villa - Who was he?

1. He was born in San Francisco, son of Filipino immigrants
2. A teacher told him: "There is no Filipino art history"
3. He dedicated his life to proving that was a lie

Carlos Villa - Artwork #1

Title Self-Portrait (Tattoo Drawing) Year 1971 Medium Photo with ink

Carlos Villa - Artwork #2

Title Kite God Coat Year 1979 Medium Feathers, paper

Carlos Villa - Artwork #3

Title Untitled (body prints) Year 1980s Medium Canvas with body paint

What do they have in common?

My handprint

My materials:

1. Blue-only watercolors
2. Canvas
3. Red acrylic paint
4. Paintbrush
5. My hands
6. A glass of water

Conclusion - What did I learn?

• Maravilla taught me that art can be medicine to heal trauma
• Villa taught me that your identity matters, even if others say it doesn't
• Both taught me that personal art is powerful

References (MLA)

"Guadalupe Maravilla." Museum of Modern Art, www.moma.org/artists/131948. "Guadalupe Maravilla." Art21, art21.org/artist/guadalupe-maravilla/. "Carlos Villa." Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Villa. "Carlos Villa: Illuminating Filipino American Futurism." Silverlens Galleries, silverlensgalleries.com/exhibitions/2023-05-17/frieze-new-york.Water issues in Lakin, Kansas and how they affect the schools.

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