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Nuyorican artist Maria Dominguez is recognized for her murals and public art including the NYC Transit Authority permanent commission “El Views” and  mural for UPROSE “Reclaim” both in Brooklyn. Her well exhibited work has been awarded by The National Endowment for the Arts, NYS Council for the Arts, NY Foundation for the Arts. Dominguez was Education Director for El Museo del Barrio and also published “Sofi and the Magical Musical Mural”, a children’s book modeled after one of her murals.

Dominguez’s Healers series highlights women who have used their poetry, stories, activism, and leadership to heal themselves and their communities. Among the women are civil rights leaders and activists Evelina Lopez Antonetty who was dubbed "The Hell Lady of the Bronx” by the New York Police Department for her strong will and determination, and Dr. Antonia Pantoja who founded and fought for bi-lingual education in NYC. She was founder of ASPIRA, dedicated to serving the Puerto Rican and Latino communities for youth and their families, providing opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them in the city. 

Featured Artwork

A blue and orange painting of an orange woman holding flowers in her hand. The blue people around her are silhouetted. Her flowers' leaves are green.
Maria Dominguez. Lady with Flowers, from the Urban Series, 2003. Acrylic on paper, 13 X 13 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.
Colorful portrait of a woman surrounded by florals with Taino symbol on her chest. "They will never take us away from here. I feel very much a part of this and I'm never going to leave, and, after me, my children will be here to carry on... I have very strong children and very strong grandchildren"
Maria Dominguez. Yo Soy de Aqui, 2022. Acrylic and Collage on Canvas, 60” x 40”. Image courtesy of the artist.
A blue figure walking a red dog on yellow ground from a top-down perspective.
Maria Dominguez. Walking the Dog, from the Urban Series, 2003. Acrylic on paper, 13 X 13 inches. Image courtesy of the artist.