Karla Wong: Journeys of Being

Paintings by Karla Wong (Mexican, b. 1974) interwoven with her life experiences as a trans woman, a person of Mexican and Chinese heritage, and journeys between homes in the United States and Oaxaca. Oil on canvas works including The Catrina Comes to Chicago, Arriving to the Land of the Mezcal, You Born to be Free, Our Brief Passage Through Life. Traditional Oaxacan clothing and landscapes with Chicago landmarks, vivid dreamlike compositions evoking Victorian and Surrealist styles with themes of life and death, self discovery and gender identity. Douglas O. Robson Gallery. Opening reception Thursday, Sept 17.