Artist Barbara Carrasco will lead a walk through and discussion of On The Edge at Charlie James Gallery on Saturday July 18th, from 11:30am-1pm.

 On The Edge is an exhibition of new and historical paintings by legendary Chicana artist and activist Barbara Carrasco. In a body of work that includes paintings, murals, posters, prints, and installation, Carrasco has honed her distinct visual language alongside a strong political voice over more than five decades in service of the dispossessed, overlooked, and under-valued. Her bold, concise compositions find antecedents in advertising broadsheets, Japanese prints, and the crisp lines of Pop art. Carrasco builds on these legacies in compositions that foreground the personal within the political, celebrating the people—both named and

not—who make up the movement. This exhibition features new works that honor iconic figures and shine a light on the suffering of our current moment, alongside archival works that delve into the history of the movement and the artist’s own family history.