This online class is a part of Plaza de la Raza’s Folklife Series of workshops, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.
Hi, I'm Ofelia
Ofelia Esparza is a contemporary artist living and working in Los Angeles. In addition to creating art all her life, she taught elementary school for 30 years and raised nine children. The Chicana artist is a self-proclaimed altarista, meaning she’s a master altar, or ofrenda, builder. She's also a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow, her work has adorned the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC, and has a permanent altar at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum.