Produced by OH Art Foundation
3rd Annual Latinx Festival of the Arts
Cartographies of Belonging
Mapping Roots, Identity, and Healing
Group Exhibition curated by Sergio Gomez
September 18th - November 15th 2026
3rd Annual Latinx Festival of the Arts
Cartographies of Belonging
Mapping Roots, Identity, and Healing
September 18th, 2026- November 15th, 2026
Group Exhibition curated by Sergio Gomez
1029 W 35th Chicago 2nd floor gallery
SELECTED ARTISTS
Joe Arts, Melisa Celaya, Flannery Barney, Yuliya Klochan, Kathryn Rodrigues, Everardo, Guillermo Bublik, Olga Alexander, Morgan Ford Willingham, Azul Nogueron, Raul Ortiz Bonilla, Norha Tamayo, André Zhang Sonera, Jill Pope, Judith Huacuja, Niko Salazar, Graciela DeAnda, Kyungju Cho, Manuela, Awefull, García, Rachel Ann, El ruido animal, Teresa Greve Wolf, Alaia Murúa, Lei Maslian, Sophia Francesco, Rosalie White, Gustavo Uriel Ayala, Macarena Zilveti, Kiley Brandt, Silvia Arias, Silvia Martin, Luisé Cisneros, Alexia Benavent-Rivera, Botubol, Set Gozo, Ramon Leon, Diego Pablo Málaga, Sarah Rehmer, Mónica Crystal Ocegueda, Lottie Bertello, Mariana Noreña Gutierrez, Ceci Lopez, Beth Shadur, Binod, Hart, Karen Fike, Lourdes Ixtzai Castillo Silva, Lilach Schrag, Judith Roston Freli, Alejandra Luna, Freilich, Castillo Silva, and Jose Rosa
Every person carries an internal map.
Some maps are shaped by geography, tracing journeys across borders, cities, and continents. Others are formed through memory, family stories, traditions, relationships, and experiences that become embedded within us over time. These personal cartographies reveal a complex terrain where heritage, identity, loss, resilience, and hope intersect.
Cartographies of Belonging brings together artists whose work explores the emotional, cultural, and psychological landscapes that influence how we understand ourselves and our place in the world. Through painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, installation, and other visual forms, the exhibition examines the many ways individuals navigate questions of home, identity, connection, and transformation.
Presented during Hispanic Heritage Month and as part of the Latino Festival of the Arts, the exhibition highlights experiences that resonate deeply within Latino and Hispanic communities, including migration, bicultural identity, cultural memory, intergenerational narratives, and the ongoing negotiation between tradition and contemporary life. At the same time, it recognizes that the search for belonging transcends cultural boundaries and speaks to a universal human experience.
Many of the works in this exhibition also explore the role of art as a vehicle for healing. Through creative expression, artists process personal histories, reclaim narratives, honor ancestral wisdom, and envision new possibilities for themselves and their communities. The resulting works become visual maps—not only of where we have been, but also of where healing and growth may lead us.
Together, these artists invite viewers to reflect on their own journeys and consider the invisible landscapes that shape their lives. In doing so, Cartographies of Belonging becomes both a celebration of identity and an exploration of the connections that unite us.
About the Guest Curator: Sergio Gomez
Sergio Gomez is an artist, curator, entrepreneur, and arts advocate whose work has focused on fostering meaningful connections between artists, collectors, and communities. Originally based in Chicago and now working from the Miami area, Gomez has spent more than two decades supporting contemporary artists through exhibitions, educational programs, and professional development initiatives.
He is the founder of 33 Contemporary Gallery and co-founder of Art NXT Level, an international artist advisory program dedicated to helping artists build sustainable and fulfilling creative careers. Throughout his career, Gomez has curated numerous exhibitions featuring emerging and established artists from around the world, creating opportunities for dialogue, cultural exchange, and artistic discovery.
His curatorial practice explores themes of identity, personal narrative, cultural heritage, transformation, and the human experience. Through thoughtfully developed exhibitions, Gomez seeks to create spaces where art becomes a catalyst for reflection, connection, and conversation.
For Cartographies of Belonging: Mapping Roots, Identity, and Healing, Gomez brings together artists whose work examines the emotional, cultural, and personal landscapes that shape our understanding of home, identity, resilience, and belonging.
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