Artwork copyright Nico Inzerella. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Nico Inzerella. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Everything Time Studio, 2021.

Flores Antigua, 2019

Nico Inzerella
(American, born 1976)

Location: North Hill Elementary, Des Moines

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Flores Antigua by Nico Inzerella is a wheat-pasted photo, with painting and collage. Inzerella has lived and traveled throughout Mexico, Central America, and South America taking thousands of photos. This photo was originally taken in the city of Antigua, in Guatemala, Central America. It captures the hard work and everyday life of Latin America.

This artwork is part of a curated collection by Asia Tail for North Hill Elementary, in Des Moines, Western Washington, in July 2021. The local art selection committee wanted art that reflects their diversity, their values as a sustainable green school, and the 5th grade experience of growth, togetherness, and transitions. The artworks show us that everything is connected. Asia Tail notes “Just as people shape the land, the land shapes us. How we treat our plant and animal relatives matters now and for all the generations that come next.”

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Highline School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Nico Inzerella combines collaging, photography, fine art, and graphic art. He notes, "Preserving my family's culture is important to me and I do this through my art." He is a fourth-generation Mexican American artist. He has lived and traveled extensively throughout Mexico, Central America, and South America taking thousands of photos that he uses in his art.

Inzerella was born in California and grew up in Seattle. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine arts from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Northwestern Washington. He also studiend graphic art at North Seattle College.