Rachel Cassandra and Lauren Gucik: Women Street Artists of Latin America

Literati is pleased to welcome Rachel Cassandra and Lauren Gucik to Literati in support of Women Street Artists of Latin America: Art without Fear.

In this groundbreaking, in-depth look at a rarely explored perspective of street art, more than twenty female artists from seven nations in Latin America discuss themes of social justice, artist process, community, visibility, feminism, and more. A bilingual edition packed with full-color photographs and interviews, this revealing exploration of contemporary street art includes work from Colombia, Peru, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Mexico. Viva!

Rachel Cassandra is a freelance writer and designer based in San Francisco, CA. She has written for Vice, Good, Bitch, SFist, and Narratively, and she writes regularly for Juxtapoz. Find her on Twitter as CassandRachel.

Lauren Gucik is an artist and community organizer living in Oakland, CA. She graduated with a degree in Theatre Arts from Indiana University. She has worked with the SF Mime Troupe, Brava Theatre, and Precita Eyes Mural Project as a children’s art teacher. She is currently the Secretary of the Community Advisory Panel at KQED, the Bay Area’s public media station and she organizes the Dia de Los Muertos Festival of Altars with the Marigold Project.