DEFEND & ADVANCE

As Many Dreams As There Are Stars In The Sky. 3”W x 3”H, 50 Pieces. Mixed Media on Wood Panel. Mona Nicole Sfeir (2015)

Installation view of pastel drawings by Paige Emery.

Islamaphobia. 9”W x 12”H. Pastel on Paper. Paige Emery.

Installation view of paintings by Hyunji Lee and Diane Williams

#7 42”W x 62”H. Oil on canvas. Hyunji Lee (2013)

Bestial. 36”W x 60”H. Oil on canvas. Diane Williams (2015)

Installation view of paintings by Jose Ramirez.

Soul of Food. 60”W x 60”H. Mixed Media. Jose Ramirez (2008)

Installation view of paintings by Jose Ramirez.

Nabe. 16”W x 26”H. Mixed Media. Jose Ramirez (2006)

Exodus. 60”W x 60”H. Mixed Media. Jose Ramirez (2012)

Installation view of a painting by Kuniko Ruch.

Stand on Broadway. 36”W x 36”H. Oil on canvas. Kuniko Ruch (2015)

Installation view of paintings by Anna Stump.

Piñata Triptych. 54”W x 24”H. Mixed Media on Canvas on Panel. Anna Stump (2012)

Installation view of paintings by Narsisco C. Martinez. Cherry Picker I and Cherry Picker II. 24”W x 36”H. Oil on Canvas. (2015)

Relax Your Fingers. Everything Will Be Alright. 20”W x 10”H. Mixed Media. Miggie Wong.

Installation view of With Her Own Hands by Xilomen Rios. 42”W x 24”H. Glass Paint (Bistre Brown, Tracing Black) on Glass, LED Light Panel, Red Rubber Glove, Photograph. (2014)

The Gentle Wisdom of Dreams. 12-1/4”W x 15-1/8”H (each). Watercolor on Paper. Dohnbi Kim & Oshri Hakak (2015)

Installation view of a painting by Mahsan Ghazianzad.

Fly Away. 72”W x 62”H. Acrylic on Canvas. Masan Ghazianzad (2015)

Installation view of framed works on paper by Anna Stump.

Piñata Studies. 12”W x 15”H Framed. Gouache on Paper, Collage. Anna Stump (2012-2013)

Life and Death Voyage. 15”W x 12”H. Acrylic Paint on Canvas Paper. Joseph Muchina Mwangi (2015)

Huichol Odyssey. 24”W x 22”H. Acrylic on Canvas. Arturo Cambron (1992)

Defend and Advance is a temporary exhibit of 39 original artworks by 17 artists that celebrates the establishment of the National Immigration Law Center’s permanent art collection. With broadly varied approaches and narratives, the artists in this exhibition explore current conditions of immigration and migration, displacement and labor, and struggle against society’s collective amnesia. The artists are from a diverse range of geographic, political, and social backgrounds. The curation seeks to discover shared experiences that can be explored in conversation and used to promote intellectual and emotional engagement with the subjects being presented