Join renowned artists Margarita Cabrera, Tony de los Reyes, and Zhi Lin as they discuss the personal impact of immigration and borders in their artwork featured in The Other Side: Chinese and Mexican Immigration to America. Each artist will discuss his or her practice in a panel moderated by the exhibition co-curators, Chip Tom and Bridget Bray. The panel will conclude with a Q&A.

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About the Artists

Margarita Cabrera was born in Monterrey, Mexico and received her BFA in Sculpture and MFA in Combined Media from Hunter College of the City University of New York. She currently lives and works in El Paso, Texas.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Tony de los Reyes received his BFA from California State University, Northridge, and his MFA from San Francisco Art Institute. He lives and works in Los Angeles.

Zhi Lin was born in Nanjing, China, and graduated from the China National Academy of Fine Art. In 1987, Lin attended the Slade School of Fine Art at University College, London where he later completed his MFA. Lin is a Professor in the Painting and Drawing Program at the University of Washington, Seattle.

The exhibition is co-curated by Chip Tom and Bridget Bray. Major support provided by Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, Mary Lawrence Porter, the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, Nancy C. Allen, Nancy and Robert J. Carney, The Clayton Fund, Reinnette and Stan Marek, and anonymous friends of Asia Society. Lead funding also provided by Leslie and Brad Bucher, Holland and Jereann Chaney, The Favrot Fund, and Dorothy Carsey Sumner. Funding is also provided through contributions from the Quan Law Group, Patti and Richard Everett, Cora Chin, Sylvia and Edgard Kuri Slim, Kit Shum and Ying Zhu, and the Friends of Exhibitions, a premier group of individuals and organizations committed to bringing exceptional visual art to Asia Society Texas Center. An earlier iteration of this exhibition was organized by University of Southern California Pacific Asia Museum in 2014.