A "Gallery Takeover" is an opportunity for a local emerging artist to showcase their work in their own region while developing practice in curating a site-specific installation at a space for-and-by BIPOC artists, art educators, and art administrators. Through mentorship by Sarah Rafael Garcia, Christoper Perez curated and installed this exhibition at Crear Studio in one week, and it ran for one week in April 2022.

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About the Artist:

Inspired to chronicle death through taxidermy, mummification, and wet specimen preservation, multimedia artist Christopher Perez brings life into deceased objects. His work comprises various art forms, intricate processes, still-life themes, and ethically sourced elements.
 

Christopher Perez was born and raised in Santa Ana, California. He's a self-taught illustrator and creator. As the first artist in his family, he is determined to keep his daily practice and evolving creations at his personal art studio located in downtown Santa Ana. For more information, follow him, IG: @christopherrperez