Carlos Ramirez, a Coachella Valley native and son of migrant workers, draws from his community’s resilience to highlight unseen stories.
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Carlos Ramirez is a visual artist born and raised in the Coachella Valley. As the son of migrant workers, whose mother once worked with civil rights leader Cesar Chavez during the grape boycott of the 1970s, his personal experience of struggle and victory within this resilient community informs his interest in surfacing often invisible stories.
Ramirez has exhibited at institutions such as the Oakland Museum of California Art; Crocker Museum, Sacramento; and the Palm Springs Art Museum, among many others.
His notable commissions include projects for the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Coachella and Wynwood Walls in Miami. Most recently, he created the public sculpture Altar to a Dream, which was shown in Dallas as part of PBS’ American Portrait initiative. Ramirez currently lives and works in Coachella, CA.