Nery Orellana

About The Artwork

Ruben Salazar, 2018, Digital illustration

This artwork was created to honor the 50th anniversary of the death of prominent Latino Los Angeles Times journalist, Ruben Salazar (1928-2020), who was the first Mexican American journalist from mainstream media to cover the Chicano community.

CLS 50th Anniversary, 2018, Digital illustration

This artwork was created to celebrate 50th anniversary of the creation of California State University, Los Angeles’ Chicano and Latino Studies Program.

Worlds We Bring, 2021, Digital illustration

As immigrants we carry many worlds within us. My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love, but that we also look outside our own immediate worlds.