Andreina Giron is a visual artist from Inglewood, CA. Her works directly reflect her observations of the constant social and economic changes in her hometown and adjacent travel. Giron pulls inspiration from her daily commutes - analyzing local architecture, public spaces, and small businesses - taking inventory of her city’s defining characteristics. These landmarks become subjects akin to portraits of familial milestones.

Giron uses art as a means to speak with others about core memories and changes that take place on a personal level. These conversations become a safe space to express vulnerabilities, often manifesting in series of works depicting bug infected landscapes - symbolic of a constant state of anxiety. This process allows her the ability to face fears therapeutically in ways she could not easily express verbally.

Where some may see her works of trauma and nostalgia as differing themes, Giron approaches both as coexisting worlds. Both provide a look at important landscapes specific to her lived experiences, often through the lens of a Mexican-Salvadorian woman growing up in an ever-evolving staple within the metropolitan Los Angeles area.

Andreina Giron earned her Bachelor’s in Art from the California State University Dominguez Hills. She currently works as an art assistant in South Central Los Angeles and has participated in the Curatorial Internship with artists in residency at the Museum of Latin American Art.

Watch Giron’s video interview with ñ here.

Andreina Giron

Jose Espinoza

“El Segundo” exhibition - and what follows