Recipient Information
Location
Oxford, Mississippi
Year of Award
2022
Grant or Fellowship
Leaders of Color Fellowship
Grant Amount
$0
Frank Estrada
Visual Resources Specialist & Gallery Curator, The University of Mississippi Department of Art & Art History
A Memphis native, Estrada is an artist and printmaker living in Oxford for almost 15 years. He earned a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Printmaking, a Bachelor's of Arts in Sociology, and is in the process of earning his Master's of Science in Integrated Marketing Communication. His work is composed of imagery from his Mexican heritage and Southern upbringing. With his knowledge of art and sociology, he creates relief prints that explore and question the American experience as a first-generation American. Estrada’s artwork has been displayed throughout the country and has been awarded several honors including, the Double Decker Arts Festival featured artist (2015) and a Mississippi Arts Commission Visual Arts Fellowship Grant recipient (2016).