The time is now.  We at Electric Works have made political appeals before.  Each one has felt crucial.  This one is not any less so.  Kamala Harris and Tim Walz offer us hope in times of looming, seemingly unstoppable doom from those who would take power and not ever cede it.  We could not sit by and do nothing while there is so much at stake in this election.  We spoke to some of our past collaborative artists to put forth this fundraiser.  

100% of proceeds from the sales of these prints goes directly to Michigan Voices.  They ensure that voters get registered and voters' voices get heard. This action will be key to victory in Michigan, one of the battleground states that Harris must win.  

Economy, women's health rights, the future of democracy, manufacturing and the environment are all in play in 2024.   

Print info: Censored Mickey in Miami, 2024. 18x18.  Edition of ten.  Archival pigment print.    

More about Enrique Chagoya

Enrique Chagoya was born in Mexico City in 1953. He was encouraged to be an artist from an early age by his father, who worked at the national bank of Mexico by day and was himself an artist by night. While studying political economy at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Chagoya created political cartoons for local student-run newspapers and was an active participant in student and worker protests in Mexico City during the early 1970s. After emigrating to the United States in 1977, he went on to study at the San Francisco Art Institute, receiving a BFA in 1984, and an MFA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987. He currently lives and works in San Francisco, and has been a professor of art and art history at Stanford University since 1995.

Chagoya’s art practice is an extension of his political activism. He uses his experiences on both sides of the United States-Mexico border to inform his work, as he tackles themes such as immigration, politics, stereotypes and cultural conflicts “to construct a narrative, with humor and a more contemporary feel, that is different from the dominant history.” His approach is multivalent and he utilizes a range of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, and prints.

He is represented by Anglim/Trimble in San Francisco, George Adams Gallery in New York, and Lisa Sette Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.