TEAM RAICES CULTURA
MARNIE L. NAVARRO,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Marnie L. Navarro is a Coachella Valley-based multidisciplinary artist, educator, owner of LIFEWORK Gallery, and lifelong Valley resident. She holds a B.A. in Psychology and a post-baccalaureate degree in Studio Art from California State University, San Bernardino, and an M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Practice from the School of Visual Arts, New York.
Her art practice includes painting, photography, printmaking, video and sound installation, performance, as well as public art and curatorial projects. Her artworks are driven by continuous inquiries into the complexity of the psyche, highlighting human interconnectedness and behavioral motivation, with projects often resolving in unrelated forms such as political paintings, provocative video & sound work, and anonymous public interventions.
Along with her experience in the visual arts, Ms. Navarro brings business world acumen with 15+ years of Health Information Management experience in both the non-profit and private sectors.
We work with numerous artist collaborators, community organizations, youth team members, and professional consultants on a case by case basis, project by project.
Our commitment to a solidarity economic model includes supporting staff with equitable salaries while ensuring monies also goes back into our local community through stipends, funded projects, artist-in-residence programs, and other paid opportunities.
ARTIST COLLABORATORs:
CARLOS RAMIREZ
NANCY RAMIREZ-LEGY
TONE RUBIO
LAZARO SANCHEZ
DEWEY TAFOYA
JACQUELINE VALENZUELA
YEHSIMING JUE
KYLIE KNIGHT
MONICA MORONES
CLARA NIEBLAS
ROBERT PADILLA, JR.
FRANCINE POZUELOS