IamMIGRATION: A lived experience

IamMigration celebrates the lives and experiences of immigrants. It features work by both well-known and little-known artists. Most are first-generation immigrants to the United States. Many are students at, or are affiliated with, the Immigrant Learning Center in Malden. 

By way of drawings, paintings, photographs, mixed media collage and poetry, these artworks provoke thought about leaving one’s home country, the nature of migration and transition, the complex experience of living in a new land, pride in one’s cultural identity and finding beauty in ordinary things that transcend both country and culture. 

The exhibit also explores the common experience of human migration. Whether immigrant or not, we all experience transition from one place to another – it can be physical, emotional, relational, spiritual or simply a shift in perspective.  

Gallery UMA invites the public to experience the rich array of artwork in this exhibit. We encourage you to reflect on the subject of immigration as well as the shared human experience of migration. 

An Arts Salon and other events are being planned for this exhibit which will be up through December 2023. 

Special thanks to Benjamin Jacques and Sanctuary UCC Church of Medford for coordinating and displaying the first iteration of this exhibit. Thanks also to the Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. of Malden and all the artists who contributed their work.