Oral Herstory - Lilia "Liliflor" Ramirez

Interview with artivist Lilia "Liliflor" Ramirez, conducted by students in WGSS 484 Chicana Narratives and Community History (Winter 2015) Cal State L.A. Interview: Lizvette Flores. Team Members: Brenda Prieto and Josephina Williams. Camera: Dillon Kinkead. All Rights Reserved © Mujeres de Maíz

Lilia "Liliflor" Ramirez

Education/Degrees/Certificates: B.A from UCLA’s World Arts and Cultural Studies.

Art Mediums: painting, muralism, papier mache sculpture,

Themes: growing up in South Central Los Angeles; busing for education; interest in hip hop and graffiti art in the 80s; taking her first art class; public art performance and protest; inspired by Guillermo Gomez Peña; creating a hybrid art practice; art as healing.