Public Art
My practice as a public artist centers on community-engaged, research-driven projects that respond to specific social, historical, and spatial contexts. Working across installation, performance, and participatory processes, I collaborate closely with local communities, institutions, and municipalities to create works that foster dialogue, collective reflection, and shared authorship. My public artworks often address themes of memory, social justice, sustainability, and civic responsibility, transforming public space into a site for engagement, care, and critical inquiry.
June 25th from 4:30 to 7:30
Morse Institute Library lawn: 14 E Central St, Natick, MA 01760
I am honored to collaborate with fellow Brazilian artist Raquel Fornasaro on A Home for Future Generations, a public art initiative supported by Mass Save sponsors. The City of Framingham and the Town of Natick have each commissioned participatory public art projects centered on climate solutions. Through thirty community engagements, this project highlights each person’s vital role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, aiming to amplify collective action and inspire a sustainable future.
Launch Event
2023 to present
Seen here at Salem’s Artist’s Row during the Salem Public Artist in Residence 2024.
Dimensions: 5x3x6ft
Year: 2023 to present
Materials: Modular fence structure, concrete blocks, mailbox, custom printed signage, custom printed ribbons with the phrase YOU ARE WELCOME HERE in several languages commonly spoken by immigrant populations of Greater Boston. AR integration.
This Participatory Public Art piece is inspired by aBrazilian custom, where people of all ages, backgrounds, religious beliefs, and nationalities come to the historical Church of Senhor do Bonfim in Salvador, Bahia, and tie a ribbon representing a wish on the fence surrounding the premises. Transcending Borders features over 2,000 brightly colored ribbons featuring the phrase YOU ARE WELCOME HERE in several languages commonly spoken by immigrant populations of greater Boston. The public is invited to take a ribbon and engage with the piece through a QR code and a mailbox, allowing participants to share stories about immigration. The AR integration leads to organizations that support immigrant and refugee rights.
Murals
2014 to present
A Message to the Future
Words by Eddie Maisonet, Ernesto “Eroc” Arroyo-Montano, and Julia Martin
With Congresswoman Ayana Presley and co-creator and collaborator Eddie Maisonet
Currently on view at 141 McBride St., Jamaica Plain, MA
Dimensions: three 11×11ft panels
Year: 2022 to present
Materials: Acrylic on wall
Created as part of a community benefit package negotiated by the Stonybrook Neighborhood Association for a Jamaica Plain development project, these three collaborative panels by Julia Csekö and Eddie Maisonet honor local community leaders as inspiring role models for social justice. The first panel pays homage to veteran activist Julia Martin, a 1960s "Mothers for Action" organizer whose direct words are featured alongside her legacy at the low-income senior living facility that bears her name. The second panel presents original text by Maisonet reflecting his deep commitment to carrying forward Martin's legacy, while the third panel spotlights the words of local educator and movement-builder Ernesto “Eroc” Arroyo-Montano, who champions intersectional racial, gender, economic, and environmental justice. Together, the installation serves as a powerful tribute to memory, leadership, and community engagement, aiming to inspire future generations to continue the pursuit of human rights.
Title: A Message to the Future Dimensions: three 11x11ft panels, 33x11 total. Medium: Acrylic on wall Year: 2022 to present
A Message to the Future
Words by John Lewis, Together You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
2020 to present
Currently on view at Emerson College Piano Row Campus, Boston, MA
Dimensions: 20×10ft
Year: 2020 to present
Materials: Acrylic on wall
Commissioned by Emerson College in response to anti-Semitic and white supremacist graffiti found on the Piano Row Campus, this mural was developed through an extended conversation between the administration, a student advisory board led by curator Leonie Bradbury, and the artist. Seeking a text that would propel the community forward with strength and clarity, the team selected excerpts from John Lewis’s final essay, published in the New York Times on July 30, 2020. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests and read at his funeral, Lewis's words transform a painful incident into a monument dedicated to resilience, solidarity, and the ongoing pursuit of social justice.
A Message to the Future
words by Margaret Fuller, Edward Bellamy, Eddie Maisonet
2019 to present
Currently on view at Winter Pl., Boston MA
Dimensions: 80×10ft
Year: 2020 to present
Materials: Oil and acrylic on wall
Commissioned by the Downtown Boston BID in partnership with the Boston Literary District, this 40-foot alleyway mural connecting Winter Street and Temple Place pairs vibrant bands of color with literary excerpts. The installation honors Boston's rich intellectual legacy by featuring the words of transcendentalist and pioneering feminist journalist Margaret Fuller, utopian socialist author Edward Bellamy, and Eddie Maisonet, a contemporary Afro-Puerto Rican transgender storyteller and teaching artist from Jamaica Plain. Recognized by the Mass Cultural Council Community Initiative as a beautiful, intimate pit stop for urban explorers, the mural transforms a narrow pedestrian corridor into an immersive, multi-generational conversation about equity, justice, and the concept of home.
a mesage to the future - words by Marshal McLuhan
2014
Emerson College entrance of Walker Building Acrylic on Wall
Dimensions: 42×9ft
Year: 2014 to present
Materials: Acrylic on wall
This mural was commissioned by Emerson College in 2014 for the entrance of the Walker building. This is an ongoing series of paintings using the written word as raw material. These paintings are meant to be featured in public spaces, sharing excerpts of theory, poetry, and philosophy in high-traffic urban spaces. The colors and text are chosen in relation to the place where they will be displayed. This mural was commissioned by Emerson College and was featured at the Walker Building entrance. Photos by Peter Harris Studio. The choice of Marshal McLuhan's text was made in conversation with the Emerson College staff. Thank you to Joseph Ketner and Robert Sabal for this opportunity.
a coney island of the mind - João Cabral de Melo Neto
2005
This was the inaugural mural of the Parede Gentil. The A Gentil Carioca Gallery continues to sponsor murals to this day.
Nº 01 Parque de diversões para a cabeça , 2005/2006
Supported by: Paulo A. W. Vieira
Dimensions: 26×16ft
Year: 2005 to present
Materials: Acrylic on wall
Denholm Building Window Display
October 2024 to December 2025
Denholm Building, 484 Main St STE 320, Worcester, MA 01608
