Edra Soto

Puerto Rican born, Edra Soto is an interdisciplinary artist and codirector of the outdoor project space the Franklin. Soto has been awarded the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship, the Illinois Arts Council Agency Fellowship, the inaugural Foundwork Artist Prize, and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grant, among others.

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Awilda Sterling-Duprey
Awilda Sterling Duprey: The Body Dances As It Paints

Arts Curator Edra Soto sits down with the inimitable painter and dance performer, Awilda Sterling Duprey, in an attempt at capturing the ethereal nature of the artists’ life- and joy-giving work

Edgar Serrano
Edgar Serrano on Blurring Borders and Realities

Edra Soto sits with Mexican American Painter and Chicago native Edgar Serrano to talk about the subliminal spaces and concepts explored in his art

Gisela Colon Artist
Gisela Colon and her Cosmic Creations

Edra Soto speaks with light and space artist Gisela Colon about Mother Nature, the cosmos, and how art connects us to both

Performance, Pedagogy, and Philosophy

Edra Soto and Shaun Leonardo discuss the impact of educators on young minds and the myriad ways that art can help us reflect on our memories and experiences

Maria Gaspar
“Brownness,” Belonging, and Beauty

Edra Soto sits down with Chicago native Maria Gaspar to discuss the questions, issues, and politics underlying Gaspar’s powerful artwork

Candida Alvarez
Getting Candid with Candida Alvarez

Candida Alvarez delves into the many accomplishments of her forty-year artistic career with fellow artist and former mentee Edra Soto

Moises Salazar
Politics of the Body

Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist Moises Salazar addresses queer and immigrant bodies as a vehicle to celebrate…