The themes in this exhibition: Is based on "Identity Empowerment" a theme that plays a big role in the present moment in our community, just as it did in the time of my ancestors. The artwork I have created for this show illustrates the inspiring and empowering aspects of the mask such as in the southwest, all throughout Mexico to all the way down to Central America. These paintings are expressed in a modern folk-art way, and rooted in ancestral energy. Each mask represents different characteristics that are coded inside our being. Within each mask holds a seed of empowerment to unlock inner potentials within our essence. Potentials to decolonize and reveal you to your true authentic self. These mask paintings that will be in my solo exhibition express mirror reflections that connect you to a deeper realization of yourself.