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Emily Núñez
Emily Núñez is a multimedia artist born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as the Dominican Republic. In her works, Emily explores her Dominican cultural background as a way to connect with people from all around. She works out of her studio at the McColl Center in Uptown Charlotte.
Emily has worked as a part of many group projects in Charlotte tackling social issues. These include dialogues about colorism in partnership with the Levine Museum and Studio 345 (2018), The Levine MLK day (2021), Project Protege (2022), and as the project artist for I am Queen Charlotte (2022). Some of her public works include murals at the Packard Place for Blumenthal Performing Arts, in Queen's University with the Mint Museum Playing Picasso Project, the McColl Center for Shout 2023, and her newly completed #PieceforPeace along North Tryon.
Recently, she was announced as 2024 Blumenthal Fellow, which means she'll be creating a public installation for the Charlotte International Arts Festival this Fall!
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