Emily Becerra Sigel
Born in Los Gatos, California
Studied and worked in art education in Bakersfield, California
Lives and works as an early childhood educator in Berkeley, California
My work investigates the intersection of nostalgia, identity, childhood, and home. Through my practice of collage and paper cutting, I reflect on the complexities of memory, spaces that shape who we become and the power of nostalgia. My work is deeply informed by growing up in several households, moving from the bay area to the central valley and then back, as well as my identity as a Mexican American woman. Searching for material, cutting, assembling and reassembling mirrors the process of piecing together memory and varied aspects of my multi-faceted self.
Education
2006-2011 California State University Bakersfield, Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts / Minor in Political Science
2018- Present Merritt College, Oakland, Early Childhood Education Teacher Certification
Group Exhibitions
2018 Taste of the Arts: Alumni Showcase, CSUB Department of Art and Art History, Bakersfield CA
2016 The Apparat: Xerox, 830 21st St., Bakersfield CA
2014 The Apparat: Reflexion, Todd Madigan Gallery, Bakersfield CA
2013 The Apparat, The Padre Hotel, Bakersfield CA
2011 Changing of the Guard, Todd Madigan Gallery, Bakersfield CA
Press
2016 Stefani Dias. XEROX: The Apparat, The Bakersfield Californian. January 20, 2016
2013 Stefani Dias. One Hot First Friday, The Bakersfield Californian. June 5, 2013.