Toxqui Perez: From Cancun to Palestine

This print is 22'' x 22.''

Toxqui Perez is a screenprint artist and a documentary photographer. Toxqui's artwork shows an interest in borders, and draws parallels between the demolitions along the US-Mexico border and the demolitions of Palestinian homes along the wall in Palestine. He worked at Alliance Graphics and is now based in Mexico.

This piece of art was selected to be part of the "Justice Matters" exhibit, a joint project of the Middle East Children's Alliance, Alliance Graphics, and the Berkeley Arts Center. The collection was first exhibited in 2005 and includes the works of the following artists: Ayed Arafa, Jesus Barraza, Eric Drooker, Ala Ebtekar, John Halaka, Mildred Howard, Lisa Kokin, Rafik Majzoub, Toxqui Perez, Jackie Salloum, Josh Short, Christine Wong, Holly Wong, and Jos Sances.