NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Ada Luisa Trillo in A Splendid Summer Showcase. The exhibition opens August 24 and runs through September 14, 2019 with an opening reception on Thursday, September 5 from 6-8 pm. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist 

Through her lens photographer Ada Luisa Trillo, whose work has been added to the Philadelphia Art Museum’s collection, portrays Mexico, human suffering, human trafficking, and social inequality. She has depicted and exposed the adversity that exploited women must overcome in their daily lives and show the side of prostitution the industry does not want you to see. “While I've noticed that many other artists deal with self exploration and/or fantasy, my photography deals with crude realities,” acknowledges Trillo. Among those crude realities was Trillo’s journey with a caravan of migrants headed from Chiapas, Mexico for the United States. She traveled nearly 3,000 miles to the US border in Tijuana, documenting their plight through stunning, yet heartbreaking, photography and video.

Born in El Paso, Texas, Trillo spent much of her childhood in Mexico and saw the horrors that women were suffering. She returned as an adult to reveal the violence and the dehumanization of Latino/Mexican people. It is through her passion of this art that she gains the trust of her subjects, to not be scared but to believe that there are good people in the world who will spread their stories to help them survive.

Exhibition Dates: August 24 – Sept 14, 2019

Reception: Thursday, September 5, 2019 6-8 PM

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm 

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY  

Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/Exhibition/Splendid_8_24_2019-Artist-Ada_Luisa_Trillo.aspx

Featured Artists:

Chinemerem Omeh | Stephanie A. Pitoy | SirK | Marliese Scheller | Mariela Soldano | Sandra Guy | Charlotte Lisboa | Tringa Khadija | Yutaka Fujimori | Salwa Almoayyed | Leandro Miguel Cruz | Ada Luisa Trillo | Rachel Misenar | Jerry Anderson | Aaron Pierre Pines | Gray | Ai-Wen Wu Kratz | JANINA Leigue

About the Exhibition

In and Out of the Garden is a collective exhibition presented by Agora Gallery, featuring work by nine different artists with mediums ranging from painting to mixed-media to installation. Natural forms, expressive compositions, and bold color palettes create an energetic narrative focused on the exhilarating and intoxicating reality of the human experience.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.