Hispanic Heritage Month
Join us in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a special feature on Hispanic artists within our Society6 community. Hear their stories and discover new designs & creative artwork. Every purchase pays an artist.
"My truest sensibilities come to life when creating photo scenarios with an emphasis on unique set design & eye-catching perspectives."
Gabriel Mendoza Weiss is a Mexican American photographer and director. He grew up in an Air Force family. Every summer his family would pack up the minivan and head to a new military base. During those cross-country trips to a fresh town, he'd peer out the back window and let the environment wash over him. Unbeknownst to him at the time, that would end up being a poignant awakening to shaping his view of the world---a moving image through a square frame. Seeing the world go by through the framing of the backseat window of his mother's Dodge Caravan would eventually become his compass as a visual artist.
"A big part of my work is making art inspired by my culture. As a Latina with an unconventional career, it’s really important for me to share my experiences and hopefully inspire others to follow their dreams. Representation is incredibly important to me and I want to show others that it’s possible to have a successful career as an artist. I love using my platform to share about my life as a freelance artist and document my space, artwork, and my cute cat Fern."
Hi! I’m Jackie. I’m a Mexican-American artist based in Seattle, WA. I use my bold, 70’s inspired work as a tool to talk about things that are important to me, such as my Mexican heritage and existential feelings. When I’m not making art, you can find me hanging out with my cat, tending to my growing plant collection, and practicing my bass!
"I draw inspiration from my Latinx background and queer identity. This allows me to collaborate with people within the LGBTQIA+ community and outside of it. Creating one of a kind pieces that carry so much power through identity that will stay with people forever is such an important aspect in my work."
Siobhan is a queer multidisciplinary artist working primarily in the mediums of oil painting and tattooing. The Los Angeles native studied Fine Art at UCLA where his passion for art led him to pursue a career as a tattoo artist upon graduation. As an artist, he loves the process of creating permanent one of a kind pieces.
"Early on in my career, I was motivated by the lack of representation of Latinx/BIPOC/LGBTQIA voices in comics. I wanted to share my experiences and was inspired to add more nuance to the conversation. I still aim to do that with my work, I believe because it is my work, it is intrinsically colorful, Latinx and queer. But I think I strive to constantly make whatever makes pop culture ‘universal’ and potent even more human and relatable. I like to draw about love, romance, mundane feelings and small moments on a daily basis because I feel like that’s what life is mostly made of."
"My work is inspired by the narratives I wish to be reminded of and hold dear. I'm driven to illustrate the endless joy, vibrant colors, and beauty I see radiate from my Queer and Latine cultures."
"Descending from a long line of writers, musicians, ranch-hands, engineers and painters."
Loosely translated as “the witching hour,” MALA HORA is the studio name for my multidisciplinary art practice. It is this process of blending context, memory, dimension, and time that adds a cross-generational perspective to my work. I highlight the energy of the past with my unique surrealist painting and gestural drawing styles, as well as a vibrant and nostalgic color palette. Between paintings, I try to collaborate and practice in as many disciplines and locations as I can.
