Maya Christina Gonzalez has been awarded the Arne Nixon Center Artist-in-Residence Fellowship for fall of 2017. Gonzalez is the second recipient of the award and will be on campus September 25 - 29.

A catered reception to welcome Gonzalez to Fresno State will be held on Monday, September 25, in the University Dining Hall from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The public is invited and Gonzalez’ books will be available for sale and autographing. The Arne Nixon Center will collaborate with Fresno State’s Cross Cultural and Gender Center and the Center for Creativity and the Arts to offer a free workshop by Gonzalez on Friday, September 29, in the Kremen Education Building, room ED 140. The workshop will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will last until 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Seating is limited to 30 people.

Gonzalez will engage in student learning by embedding in a variety of classes including those in the graphic arts, women’s studies and early childhood education. The Artist-in-Residence program is made possible by a generous donation from an anonymous donor.

Gonzalez is an illustrator, author, progressive educator and publisher. The largely self-taught artist has illustrated over 20 books including: My Diary From Here to There/Mi diario de aquí hasta allá written by Amada Irma Pérez, Fiesta Femenina: Celebrating Women in Mexican Folklore written by Mary Joan Gerson and Prietita and the Ghost Woman written by Gloria Anzaldúa.

Her colorful and recognizable work has earned numerous awards. Among her many honors, she has received a Pura Belpré Honor Award, a Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award and an Américas Book Award. Gonzalez is both the author and illustrator of a number of books, including: Mis colores, mi mundo/My Colors, My World, I Know the River Loves Me and Call Me Tree/Llámame árbol.

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For event information, including disability accommodations or access, contact Jami Sanford in the Arne Nixon Center at 559.278.8116 or emailjsanford@csufresno.edu.