Mestizaje

“Mestizaje honors women and is a joyous riot of patterns and colors inspired by the vibrancy of Tehuantepec huipiles and American quilts. Kathy Sosa’s palette leaps across borders in a trajectory that celebrates opposites such as Mexican trees of life morphing into Byzantine iconography. She gathers inspiration from across the globe and, ultimately, makes the art her own.”

— Sandra Cisneros

 “Kathy Sosa’s portraits loudly proclaim ‘I am who I am.’ She celebrates the power of women’s thoughts, being, and cultural and ethnic identities through the glorious use of color, motifs, and historic and symbolic perspectives that honors the reality of who we are.”

— Ellen Riojas Clark

 “In this stunningly beautiful and vividly stirring catalogue raisonné of Kathy Sosa’s work, she reveals the alchemy of her vision drawn from myriad artistic cultures, histories, and legacies: traditional and folk, figurative and decorative, symbolic and allegorical. Sosa has forged a unique narrative portraiture that celebrates the raza cósmica that has emerged in the crossroads lands of South Texas.”

— John Phillip Santos

"More than 178 pages of quality reproductions, many full-page, of works in various media (oil on canvas, paper, collage, installations) illustrate this well-designed book and provide a solid introduction to Sosa’s oeuvre."

— Daryl Grabarek,  Library Journal

"A veritable feast for the eye that elucidates the comingling of contemporary and historical cultural influences in Sosa’s work. Especially recommended for libraries in border states."

— Daryl Grabarek,  Library Journal