The College of Southern Nevada, School of Arts & Letters, and Department of Fine Arts hosts an exhibition of large-scale drawings and mixed-media artwork by Afro-Colombian artist and Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Kentucky. The Right of Permanence runs through November 26.

Before teaching at the University of Kentucky, Daniel taught at various institutions, including Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, where he focused on a wide range of drawing courses, including human anatomy, figure drawing, fundamental drawing, and experimental drawing, in addition to his teaching responsibilities.

Esquivia Zapata’s work explores historical memory, official narratives, and the politics of remembering. Through life-size figurative drawings, he merges historical texts, the human form, flora, and fauna to craft spaces rich in poetic imagery. These artworks probe narrative dynamics in history and memory. Employing traditional figure drawing techniques, liquid charcoal, and fragmented texts, he layers mylar to create life-size drawings. These pieces symbolize political bodies entwined with history, newspapers, and archives. Esquivia Zapata seeks to unveil the “place of memory” within our bodies amid intersecting discourses, making tangible the essence of our collective past and present.