PRISCILLA DOBLER DZUL is an interdisciplinary storyteller. Her paintings,
textile, sculpture, video, and performance works have addressed notions of
belonging, borders, alienation, and social inequality as they relate to the
history of migration and indigenous cultures.
Dobler Dzul’s works examine the migration of cultural practices and forms
between different social and political contexts, with an emphasis on the
recuperation of artisanal craft and the articulation of alternative narratives of
labor, power, and design.
Her most recent works comprise large-scale paintings and glazed, painted
sculptures inspired by the bold colors and forms of Mayan mythological oral
stories and Alebrije folk art that represent all elements of life: air, water,
earth, and fire. Expansive landscapes featuring a range of hybrid animals,
human figures, and plant life, Dobler Dzul’s ebullient canvases mix traditional
mythological motifs with a contemporary approach to storytelling that creates
space and representation for queer people in history and art. ...
