CARLOS BARBERENA

DE LA TIERRA SOMOS

¡NO SOMOS ILEGALES!

The Little Red Nest is honored to present DE LA TIERRA SOMOS ¡NO SOMOS ILEGALES!, a solo exhibition by the internationally celebrated printmaker Carlos Barberena. Through striking relief prints that inspire action, Barberena’s work navigates the brutality of these times to insist on our shared humanity. His work reflects on the endless cycles of repression and resistance that mark his life from dictatorship to revolution, from erasure to renewal. Barberena notes, “I create to counteract the great silence around the interconnected repression occurring around the world. I believe we are all intimately connected.”

OPENING RECEPTION with live screen printing | Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm

MINI RADICAL PRINT FAIR | Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 4pm – 8pm
Carlos Barberena with special guests Aaron Hughes, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, Chicagoteria, Monica Trinidad, Olly Costello, Paul Kjelland, and William Estrada

Carlos Barberena (b.1972) is a Contemporary Nicaraguan Printmaker best known for his powerful relief prints. In his art, Barberena has consistently reflected on the cycles of repression and resistance and its relationship to the Diaspora in which he has lived, throughout dictatorship, revolution, erasure, renewal, hope, dictatorship and repression. Barberena’s work is included in numerous public and private collections. He lives and works in Chicago, where he runs the printmaking projects: Bandolero Press & La Calaca Press. He is also a member of the Instituto Grafico de Chicago.

More info on Carlos Barberena visit bandoleropress.com