Frontispiece

The frontispiece, entitled Ofrenda ("Offering"), is by Carlos Barberena, a Nicaraguan printmaker based in Chicago. He has had solo exhibitions in Costa Rica, Estonia, France, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain, and the United States of America. His work has been shown in art biennials, museums, galleries, and cultural centers around the world. Barberena has received various award, most notably the “National Printmaking Award 2012” awarded by the Nicaraguan Institute of Culture, Managua, Nicaragua. www.carlosbarberena.com

Carlos Barberena de la Rocha was born in the city of Granada, Nicaragua in 1972. He was born into a family of artists, as the son of Myriam de la Rocha Silva (b.1938 ...