DE LA TIERRA SOMOS NO SOMOS ILEGALES

 "DE LA TIERRA SOMOS !NO SOMOS ILEGALES"  
EXHIBIT RUNS: NOVEMBER 15, 2025 - MARCH 15, 2026. 
OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 6PM-8PM | LIVE SCREEN PRINTING | FREE ​
Little Red Nest, 5456 N Ashland St. Chicago, IL 60640. 
LITTLE RED NEST

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.”

Carlos Barberena 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.

www.carlosbarberena.com

We invite you to join us for the opening reception. As a special takeaway, we will be live screen-printing free copies of two of Barberena's popular prints: ABOLISH ICE and DE LA TIERRA SOMOS ¡NO SOMOS ILEGALES!

Little Red Nest Chicago
5456 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL 60640
Gallery open by appointment only 
Questions or to schedule an appointment contact @LittleRedNestChicago | [email protected]