Gabriela Jaxon

My name is Gabriela Jaxon, I am a Peruvian born visual artist.I was born and raised in working-class, Chorrillos, Peru, where I was given countless sketchbooks, to encourage creativity but most importantly to keep me out of harm’s way. When I was 8, my family & I had to separate to immigrate to FL in pursuit of the “American Dream.” I assimilated, learned the language, & exceeded academic expectations within a year, which placed me in advanced classes & earned me acceptance to every college I applied to. Prior to graduating from Florida Southern College, I visited NYC for the first time, immediately falling in love with its energy, & immersed myself in street & studio art, where I discovered a sense of purpose & message to communicate to the world through the universal language of art.