Nando

Gracias y a todo por la invitacion a demostrar una nueva pieza. No importa lo que hagan y que tanto nos maltraten los Latinos, los imigrantes venemos a triunfar. Nosotros estabamos antes de que dibujaron sus fronteras imaginarias, y estaremos aqui por siempre. ¡A triunfar mi gente! Hechenle ganas! •••

¡Presente!
Aquí estamos: Latinoamérica Vive en Austin.

Lugar:
Something Cool Studios

Fecha (opening night):
12 marzo 2026
It will be up to show for 1 month.

“¡Presente!” is a collective affirmation. It’s the word spoken when someone calls the names of those who have been made invisible — and the response is clear: we are here.

We are here: Latinoamérica Vive en Austin celebrates the living presence of Latin American and Caribbean artists who create, resist, and transform from within Austin. The exhibition proposes a dialogue between memory, migration, identity, territory, and future, showing that Latin America is not just a geographic place, but an active cultural force in constant evolution.

#2026

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Hey y’all, Nando here. It’s raffle⏰time!

It’s one thing to support your team when it wins but one doesn’t always win right? The beautiful game of football is a reflection of life’s game. Some days you win, some days you learn.

This one goes out to all the Verde Community. Keep ya head up! This time last year we had mostly losses.

The painting up for raffle:
Los De La 512/The Ones From The 512, 2025.
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
12 in. x 16 in.

$25 per ticket. 50 🎟️ tickets available.
No limit on tickets per person.
Raffle drawing on Wed, May 7th at 8pm or thereabouts.

So the first 25 tickets get a print of the painting. I wanted to show my appreciation for the support so if you don’t win the original at least you get a signed & hand embellished print. As always, Thank You for your much valued support. And please share or spread the word if you feel so inclined.🙏🏽

Cash app & Venmo accepted.
DM with any questions.

Tag someone who’d like this painting!

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It’s special when the two things I enjoy the most come together. This was the first time I tried my hand at a portrait, well portraits. I’m happy with the result but will be dialing in on my process. Much thanks to and the whole for the opportunity! Y’all have something special here. Keep it going.
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Make sure you follow them. They have a solid foundation in the Austin community and I’m eager to be involved or just witness what they come out with next! Check out the murals and come play at the ONLY free place for REAL street futbol🤙🏽⚽️ on most Tuesday Nights

Thanks to the homies for the assist! 👊🏽

All art materials used to make this project happen provided by 🖌️🎨

Something about how sunflowers absorb toxic heavy metals from the soil…

And now back to our regularly scheduled programming:
A Tesla blew up outside of Trump’s hotel in Vegas.
“Ah s**t , here we go again…”
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Mind is ramblin’

But we cannot sit and stare at our wounds forever.

“Truth is like poetry, and most people fu***ng hate poetry.”

Oh yeah, Happy New Year & all that good s**t.
— I read somewhere that the actual new year is the first day of spring but who knows

#2025