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Poster Signing with Artist Levi Ponce @ Pacoima Dia de Los Muertos Celebration
Meet Metro-commissioned local artist Levi Ponce and receive a free copy of his Through the Eyes of Artists poster at the Pacoima Día de Los Muertos celebration.
Saturday, October 29
Día de Los Muertos @ Pacoima City Hall
13520 Van Nuys Blvd., Pacoima, California 91331
Between 1-3pm only, Levi Ponce will be signing and giving away free copies of the Pacoima poster, which was featured on the Metro bus fleet in Summer 2021! The celebration will also feature community altars, food, music and more ongoing all day.
About the Artist:
LEVI PONCE (b. 1987, Pacoima, California) has been studying art and form since childhood, influenced by his parents— a signmaker and a seamstress. He earned a BA in 3D Animation at Cal State University Northridge. Ponce organizes and paints community murals to serve as catalysts which bring together a wide range of artists, business owners, and youth in Los Angeles, inspiring people to take control of their communities and leading to the re-discovery of LA’s Mural Mile along Van Nuys Blvd. His work has been featured at the Skirball Center, the Petersen Museum and Super Sonico Music Festival, and by Katy Perry and Vans Art. Media coverage includes The Los Angeles Times, La Opinión, LA Daily News, PBS, Sony, Welcome to Los Vargas, Fox 11’s Good Day LA, CNN Latino, BBC Mundo, Univision, Telemundo, MUN2, MTV Tr3s, Azteca TV, KPFK 90.7FM, La Opinion, KCET, The Huffington Post, and more. MSN’s Latinzine named Ponce one of the Top 10 Latinos to Watch in the United States in 2014 and Ponce has worked with Walt Disney Imagineering on worldwide attractions including The World of Pandora, Frozen, and Star Wars, digital compositing for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and VFX work for Interstellar (Winner, Best Visual Effects 2014).