Transgresoras is a historical survey of Mail Art made by Latinx and Latin American women artists from the 1960s to the present day. Mail Art emerged as a way for women artists to work outside of official channels of artistic production, subverting the repressive censorship of authoritarian regimes and regressive gender restrictions. 

The exhibition features visual poetry, drawings, performance, video, and photography created by an intergenerational group of artists from across Latin America and the US, outlining connections between postal pioneers and contemporary artists inspired by their legacy of correspondence. 

Participating artists include Gala Porras-Kim, Marta Minujín, Cecilia Vicuña, Carmen Argote, Magdalena Fernández, Carolina Caycedo, Regina José Galindo, and Graciela Sacco.

Co-curated by Zanna Gilbert, Senior Research Specialist, Getty Research Institute, and Elena Shtromberg, Professor of Art History, University of Utah.

We are pleased to announce X Artists’ Books will be co-publishing with California Museum of Photography at UCR ARTS the accompanying catalog Transgresoras: Mail Art and Messages, 1960s–2020s in 2026. 

WHEN
September 13, 2025 to February 15, 2026
Fall reception and curatorial tour: Saturday, October 11, 6–8pm

WHERE
UCR ARTS
3824 & 3834 Main Street
Riverside, CA 92501

For more information, please visit: https://ucrarts.ucr.edu/exhibitions/transgresoras/ 

Image: Graciela Sacco, Urban Intervention No. 2, from the series “Bocanada,” 1993 © Graciela Sacco Estate