Patricia Vázquez Gómez

Patricia Vázquez Gómez (Portland) is an artist and educator exploring the social functions of art through printmaking, video, and community-based projects. For the 2026 C45 Triennial, she debuts a multi-channel sound installation in the gallery at PSU’s Schnitzer School of Art that expands on her long-term collaboration with Mayan youth in Northeast Portland. The work centers on their evolving relationship with maayat’aan, an Indigenous language from Yucatán, Mexico, and musicians’ responses to its special vocal intonation. Accompanied by an artist’s book modeled on a Mayan codex and new large-scale drawings, the project investigates the vital role of art in preserving cultural knowledge.