Melanie Cervantes creates a powerful visual language to declare that a peaceful, sustainable and just world is possible. She is an artist trained by library books, family, peers and experimentation. Producing her work in various mediums including pen and ink, acrylic, screen prints, embroidery, fiber arts, and spray painted stencils. Melanie infuses her indigenous internationalist worldview, spirituality and politic into all her art. She views her art practice as an important contribution to a growing social movement for global social justice. Her art moves those viewed as marginal to the center and features empowered youth, elders, women, queers, indigenous peoples and communities of color. As co-collaboration of the project Dignidad Rebelde she produces political posters in collaboration with grassroots organizing efforts that are working to build collective power. Following the tradition of the artists who have inspired her she has made a life long commitment to being an artist for the people.

Her Justseeds store page is here.