Melissa Wolf

September 5-26, Snap Space Gallery

“Hecho en México / Made in Mexico”

As political rhetoric grows increasingly militant toward immigrants, we are witnessing the dehumanization of people from a country that has always shared deep cultural, economic, and historical ties with the U.S. Although Mexico is a neighboring nation, and one whose people have built and sustained much of this country’s identity and labor, they are often treated with suspicion, contempt, and violence.

Hecho en México / Made in Mexico speaks to the beauty and vigor that come from a place so often misrepresented and misunderstood. From the skilled vaqueros who shaped cowboy culture and American agriculture, to the everyday builders and citizens of today, this exhibition invites viewers to reconsider what it means to be “made” in a place—how identity is formed, how it endures, and how it continues to evolve in the face of adversity.

Melissa Guadalupe Wolf was born and raised in Leavenworth Kansas, currently residing in Kansas City, Missouri. She was part of the “Inspired by Maya Indigenous & Latino Art Experience” exhibition at Union Station, Kansas City, MO in 2023 and contributed to the exhibition “Reflecting the City” at Charlotte Street Foundation, Kansas City, MO in 2024. Most recently she was part of the 2024 Benefit Arts Auction at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, NE.