Flavia Zorrilla Drago

Illustrator and author, Flavia Zorilla Drago, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about creating art outside of one‘s culture; how artists are being placed into diversity “boxes,” and by whom; why it can be difficult for artists to accept praise; and more.

To learn more about Flavia, visit flaviazdrago.com.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Becky Palmer, Elys Dolan, Katherina Manolessou, Javier Mariscal, Miguel Covarrubias, Hieronymus Bosch, Gabriel Pacheco, and Alfonso Ruano

Flavia mentioned the term “malinchista” when referring to being influenced by work outside of Mexico. Here is the fascinating origin of that term.

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