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In the Studio: Juan Carlos Quintana

Juan Carlos Quintana is an artist based in Oakland, CA and Spring/Summer 2022 Artist-in-Residence at the Joan Mitchell Center. This interview was filmed at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, July 2022. Learn more about his work at juancarlosquintana.org.

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