ABOUT THE ARTIST

Untitled Fran’s Portrait (Adrian Olympia, 2009)

Frances Grace Mortel (b. 1987, Manila) is an artist, filmmaker, and community organizer. She currently works as the Cultural and Digital Organizer for Asians for Collective Liberation in Spokane, a member of Washington Filmworks Equity Committee, serves on the board of Spokane Film Project, and programs films at Spokane International Film Festival. Often exploring the intersections of gender, labor, and migration, her works have been shown across the United States and abroad. Presently, she’s in between living with her family in the Pacific Northwest and pursuing her MFA at Bard College in New York.