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Whats the Point

Episode 10: Ruben Ochoa

Follow along in this week’s episode of “What’s the Point” as Shantell Martin and Ruben Ochoa dive into an emotional episode discussing Ruben’s loved ones, exciting adventures in his artistic journey, how he strives to give back, and more. Ochoa is a passionate Mexican-American artist, determined to share his inner voice on inequities, labour, brown labour, and divisible labour.

Ruben focuses on interdisciplinary art. He went to school pursuing illustration, got his BFA in painting, finished school and began large-scale sculpture, and has done everything in between. In this episode, we hear about Ochoa’s first memory of art, support from family and teachers, his transformative thinking, which led a tortilla business into an innovative and inspirational mobile art gallery van, and much more. Listen up for an episode with Shantell Martin and Ruben Ochoa that you don’t want to miss in this week’s episode of What’s the Point. 


Follow Ruben Ochoa at: @rrrubenochoa 


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