Johanna Toruno

Visual artist and creator of The Unapologetic Series, a series of public art gallery to center queer, migrant, working class communities , and to deliver poetic messages of community heritage and activism that started on the streets of NYC, and now is recognized globally.

Princeton University Lecture

Stanford University Lecture

• San Antonio University Virtual Event
• Workshop on The Unapologetic Street Series
• April
• Radical Monarchs Facilitation Virtual Event
• Wheatpaste Workshop for middle school kids to talk about the imporance of public art
• March
• Cornell Univerisity Ithaca, NY
• Workshop on The Unapologetic Street Series
• February
• Ted Talk at Furman University Greenville, SC
• Tedx Talk Speaker
• Spoke for Ted Talk, title of talk "Queer Visibility and Public Art"
• May
• Viva La Muxer Las Fotos Project Los Angeles, CA
• Wheatpaste Workshop for kids and young adults to talk about the imporance of public art
• University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
• Veggie Mijas x The Unapologetic Street Series Workshop
• February
• June
• UC Davis Virtual Event
• Workshop on The Unapologetic Street Series
• Novembe r2019
• Wesleyan University Haverford, CT
• Queer Brown Radical Love Workshop with partner, Amy Quichiz
• UC Davis Los Angeles, CA
• Veggie Mijas x The Unapologetic Street Series Workshop
• April
• September
• University of Maryland College Park, MD
• Facilitated The Unapologetic Street Workshop and Displayed Art as Art Show
• October
• Dickinson College Dickinson, PA
• Workshop on The Unapologetic Street Series
• May
• St
• Olaf College Northfield, MN
• Workshop on The Unapologetic Street Series
• Drew University Madison, NJ
• Workshop on The Unapologetic Street Series
• March
• Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
• Workshop on The Unapologetic Street Series
• October
• June
• Survivor Wealth Summit Freeform Los Angeles, CA
• Panel on being a Survibor and an entrepreneur
• Collaboration with MythNY New York, NY
• Visual Creator
• Collaborated in producing DACA-based art for a piece in which Dora the Explorer would pose with art piece of The Unapologetic Street Series
• Novembe r 207, 2020
• Vogue Italy "Public art a Bologna: il progetto femminista di Cheap"
• October
• Bustle
• Wrote a love letter to queer young audience, "Johanna Toruno and Amy Quichiz:
• What We Want Young, Queer Latinx People to Know"
• October
• Teen Vogue "Artist Johanna Toruno is Making the Voices of Queer Latinx People Heard with Her
• Unapologetic Street Series"
• June
• Huffpost "A Day in the Life of Queer Latinx Street Artist Johanna Toruno"
• November
• Nylon Magazine "Johanna Toruño has nothing to be Sorry For"
• October
• Bustle "Johanna Toruno Creates a Space for Artists of Color on Social Media”
• June
• The New York Times "Latinx Artists Explain Their Process"
• June
• Joy Revolution with Gabby Rivera
• Queer Love Podcast Interview with Partner, Amy Quichiz
• March
• Pop Up of The Unapologetic Street Series Washington, DC
• Produced Pop-up with local Salvadoran plant-based chef and displayed/sold merchandise
• December
• Pop Up of The Unapologetic Street Series Chicago, IL
• Executed pop-up using local vendors and sold merchandise
• October
• Printing and Poetry Performance Los Angeles, CA
• Performed from The House of Long Island alongside with Poetry performer Danyeli

2019 Hispanic Heritage Foundation Awards Washington, DC Received Yo Soy Latinx Exemplary Creatives Award by Instagram and Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Instagram (META)

AWARDSANDCAMPAIGNS , June 2019 Polaroid Campaign New York, NY Displayed Pride Campaign in Times Square, NY August 2018 Gap x Refinery 29 New York, NY Featured as one of three powerful creatives of women of color to show Gap Merchandise August 2018 Instagram Pride Campaign Washington, DC LGBTQ+ community with their role model San Francsico, CA Selected to be Intersex Activist, Pidgeon's, role model for the Pride Campaign and facilitated in a panel with other queer creatives such as Alok Vaid-Menon and Fran

• Modeled Nike Outgear for Your Style, Your Story Campaign to demonstrate Street Art and Nike outgear
• Received Yo Soy Latinx Exemplary Creatives Award by Instagram and Hispanic Heritage Foundation

• Queer Love Podcast Interview with Partner. Amy Quichiz
• "Public art a Bologna: il progetto femminista di Cheap"
• Wrote a love letter to queer young audience, "Johanna Toruno and Amy Quichiz: What We Want Young. Queer Latinx People to Know"
• "Artist Johanna Toruno is Making the Voices of Queer Latinx People Heard with Her Unapologetic Street Series"
• "A Day in the Life of Queer Latinx Street Artist Johanna Toruno"
• "Latinx Artists Explain Their Process"
• "Johanna Toruño has nothing to be Sorry For"
• "Johanna Toruno Creates a Space for Artists of Color on Social Media"
• "A Vegan and a Street Artist Seek to Empower Women of Color"
• "Amidst Political Tumult, Salvadoran Artists Across The Country Discuss Their Work"
• "The Artist Putting Up Posters of Icons to Make Women of Color Visible"
• "Hey you're cool! Unapologettically Brown's Johanna Toruno"

Workshop on The Unapologetic Street Series

Orchestrated a community event including local vendors/small businesses with art, plant-based foods and merchandise