Talk With Your Mouth Full: Rafael Fajardo

Initially conceived in 2019, Talk With Your Mouth Full is a series of seasonal brunches intended to build community among artists and arts enthusiasts, through a shared meal and a communal group activity. Free + open to the public, with a suggested $5 donation. Please bring a dish if you are willing and able!

Each brunch celebrates one artist from the Denver area. Featured artists shape the meal in two ways: by choosing an ingredient for a main dish prepared by a local chef, and by leading an activity designed to foster conversation and community-building. Past ingredients have included butter (Devon Dikeou) and hot dogs (Amber Cobb), while a notable past activity took shape as art world bingo (Sophie Lynn Morris).

Come fill your bellies, get to know your fellow art world neighbors, and let an artist guide you through a convivial experience of their design.

All dates:

April 12 @ 11:00am—Alvin Gregorio [RSVP]
April 26 @ 11:00am—Esther Hernandez [RSVP]
May 3 @ 11:00am—Apple Hultz [RSVP]
May 17 @ 11:00am—Rafael Fajardo

Stay tuned as we reveal ingredients and activities in the coming weeks.

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ABOUT OUR MAY 17TH FEATURED ARTIST

Rafael Fajardo (he/him) is an artist, designer, researcher, and educator. Born in Colombia, he migrated with his parents to the United States in 1968 and grew up in San Antonio, Texas. Rafael earned his BA and BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. He is currently a professor of Emergent Digital Practices at the University of Denver. Through his work with SWEAT, Rafael has been creating boundary-blurring videogames as an art form since 2000. SWEAT’s earliest games, Crosser and La Migra, were featured in ReVisión, a 2022 exhibition at the Denver Art Museum. Rafael also collaborates with artists Adán De La Garza and Justin Ankenbauer under the moniker of Dizzy Spell to curate a series of pop-up artist game arcades.

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