Birds of a Feather: Luis Sahagun

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Mar 18
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Upstairs Artspace is proud to present Birds of a Feather, a group exhibition on view from April 19 through May 29, 2026.

Luis Sahagún Nuño is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice transforms drawing into ceremony and art into medicine. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, and raised in Chicago’s Southland, his practice is grounded in curanderismo, the traditional healing practices of Latin America. His work reimagines Mexica and Yucatec Maya rituals within contemporary art. Incorporating limpias (energetic cleansings) and soul retrievals, his practice functions as both offering and ritual, acts of reclamation, reconnecting lost energies, and weaving fragmented memories back into wholeness.

Sahagún received a BFA from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale and an MFA from Northern Illinois University. His work is part of the permanent collections of Fidelity, AltaMed, and the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as private collections including Amir Shariat, Carmen Rita Wong, Nick Cave, and many others. He has exhibited globally, including at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, The Bronx Museum of Art, Roswell Museum of Art, DePaul Museum, Freeport Art Museum, Charlie James Gallery, The Chicago Cultural Center, Arvika Konsthall (Sweden), The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, EXPO Chicago, Untitled Miami, NADA Art Fair, and the University of Virginia, among others. He has been featured in Artforum, Hyperallergic, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Univision, FOX, NBC, NPR, and The Latinx Project in NYC: Sahagún has received the 3Arts Award and the United States Artist Fellowship.

Socials: @luis_alvaro_sahagun

Website: Lsahagun2@gmail.com