Miguel Limon is Chicago-based arts educator and cultural worker. They grew up on the Southeast Side of Chicago, where their grandfather worked as a migrant laborer in the steel mills. Their work explores the intersection of art, education, and social justice, drawing on themes of memory, environmental justice, and cultural heritage.

Miguel is particularly interested in activating archives, memory, and migrant narratives through photography, printmaking, and social practice art. Their projects often examine the histories of migrant labor in Chicago and the use of print media as a tool for community engagement and activism. Their recent works include address Mexican-American labor histories and environmental justice on the far southeast side.

Miguel has experience in arts and museum education, having taught and led programs at the University of Chicago, SAIC @ Homan Square, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and more. They hold an BS in Education from DePaul University and MA in Museum and Exhibition Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Limon has shown work at Mana Contemporary, the Design Museum of Chicago, John David Mooney Foundation, and others. They hav received recognition from 3Arts, the Aperture Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, Luminarts Foundation, and others.

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