J. Oscar Molina is a painter and sculptor whose work explores resilience, memory, and transformation. He grew up along the Gulf of Fonseca during El Salvador’s civil war, an environment marked by conflict and displacement that would later inform his artistic vision.
In 1989, at sixteen, Molina and his family migrated to the United States, seeking refuge from the violence of his homeland. A decade later, he dedicated himself fully to art, transforming personal experience into a visual language that addresses universal themes of loss and renewal. His work has been exhibited in institutions such as the National Museum of Anthropology in El Salvador, the Long Island Museum, Southampton Arts Center, LongHouse Reserve, and in international venues in Mexico and Colombia.
Molina’s ongoing project Children of the World reflects his enduring interest in migration and human endurance. Cast in concrete, copper, and bronze, these sculptures—ranging from intimate to monumental scale—stand as quiet witnesses to displacement and belonging.
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- Venue Palazzo Mora
- Based in Southampton, USA
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