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Betsy Casañas is a studio artist and a public mural artist
- She is a community activist and educator who was born and raised in the heart of “The Badlands” of North Philadelphia’s barrio.
- She studied art at Moore College of art and Design where she received her Bachelors in Fine Arts and has worked in the Latino community since 1994.
- Casañas has exhibited her work in various solo and group exhibits and has designed over 40 public murals and mosaics nationally and internationally.
- In 2007 Casañas, co-founded The Semilla Arts a grass roots initiative that uses collaborative art as a means of empowering individuals and communities in underserved areas.
- In 2010 Casanas opened “A Seed on Diamond Gallery” a community space where artists of different cultural background gather to tell their stories through spoken word, music and visual arts.