Artist: Cecilia Lueza

Location: Artists Alley, located behind BaCA, 41 NE 1^st St. Pompano Beach, FL 33060

This mural is part of Broward County’s VisualEYES project which celebrated the County’s 100th year anniversary. The project features a select group of renowned South Florida artists who created ten murals around the County. The County selected artist Cecelia Lueza to create the mural for Pompano Beach.

Ms. Lueza engaged with the community and worked closely with residents to understand the social issues and identities of the area. These engagements assisted her in creating a theme for the mural entitled Visionary. Visionary is an evocative mural that celebrates Pompano Beach’s pioneer women whose important contribution and dedication to the community helped define the city’s history and identity.

Argentine American artist and sculptor Cecilia Lueza, studied fine arts at the University of La Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Today, she is well known for creating vibrant public art in a range of mixed media including mural art and monumental sculpture.

Lueza is committed to creating visually engaging public art that enhances our environment, transforms the landscape, uplifts the viewer and define a sense of place and identity. Her work showcases deliberate talent, precision and upbeat compositions that explore the visual effects of color and incorporate elements of nature and geometry. For more information on the artist, please visit: https://www.lueza.com/